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Righteousness: Fruits of Deuteronomy 6:25

And if we are careful to observe every one of these commandments before the LORD our God, as He has commanded us, then that will be our righteousness.”

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Righteousness: Fruits of Joshua 22:31

Phinehas son of Eleazar the priest said to the descendants of Reuben, Gad, and Manasseh, “Today we know that the LORD is among us, because you have not committed this breach of faith against Him. Consequently, you have delivered the Israelites from the hand of the LORD.”

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Righteousness: Fruits of Psalm 1:3

He is like a tree planted by streams of water, yielding its fruit in season, whose leaf does not wither, and who prospers in all he does.

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Righteousness: Fruits of Psalm 15:1–5

A Psalm of David. O LORD, who may abide in Your tent? Who may dwell on Your holy mountain? / He who walks with integrity and practices righteousness, who speaks the truth from his heart, / who has no slander on his tongue, who does no harm to his neighbor, who casts no scorn on his friend,

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Righteousness: Fruits of Psalm 24:3–5

Who may ascend the hill of the LORD? Who may stand in His holy place? / He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not lift up his soul to an idol or swear deceitfully. / He will receive blessing from the LORD and vindication from the God of his salvation.

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Righteousness: Fruits of Psalm 101:3, 4

I will set no worthless thing before my eyes. I hate the work of those who fall away; it shall not cling to me. / A perverse heart shall depart from me; I will know nothing of evil.

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Righteousness: Fruits of Psalm 106:3

Blessed are those who uphold justice, who practice righteousness at all times.

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Righteousness: Fruits of Psalm 112:4–8

Light dawns in the darkness for the upright—for the gracious, compassionate, and righteous. / It is well with the man who is generous and lends freely, whose affairs are guided by justice. / Surely he will never be shaken; the righteous man will be remembered forever.

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Righteousness: Fruits of Proverbs 2:5–20

then you will discern the fear of the LORD and discover the knowledge of God. / For the LORD gives wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding. / He stores up sound wisdom for the upright; He is a shield to those who walk with integrity,

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Righteousness: Fruits of Proverbs 10:2, 16

Ill-gotten treasures profit nothing, but righteousness brings deliverance from death. / The labor of the righteous leads to life, but the gain of the wicked brings punishment.

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Righteousness: Fruits of Proverbs 11:5, 6, 18, 19, 30

The righteousness of the blameless directs their path, but the wicked fall by their own wickedness. / The righteousness of the upright delivers them, but the faithless are trapped by their own desires. / The wicked man earns an empty wage, but he who sows righteousness reaps a true reward.

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Righteousness: Fruits of Proverbs 12:28

There is life in the path of righteousness, but another path leads to death.

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Righteousness: Fruits of Proverbs 13:6

Righteousness guards the man of integrity, but wickedness undermines the sinner.

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Righteousness: Fruits of Proverbs 14:34

Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a disgrace to any people.

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Righteousness: Fruits of Proverbs 21:3

To do righteousness and justice is more desirable to the LORD than sacrifice.

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Righteousness: Fruits of Proverbs 29:7

The righteous consider the cause of the poor, but the wicked have no regard for such concerns.

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Righteousness: Fruits of Isaiah 28:17

I will make justice the measuring line and righteousness the level. Hail will sweep away your refuge of lies, and water will flood your hiding place.

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Righteousness: Fruits of Isaiah 32:16–18

Then justice will inhabit the wilderness, and righteousness will dwell in the fertile field. / The work of righteousness will be peace; the service of righteousness will be quiet confidence forever. / Then my people will dwell in a peaceful place, in safe and secure places of rest.

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Righteousness: Fruits of Isaiah 33:15–17

He who walks righteously and speaks with sincerity, who refuses gain from extortion, whose hand never takes a bribe, who stops his ears against murderous plots and shuts his eyes tightly against evil— / he will dwell on the heights; the mountain fortress will be his refuge; his food will be provided and his water assured. / Your eyes will see the King in His beauty and behold a land that stretches afar.

