Bible Verses About Call to Righteousness

Thus saith the Lord, Keep ye judgment, and do justice: for my salvation is near to come, and my righteousness to be revealed.

Righteousness shall go before him; and shall set us in the way of his steps.

And it shall be our righteousness, if we observe to do all these commandments before the Lord our God, as he hath commanded us.

Awake to righteousness, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God: I speak this to your shame.

Being then made free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness.

For they being ignorant of God’s righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God.

If ye know that he is righteous, ye know that every one that doeth righteousness is born of him.

But Israel, which followed after the law of righteousness, hath not attained to the law of righteousness.

Even as Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.

For God hath not called us unto uncleanness, but unto holiness.

Hearken unto me, ye stouthearted, that are far from righteousness:

But judgment shall return unto righteousness: and all the upright in heart shall follow it.

Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground: for it is time to seek the Lord, till he come and rain righteousness upon you.

Then hear thou in heaven, and do, and judge thy servants, condemning the wicked, to bring his way upon his head; and justifying the righteous, to give him according to his righteousness.

And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith:

Therefore as by the offence of one judgment came upon all men to condemnation; even so by the righteousness of one the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life.

But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation;

For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.

For Moses describeth the righteousness which is of the law, That the man which doeth those things shall live by them.

I put on righteousness, and it clothed me: my judgment was as a robe and a diadem.

Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people.

Then hear thou from heaven, and do, and judge thy servants, by requiting the wicked, by recompensing his way upon his own head; and by justifying the righteous, by giving him according to his righteousness.

Zion shall be redeemed with judgment, and her converts with righteousness.

And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.

That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.

To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus.

I the Lord have called thee in righteousness, and will hold thine hand, and will keep thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles;

Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and thy law is the truth.

And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday.

But the Lord of hosts shall be exalted in judgment, and God that is holy shall be sanctified in righteousness.

Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.

He that saith unto the wicked, Thou art righteous; him shall the people curse, nations shall abhor him:

When thou shalt hearken to the voice of the Lord thy God, to keep all his commandments which I command thee this day, to do that which is right in the eyes of the Lord thy God.

That ye would walk worthy of God, who hath called you unto his kingdom and glory.

What shall we say then? Is there unrighteousness with God? God forbid.

Return, I pray you, let it not be iniquity; yea, return again, my righteousness is in it.

For the righteous Lord loveth righteousness; his countenance doth behold the upright.

For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.

Hearken unto me, ye that know righteousness, the people in whose heart is my law; fear ye not the reproach of men, neither be ye afraid of their revilings.

I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.