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100 Bible Verses about Righteousness And Justice

Micah 6:8 ESV / 53 helpful votes

He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?

Isaiah 1:17 ESV / 50 helpful votes

Learn to do good; seek justice, correct oppression; bring justice to the fatherless, plead the widow's cause.

Proverbs 21:3 ESV / 50 helpful votes

To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.

Job 37:23 ESV / 32 helpful votes

The Almighty—we cannot find him; he is great in power; justice and abundant righteousness he will not violate.

Galatians 6:7 ESV / 30 helpful votes

Do not be deceived: God is not mocked, for whatever one sows, that will he also reap.

Isaiah 30:18 ESV / 30 helpful votes

Therefore the Lord waits to be gracious to you, and therefore he exalts himself to show mercy to you. For the Lord is a God of justice; blessed are all those who wait for him.

1 Peter 3:14 ESV / 29 helpful votes

But even if you should suffer for righteousness' sake, you will be blessed. Have no fear of them, nor be troubled,

James 3:18 ESV / 29 helpful votes

And a harvest of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.

2 Corinthians 5:21 ESV / 29 helpful votes

For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.

Matthew 6:33 ESV / 29 helpful votes

But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.

Matthew 5:6 ESV / 29 helpful votes

“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.

Psalm 106:3 ESV / 28 helpful votes

Blessed are they who observe justice, who do righteousness at all times!

Amos 5:24 ESV / 27 helpful votes

But let justice roll down like waters, and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream.

Isaiah 56:1 ESV / 27 helpful votes

Thus says the Lord: “Keep justice, and do righteousness, for soon my salvation will come, and my righteousness be revealed.

1 Timothy 6:11 ESV / 26 helpful votes

But as for you, O man of God, flee these things. Pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, steadfastness, gentleness.

Proverbs 11:18 ESV / 26 helpful votes

The wicked earns deceptive wages, but one who sows righteousness gets a sure reward.

Proverbs 10:2 ESV / 26 helpful votes

Treasures gained by wickedness do not profit, but righteousness delivers from death.

Psalm 145:17 ESV / 26 helpful votes

The Lord is righteous in all his ways and kind in all his works.

Psalm 89:14 ESV / 26 helpful votes

Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne; steadfast love and faithfulness go before you.

Proverbs 21:2 ESV / 25 helpful votes

Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, but the Lord weighs the heart.

Psalm 37:28 ESV / 25 helpful votes

For the Lord loves justice; he will not forsake his saints. They are preserved forever, but the children of the wicked shall be cut off.

Psalm 99:4 ESV / 24 helpful votes

The King in his might loves justice. You have established equity; you have executed justice and righteousness in Jacob.

James 4:8 ESV / 23 helpful votes

Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.

Romans 5:1 ESV / 23 helpful votes

Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.

Romans 1:17 ESV / 23 helpful votes

For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith for faith, as it is written, “The righteous shall live by faith.”

Psalm 33:5 ESV / 23 helpful votes

He loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of the steadfast love of the Lord.

1 Thessalonians 5:15 ESV / 22 helpful votes

See that no one repays anyone evil for evil, but always seek to do good to one another and to everyone.

Philippians 4:8 ESV / 22 helpful votes

Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.

Galatians 6:9 ESV / 22 helpful votes

And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.

Luke 6:33 ESV / 22 helpful votes

And if you do good to those who do good to you, what benefit is that to you? For even sinners do the same.

Proverbs 28:5 ESV / 22 helpful votes

Evil men do not understand justice, but those who seek the Lord understand it completely.

Proverbs 21:21 ESV / 22 helpful votes

Whoever pursues righteousness and kindness will find life, righteousness, and honor.

Psalm 34:15 ESV / 22 helpful votes

The eyes of the Lord are toward the righteous and his ears toward their cry.

Isaiah 41:10 ESV / 21 helpful votes

Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.

Ecclesiastes 3:17 ESV / 21 helpful votes

I said in my heart, God will judge the righteous and the wicked, for there is a time for every matter and for every work.

1 Peter 3:12 ESV / 20 helpful votes

For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears are open to their prayer. But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”

1 Peter 2:24 ESV / 20 helpful votes

He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. By his wounds you have been healed.

James 5:16 ESV / 20 helpful votes

Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.

Romans 5:19 ESV / 20 helpful votes

For as by the one man's disobedience the many were made sinners, so by the one man's obedience the many will be made righteous.

Acts 10:34-35 ESV / 20 helpful votes

So Peter opened his mouth and said: “Truly I understand that God shows no partiality, but in every nation anyone who fears him and does what is right is acceptable to him.

Isaiah 61:10 ESV / 20 helpful votes

I will greatly rejoice in the Lord; my soul shall exult in my God, for he has clothed me with the garments of salvation; he has covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decks himself like a priest with a beautiful headdress, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.