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Righteousness: Fruits of Isaiah 55:12, 13

You will indeed go out with joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and hills will burst into song before you, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands. / Instead of the thornbush, a cypress will grow, and instead of the brier, a myrtle will spring up; they will make a name for the LORD, an everlasting sign, never to be destroyed.”

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Righteousness: Fruits of Isaiah 58:6–14

Isn’t this the fast that I have chosen: to break the chains of wickedness, to untie the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free and tear off every yoke? / Isn’t it to share your bread with the hungry, to bring the poor and homeless into your home, to clothe the naked when you see him, and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood? / Then your light will break forth like the dawn, and your healing will come quickly. Your righteousness will go before you, and the glory of the LORD will be your rear guard.

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Righteousness: Fruits of Isaiah 62:1

For Zion’s sake I will not keep silent, and for Jerusalem’s sake I will not keep still, until her righteousness shines like a bright light, her salvation like a blazing torch.

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Righteousness: Fruits of Ezekiel 18:5–9

Now suppose a man is righteous and does what is just and right: / He does not eat at the mountain or look to the idols of the house of Israel. He does not defile his neighbor’s wife or approach a woman during her period. / He does not oppress another, but restores the pledge to the debtor. He does not commit robbery, but gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with clothing.

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Righteousness: Fruits of Ezekiel 33:15

if he restores a pledge, makes restitution for what he has stolen, and walks in the statutes of life without practicing iniquity—then he will surely live; he will not die.

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Righteousness: Fruits of Daniel 12:3

Then the wise will shine like the brightness of the heavens, and those who lead many to righteousness will shine like the stars forever and ever.

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Righteousness: Fruits of Hosea 10:12

Sow for yourselves righteousness and reap the fruit of loving devotion; break up your unplowed ground. For it is time to seek the LORD until He comes and sends righteousness upon you like rain.

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Righteousness: Fruits of Malachi 3:3

And He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver; He will purify the sons of Levi and refine them like gold and silver. Then they will present offerings to the LORD in righteousness.

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Righteousness: Fruits of Malachi 4:2

“But for you who fear My name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings, and you will go out and leap like calves from the stall.

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Righteousness: Fruits of Matthew 5:20

For I tell you that unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.

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Righteousness: Fruits of Matthew 12:35, 50

The good man brings good things out of his good store of treasure, and the evil man brings evil things out of his evil store of treasure. / For whoever does the will of My Father in heaven is My brother and sister and mother.”

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Righteousness: Fruits of Mark 3:33–35

But Jesus replied, “Who are My mother and My brothers?” / Looking at those seated in a circle around Him, He said, “Here are My mother and My brothers! / For whoever does the will of God is My brother and sister and mother.”

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Righteousness: Fruits of Luke 3:10–14

The crowds asked him, “What then should we do?” / John replied, “Whoever has two tunics should share with him who has none, and whoever has food should do the same.” / Even tax collectors came to be baptized. “Teacher,” they asked, “what should we do?”

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Righteousness: Fruits of Luke 8:15

But the seeds on good soil are those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, cling to it, and by persevering produce a crop.

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Righteousness: Fruits of John 3:21, 33

But whoever practices the truth comes into the Light, so that it may be seen clearly that what he has done has been accomplished in God.” / Whoever accepts His testimony has certified that God is truthful.

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Righteousness: Fruits of John 8:47, 49

Whoever belongs to God hears the words of God. The reason you do not hear is that you do not belong to God.” / “I do not have a demon,” Jesus replied, “but I honor My Father, and you dishonor Me.

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Righteousness: Fruits of John 13:35

By this everyone will know that you are My disciples, if you love one another.”

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Righteousness: Fruits of John 14:21–24

Whoever has My commandments and keeps them is the one who loves Me. The one who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and reveal Myself to him.” / Judas (not Iscariot) asked Him, “Lord, why are You going to reveal Yourself to us and not to the world?” / Jesus replied, “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word. My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him.

