Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

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

But he knows the way that I take; when he has tested me, I will come forth as gold. My feet have closely followed his steps; I have kept to his way without turning aside.

The tongue of the righteous is choice silver, but the heart of the wicked is of little value.

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

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

The Lord gives sight to the blind, the Lord lifts up those who are bowed down, the Lord loves the righteous.

I delight greatly in the Lord; my soul rejoices in my God. For he has clothed me with garments of salvation and arrayed me in a robe of his righteousness, as a bridegroom adorns his head like a priest, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.

Seek the Lord, all you humble of the land, you who do what he commands. Seek righteousness, seek humility; perhaps you will be sheltered on the day of the Lord’s anger.

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.

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

The Almighty is beyond our reach and exalted in power; in his justice and great righteousness, he does not oppress.

But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.

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

“He himself bore our sins” in his body on the cross, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; “by his wounds you have been healed.”

He holds success in store for the upright, he is a shield to those whose walk is blameless.

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.

Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.

Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.

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

But now apart from the law the righteousness of God has been made known, to which the Law and the Prophets testify. This righteousness is given through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference between Jew and Gentile.

Do not offer any part of yourself to sin as an instrument of wickedness, but rather offer yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life; and offer every part of yourself to him as an instrument of righteousness.

Yet the Lord longs to be gracious to you; therefore he will rise up to show you compassion. For the Lord is a God of justice. Blessed are all who wait for him!

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

For he guards the course of the just and protects the way of his faithful ones.

You, therefore, have no excuse, you who pass judgment on someone else, for at whatever point you judge another, you are condemning yourself, because you who pass judgment do the same things.

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

“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.

Let the wicked forsake their ways and the unrighteous their thoughts. Let them turn to the Lord, and he will have mercy on them, and to our God, for he will freely pardon.

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

Peacemakers who sow in peace reap a harvest of righteousness.

This is what the Lord Almighty said: ‘Administer true justice; show mercy and compassion to one another. Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, the foreigner or the poor. Do not plot evil against each other.’

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

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.

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

Blessings crown the head of the righteous, but violence overwhelms the mouth of the wicked.

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.

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.”

Make sure that nobody pays back wrong for wrong, but always strive to do what is good for each other and for everyone else.

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

Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin condemns any people.

Now let the fear of the Lord be on you. Judge carefully, for with the Lord our God there is no injustice or partiality or bribery.

Come back to your senses as you ought, and stop sinning; for there are some who are ignorant of God—I say this to your shame.

Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows.

But for you who revere my name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its rays. And you will go out and frolic like well-fed calves.

When he comes, he will prove the world to be in the wrong about sin and righteousness and judgment.

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

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.

The name of the righteous is used in blessings, but the name of the wicked will rot.

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.