Bible Verses About Righteousness versus Sin

For when ye were the servants of sin, ye were free from righteousness.

Thinkest thou this to be right, that thou saidst, My righteousness is more than God’s?

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

And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness.

Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin.

Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference:

But when the righteous turneth away from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, and doeth according to all the abominations that the wicked man doeth, shall he live? All his righteousness that he hath done shall not be mentioned: in his trespass that he hath trespassed, and in his sin that he hath sinned, in them shall he die.

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:

Which justify the wicked for reward, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!

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

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.

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

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

The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them: but transgressors shall be taken in their own naughtiness.

When I shall say to the righteous, that he shall surely live; if he trust to his own righteousness, and commit iniquity, all his righteousnesses shall not be remembered; but for his iniquity that he hath committed, he shall die for it.

As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:

The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way: but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.

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.

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

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

But if our unrighteousness commend the righteousness of God, what shall we say? Is God unrighteous who taketh vengeance? (I speak as a man)

For if the ministration of condemnation be glory, much more doth the ministration of righteousness exceed in glory.

For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.

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

But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets;

Therefore, thou son of man, say unto the children of thy people, The righteousness of the righteous shall not deliver him in the day of his transgression: as for the wickedness of the wicked, he shall not fall thereby in the day that he turneth from his wickedness; neither shall the righteous be able to live for his righteousness in the day that he sinneth.

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

And he said to David, Thou art more righteous than I: for thou hast rewarded me good, whereas I have rewarded thee evil.

When a righteous man turneth away from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, and dieth in them; for his iniquity that he hath done shall he die.

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

And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.

That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord.

Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man, unto whom God imputeth righteousness without works,

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

For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.

In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother.

And if the righteous scarcely be saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear?

What shall we say then? That the Gentiles, which followed not after righteousness, have attained to righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith.

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

The way of the wicked is an abomination unto the Lord: but he loveth him that followeth after righteousness.