Bible Verses About Unrighteousness

For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;

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

Add iniquity unto their iniquity: and let them not come into thy righteousness.

An unjust man is an abomination to the just: and he that is upright in the way is abomination to the wicked.

Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

Ye who turn judgment to wormwood, and leave off righteousness in the earth,

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.

But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath,

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

And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.

Again, When a righteous man doth turn from his righteousness, and commit iniquity, and I lay a stumblingblock before him, he shall die: because thou hast not given him warning, he shall die in his sin, and his righteousness which he hath done shall not be remembered; but his blood will I require at thine hand.

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

But if ye have respect to persons, ye commit sin, and are convinced of the law as transgressors.

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

For I know your manifold transgressions and your mighty sins: they afflict the just, they take a bribe, and they turn aside the poor in the gate from their right.

They profess that they know God; but in works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.

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.

Let favour be shewed to the wicked, yet will he not learn righteousness: in the land of uprightness will he deal unjustly, and will not behold the majesty of the Lord.

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

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

Righteousness keepeth him that is upright in the way: but wickedness overthroweth the sinner.

When the righteous turneth from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, he shall even die thereby.

They that are of a froward heart are abomination to the Lord: but such as are upright in their way are his delight.

He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both are abomination to the Lord.

Knowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners, for unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers,

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

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

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.

That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.

But chiefly them that walk after the flesh in the lust of uncleanness, and despise government. Presumptuous are they, selfwilled, they are not afraid to speak evil of dignities.

Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.

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

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