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Righteousness: Fruits of John 15:4, 5, 8, 12

Remain in Me, and I will remain in you. Just as no branch can bear fruit by itself unless it remains in the vine, neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in Me. / I am the vine and you are the branches. The one who remains in Me, and I in him, will bear much fruit. For apart from Me you can do nothing. / This is to My Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, proving yourselves to be My disciples.

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Righteousness: Fruits of Acts 9:36

In Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (which is translated as Dorcas), who was always occupied with works of kindness and charity.

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Righteousness: Fruits of Acts 11:29, 30

So the disciples, each according to his ability, decided to send relief to the brothers living in Judea. / This they did, sending their gifts to the elders with Barnabas and Saul.

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Righteousness: Fruits of Acts 19:19

And a number of those who had practiced magic arts brought their books and burned them in front of everyone. When the value of the books was calculated, the total came to fifty thousand drachmas.

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Righteousness: Fruits of Romans 5:1–5

Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, / through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we stand. And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God. / Not only that, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance;

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Righteousness: Fruits of Romans 6:19–22

I am speaking in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh. Just as you used to offer the parts of your body in slavery to impurity and to escalating wickedness, so now offer them in slavery to righteousness leading to holiness. / For when you were slaves to sin, you were free of obligation to righteousness. / What fruit did you reap at that time from the things of which you are now ashamed? The outcome of those things is death.

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Righteousness: Fruits of Romans 7:4–6

Therefore, my brothers, you also died to the law through the body of Christ, that you might belong to another, to Him who was raised from the dead, in order that we might bear fruit to God. / For when we lived according to the flesh, the sinful passions aroused by the law were at work in our bodies, bearing fruit for death. / But now, having died to what bound us, we have been released from the law, so that we serve in the new way of the Spirit, and not in the old way of the written code.

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Righteousness: Fruits of Romans 8:4–6

so that the righteous standard of the law might be fulfilled in us, who do not walk according to the flesh but according to the Spirit. / Those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh; but those who live according to the Spirit set their minds on the things of the Spirit. / The mind of the flesh is death, but the mind of the Spirit is life and peace,

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Righteousness: Fruits of Romans 14:17–19

For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit. / For whoever serves Christ in this way is pleasing to God and approved by men. / So then, let us pursue what leads to peace and to mutual edification.

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Righteousness: Fruits of Romans 15:1–7

We who are strong ought to bear with the shortcomings of the weak and not to please ourselves. / Each of us should please his neighbor for his good, to build him up. / For even Christ did not please Himself, but as it is written: “The insults of those who insult You have fallen on Me.”

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Righteousness: Fruits of 1 Corinthians 4:19, 20

But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord is willing, and then I will find out not only what these arrogant people are saying, but what power they have. / For the kingdom of God is not a matter of talk but of power.

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Righteousness: Fruits of 1 Corinthians 12:3

Therefore I inform you that no one who is speaking by the Spirit of God says, “Jesus be cursed,” and no one can say, “Jesus is Lord,” except by the Holy Spirit.

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Righteousness: Fruits of 1 Corinthians 13:1–13

If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a ringing gong or a clanging cymbal. / If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have absolute faith so as to move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. / If I give all I possess to the poor and exult in the surrender of my body, but have not love, I gain nothing.

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Righteousness: Fruits of 2 Corinthians 2:17

For we are not like so many others, who peddle the word of God for profit. On the contrary, in Christ we speak before God with sincerity, as men sent from God.

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Righteousness: Fruits of 2 Corinthians 7:10, 11

Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation without regret, but worldly sorrow brings death. / Consider what this godly sorrow has produced in you: what earnestness, what eagerness to clear yourselves, what indignation, what alarm, what longing, what zeal, what vindication! In every way you have proved yourselves to be innocent in this matter.

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Righteousness: Fruits of 2 Corinthians 9:10

Now He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your store of seed and will increase the harvest of your righteousness.

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Righteousness: Fruits of 2 Corinthians 10:5

We tear down arguments and every presumption set up against the knowledge of God; and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.

