The word in Scripture

Righteousness in the Bible

The word righteousness appears 306 times in the King James Version of the Bible. Righteousness is being right with God and living rightly before Him, a standing we cannot earn. And like every true word of Scripture, it finds its fullness in Jesus Christ.

What righteousness means in the Bible

Righteousness is being right with God and living rightly before Him, a standing we cannot earn.

Where the word righteousness appears

Here are 8 of the passages where the word righteousness appears, chosen from across the Scriptures, in the words of the King James Bible:

“The LORD shall judge the people: judge me, O LORD, according to my righteousness, and according to mine integrity that is in me.”Psalms 7:8

“Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and thy law is the truth.”Psalms 119:142

“Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.”Isaiah 41:10

“But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.”Matthew 6:33

“And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:”John 16:8

“What shall we say then? That the Gentiles, which followed not after righteousness, have attained to righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith.”Romans 9:30

“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.”Romans 10:3

“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.”2 Corinthians 5:21