Proverbs 31:9 ESV / 20 helpful votes

Open your mouth, judge righteously, defend the rights of the poor and needy.

Proverbs 29:7 ESV / 20 helpful votes

A righteous man knows the rights of the poor; a wicked man does not understand such knowledge.

Titus 3:5 ESV / 19 helpful votes

He saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit,

Philippians 3:9 ESV / 19 helpful votes

And be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which comes through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God that depends on faith—

Zechariah 7:9-10 ESV / 19 helpful votes

“Thus says the Lord of hosts, Render true judgments, show kindness and mercy to one another, do not oppress the widow, the fatherless, the sojourner, or the poor, and let none of you devise evil against another in your heart.”

Zechariah 7:9 ESV / 19 helpful votes

“Thus says the Lord of hosts, Render true judgments, show kindness and mercy to one another,

Jeremiah 9:23-24 ESV / 19 helpful votes

Thus says the Lord: “Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, let not the mighty man boast in his might, let not the rich man boast in his riches, but let him who boasts boast in this, that he understands and knows me, that I am the Lord who practices steadfast love, justice, and righteousness in the earth. For in these things I delight, declares the Lord.”

Isaiah 54:17 ESV / 19 helpful votes

No weapon that is fashioned against you shall succeed, and you shall refute every tongue that rises against you in judgment. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord and their vindication from me, declares the Lord.”

Proverbs 14:34 ESV / 19 helpful votes

Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a reproach to any people.

Psalm 25:8-9 ESV / 19 helpful votes

Good and upright is the Lord; therefore he instructs sinners in the way. He leads the humble in what is right, and teaches the humble his way.

Titus 2:11-12 ESV / 18 helpful votes

For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age,

Romans 2:6 ESV / 18 helpful votes

He will render to each one according to his works:

Psalm 119:10 ESV / 18 helpful votes

With my whole heart I seek you; let me not wander from your commandments!

Psalm 112:6 ESV / 18 helpful votes

For the righteous will never be moved; he will be remembered forever.

Psalm 1:1 ESV / 18 helpful votes

Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers;

Leviticus 19:15 ESV / 18 helpful votes

“You shall do no injustice in court. You shall not be partial to the poor or defer to the great, but in righteousness shall you judge your neighbor.

Romans 13:14 ESV / 17 helpful votes

But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires.

Proverbs 21:15 ESV / 17 helpful votes

When justice is done, it is a joy to the righteous but terror to evildoers.

Psalm 37:27-29 ESV / 17 helpful votes

Turn away from evil and do good; so shall you dwell forever. For the Lord loves justice; he will not forsake his saints. They are preserved forever, but the children of the wicked shall be cut off. The righteous shall inherit the land and dwell upon it forever.

Galatians 6:2 ESV / 16 helpful votes

Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.

Galatians 2:21 ESV / 16 helpful votes

I do not nullify the grace of God, for if righteousness were through the law, then Christ died for no purpose.

1 Corinthians 15:34 ESV / 16 helpful votes

Wake up from your drunken stupor, as is right, and do not go on sinning. For some have no knowledge of God. I say this to your shame.

Malachi 4:2 ESV / 16 helpful votes

But for you who fear my name, the sun of righteousness shall rise with healing in its wings. You shall go out leaping like calves from the stall.

Isaiah 61:8 ESV / 16 helpful votes

For I the Lord love justice; I hate robbery and wrong; I will faithfully give them their recompense, and I will make an everlasting covenant with them.

Isaiah 45:21 ESV / 16 helpful votes

Declare and present your case; let them take counsel together! Who told this long ago? Who declared it of old? Was it not I, the Lord? And there is no other god besides me, a righteous God and a Savior; there is none besides me.

Proverbs 4:27 ESV / 16 helpful votes

Do not swerve to the right or to the left; turn your foot away from evil.

Deuteronomy 32:4 ESV / 16 helpful votes

“The Rock, his work is perfect, for all his ways are justice. A God of faithfulness and without iniquity, just and upright is he.

2 Timothy 3:16 ESV / 15 helpful votes

All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness,

1 Corinthians 6:2 ESV / 15 helpful votes

Or do you not know that the saints will judge the world? And if the world is to be judged by you, are you incompetent to try trivial cases?

Romans 14:17 ESV / 15 helpful votes

For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking but of righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.

Romans 5:2 ESV / 15 helpful votes

Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God.

Micah 6:2 ESV / 15 helpful votes

Hear, you mountains, the indictment of the Lord, and you enduring foundations of the earth, for the Lord has an indictment against his people, and he will contend with Israel.

Daniel 4:37 ESV / 15 helpful votes

Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and extol and honor the King of heaven, for all his works are right and his ways are just; and those who walk in pride he is able to humble.

