Bible Verses About Righteousness

"It is not because of your righteousness or your integrity that you are going in to take possession of their land; but on account of the wickedness of these nations, the LORD your God will drive them out before you, to accomplish what he swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob."

Deuteronomy 9:5 NIV

"After the LORD your God has driven them out before you, do not say to yourself, “The LORD has brought me here to take possession of this land because of my righteousness.” No, it is on account of the wickedness of these nations that the LORD is going to drive them out before you."

Deuteronomy 9:4 NIV

"[ Not Because of Israel’s Righteousness ] Hear, Israel: You are now about to cross the Jordan to go in and dispossess nations greater and stronger than you, with large cities that have walls up to the sky."

Deuteronomy 9:1 NIV

"And if we are careful to obey all this law before the LORD our God, as he has commanded us, that will be our righteousness.”"

Deuteronomy 6:25 NIV

"Abram believed the LORD, and he credited it to him as righteousness."

Genesis 15:6 NIV

"Beloved, do not imitate evil but imitate good. Whoever does good is from God; whoever does evil has not seen God."

3 John 1:11 ESV

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

1 Peter 3:14 ESV

"Whoever loves his brother abides in the light, and in him there is no cause for stumbling."

1 John 2:10 ESV

"We know that everyone who has been born of God does not keep on sinning, but he who was born of God protects him, and the evil one does not touch him."

1 John 5:18 ESV

"And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you."

1 Peter 5:10 ESV