I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day—and not only to me, but also to all who have longed for his appearing.

There is a way that appears to be right, but in the end it leads to death.

“No weapon forged against you will prevail, and you will refute every tongue that accuses you. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and this is their vindication from me,” declares the Lord.

For the Lord loves the just and will not forsake his faithful ones. Wrongdoers will be completely destroyed; the offspring of the wicked will perish.

The prospect of the righteous is joy, but the hopes of the wicked come to nothing.

Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.

You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden.

Then you will understand what is right and just and fair—every good path.

But you, man of God, flee from all this, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance and gentleness.

The Lord is righteous in all his ways and faithful in all he does.

Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.

Surely, Lord, you bless the righteous; you surround them with your favor as with a shield.

Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him and he will do this: He will make your righteous reward shine like the dawn, your vindication like the noonday sun.

Therefore no one will be declared righteous in God’s sight by the works of the law; rather, through the law we become conscious of our sin.

And if you do good to those who are good to you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners do that.

Lord, hear my prayer, listen to my cry for mercy; in your faithfulness and righteousness come to my relief.

Flee the evil desires of youth and pursue righteousness, faith, love and peace, along with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

I do not set aside the grace of God, for if righteousness could be gained through the law, Christ died for nothing!

Indeed, there is no one on earth who is righteous, no one who does what is right and never sins.

But the one who does not know and does things deserving punishment will be beaten with few blows. From everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded; and from the one who has been entrusted with much, much more will be asked.

To do what is right and just is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.

The Lord loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of his unfailing love.

“I have the right to do anything,” you say—but not everything is beneficial. “I have the right to do anything”—but I will not be mastered by anything.

The righteous person may have many troubles, but the Lord delivers him from them all.

A person may think their own ways are right, but the Lord weighs the heart.

Learn to do right; seek justice. Defend the oppressed. Take up the cause of the fatherless; plead the case of the widow.

See, the enemy is puffed up; his desires are not upright— but the righteous person will live by his faithfulness.

For in the gospel the righteousness of God is revealed—a righteousness that is by faith from first to last, just as it is written: “The righteous will live by faith.”

But even if you should suffer for what is right, you are blessed. “Do not fear their threats; do not be frightened.”

The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears are attentive to their cry.

Let your eyes look straight ahead; fix your gaze directly before you.

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

Rejoice greatly, Daughter Zion! Shout, Daughter Jerusalem! See, your king comes to you, righteous and victorious, lowly and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.

In you, Lord, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame; deliver me in your righteousness.

Now he who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will also supply and increase your store of seed and will enlarge the harvest of your righteousness.

Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.

Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.

He saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit.

Who is wise? Let them realize these things. Who is discerning? Let them understand. The ways of the Lord are right; the righteous walk in them, but the rebellious stumble in them.

There is only one Lawgiver and Judge, the one who is able to save and destroy. But you—who are you to judge your neighbor?

I seek you with all my heart; do not let me stray from your commands.

God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.

The pride of your heart has deceived you, you who live in the clefts of the rocks and make your home on the heights, you who say to yourself, 'Who can bring me down to the ground?

No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it.

Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and exalt and glorify the King of heaven, because everything he does is right and all his ways are just. And those who walk in pride he is able to humble.

With their mouths the godless destroy their neighbors, but through knowledge the righteous escape.

Whoever pursues righteousness and love finds life, prosperity and honor.

Then Peter began to speak: “I now realize how true it is that God does not show favoritism but accepts from every nation the one who fears him and does what is right.”

Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers.

God is not unjust; he will not forget your work and the love you have shown him as you have helped his people and continue to help them.