Daniel 4:2 ESV / 15 helpful votes

It has seemed good to me to show the signs and wonders that the Most High God has done for me.

Isaiah 1:2 ESV / 15 helpful votes

Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth; for the Lord has spoken: “Children have I reared and brought up, but they have rebelled against me.

Proverbs 22:6 ESV / 15 helpful votes

Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.

Proverbs 16:8 ESV / 15 helpful votes

Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues with injustice.

Proverbs 16:2 ESV / 15 helpful votes

All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes, but the Lord weighs the spirit.

Proverbs 2:9 ESV / 15 helpful votes

Then you will understand righteousness and justice and equity, every good path;

Proverbs 2:1-8:36 ESV / 15 helpful votes

My son, if you receive my words and treasure up my commandments with you, making your ear attentive to wisdom and inclining your heart to understanding; yes, if you call out for insight and raise your voice for understanding, if you seek it like silver and search for it as for hidden treasures, then you will understand the fear of the Lord and find the knowledge of God. ...

Proverbs 2:1-9:18 ESV / 15 helpful votes

My son, if you receive my words and treasure up my commandments with you, making your ear attentive to wisdom and inclining your heart to understanding; yes, if you call out for insight and raise your voice for understanding, if you seek it like silver and search for it as for hidden treasures, then you will understand the fear of the Lord and find the knowledge of God. ...

Psalm 82:1-83:18 ESV / 15 helpful votes

A Psalm of Asaph. God has taken his place in the divine council; in the midst of the gods he holds judgment: “How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked? Selah Give justice to the weak and the fatherless; maintain the right of the afflicted and the destitute. Rescue the weak and the needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked.” They have neither knowledge nor understanding, they walk about in darkness; all the foundations of the earth are shaken. ...

Psalm 37:5-6 ESV / 15 helpful votes

Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him, and he will act. He will bring forth your righteousness as the light, and your justice as the noonday.

Psalm 37:2 ESV / 15 helpful votes

For they will soon fade like the grass and wither like the green herb.

Psalm 33:1-35:28 ESV / 15 helpful votes

Shout for joy in the Lord, O you righteous! Praise befits the upright. Give thanks to the Lord with the lyre; make melody to him with the harp of ten strings! Sing to him a new song; play skillfully on the strings, with loud shouts. For the word of the Lord is upright, and all his work is done in faithfulness. He loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of the steadfast love of the Lord. ...

Psalm 25:2 ESV / 15 helpful votes

O my God, in you I trust; let me not be put to shame; let not my enemies exult over me.

2 Timothy 2:22 ESV / 14 helpful votes

So flee youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, along with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart.

1 Corinthians 1:30 ESV / 14 helpful votes

And because of him you are in Christ Jesus, who became to us wisdom from God, righteousness and sanctification and redemption,

John 3:16-17 ESV / 14 helpful votes

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.

Jeremiah 9:24 ESV / 14 helpful votes

But let him who boasts boast in this, that he understands and knows me, that I am the Lord who practices steadfast love, justice, and righteousness in the earth. For in these things I delight, declares the Lord.”

Isaiah 9:7 ESV / 14 helpful votes

Of the increase of his government and of peace there will be no end, on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish it and to uphold it with justice and with righteousness from this time forth and forevermore. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will do this.

Proverbs 20:25 ESV / 14 helpful votes

It is a snare to say rashly, “It is holy,” and to reflect only after making vows.

Psalm 97:2 ESV / 14 helpful votes

Clouds and thick darkness are all around him; righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.

Psalm 9:8 ESV / 14 helpful votes

And he judges the world with righteousness; he judges the peoples with uprightness.

Romans 12:19 ESV / 13 helpful votes

Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God, for it is written, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.”

Luke 18:1-8 ESV / 13 helpful votes

And he told them a parable to the effect that they ought always to pray and not lose heart. He said, “In a certain city there was a judge who neither feared God nor respected man. And there was a widow in that city who kept coming to him and saying, ‘Give me justice against my adversary.’ For a while he refused, but afterward he said to himself, ‘Though I neither fear God nor respect man, yet because this widow keeps bothering me, I will give her justice, so that she will not beat me down by her continual coming.’” ...

Luke 11:42 ESV / 13 helpful votes

“But woe to you Pharisees! For you tithe mint and rue and every herb, and neglect justice and the love of God. These you ought to have done, without neglecting the others.

Proverbs 24:24-25 ESV / 13 helpful votes

Whoever says to the wicked, “You are in the right,” will be cursed by peoples, abhorred by nations, but those who rebuke the wicked will have delight, and a good blessing will come upon them.

Genesis 18:19 ESV / 13 helpful votes

For I have chosen him, that he may command his children and his household after him to keep the way of the Lord by doing righteousness and justice, so that the Lord may bring to Abraham what he has promised him.”

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