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Righteousness: Fruits of 2 Corinthians 13:5

Examine yourselves to see whether you are in the faith; test yourselves. Can’t you see for yourselves that Jesus Christ is in you—unless you actually fail the test?

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Righteousness: Fruits of Galatians 4:6

And because you are sons, God sent the Spirit of His Son into our hearts, crying out, “Abba, Father!”

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Righteousness: Fruits of Galatians 5:22, 23

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, / gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law.

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Righteousness: Fruits of Galatians 6:7, 8

Do not be deceived: God is not to be mocked. Whatever a man sows, he will reap in return. / The one who sows to please his flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; but the one who sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.

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Righteousness: Fruits of Ephesians 1:13, 14

And in Him, having heard and believed the word of truth—the gospel of your salvation—you were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, / who is the pledge of our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God’s possession, to the praise of His glory.

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Righteousness: Fruits of Ephesians 5:9

for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness, and truth.

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Righteousness: Fruits of Philippians 1:11, 27–29

filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God. / Nevertheless, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then, whether I come and see you or only hear about you in my absence, I will know that you stand firm in one spirit, contending side by side for the faith of the gospel, / For it has been granted to you on behalf of Christ not only to believe in Him, but also to suffer for Him,

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Righteousness: Fruits of Philippians 2:13

For it is God who works in you to will and to act on behalf of His good purpose.

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Righteousness: Fruits of Philippians 3:12–14

Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already been made perfect, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me. / Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, / I press on toward the goal to win the prize of God’s heavenly calling in Christ Jesus.

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Righteousness: Fruits of Philippians 4:11–13

I am not saying this out of need, for I have learned to be content regardless of my circumstances. / I know how to live humbly, and I know how to abound. I am accustomed to any and every situation—to being filled and being hungry, to having plenty and having need. / I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.

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Righteousness: Fruits of Colossians 1:12, 13

giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in the light. / He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of His beloved Son,

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Righteousness: Fruits of Colossians 3:3, 5, 9–17

For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. / Put to death, therefore, the components of your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires, and greed, which is idolatry. / Do not lie to one another, since you have taken off the old self with its practices,

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Righteousness: Fruits of 1 Thessalonians 1:3, 9, 10

and continually recalling before our God and Father your work of faith, your labor of love, and your enduring hope in our Lord Jesus Christ. / For they themselves report what kind of welcome you gave us, and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God / and to await His Son from heaven, whom He raised from the dead—Jesus our deliverer from the coming wrath.

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Righteousness: Fruits of 2 Thessalonians 1:3–5

We are obligated to thank God for you all the time, brothers, as is fitting, because your faith is growing more and more, and your love for one another is increasing. / That is why we boast among God’s churches about your perseverance and faith in the face of all the persecution and affliction you are enduring. / All this is clear evidence of God’s righteous judgment. And so you will be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which you are suffering.

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Righteousness: Fruits of 1 Timothy 2:9, 10

Likewise, I want the women to adorn themselves with respectable apparel, with modesty, and with self-control, not with braided hair or gold or pearls or expensive clothes, / but with good deeds, as is proper for women who profess to worship God.

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Righteousness: Fruits of 1 Timothy 5:9, 10

A widow should be enrolled if she is at least sixty years old, the wife of one man, / and well known for good deeds such as bringing up children, entertaining strangers, washing the feet of the saints, imparting relief to the afflicted, and devoting herself to every good work.

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Righteousness: Fruits of 2 Timothy 2:22

Flee from youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, together with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

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Righteousness: Fruits of 2 Timothy 4:6–8

For I am already being poured out like a drink offering, and the time of my departure is at hand. / I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. / From now on there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day—and not only to me, but to all who crave His appearing.

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Righteousness: Fruits of Titus 2:2, 11, 12

Older men are to be temperate, dignified, self-controlled, and sound in faith, love, and perseverance. / For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to everyone. / It instructs us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live sensible, upright, and godly lives in the present age,

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Righteousness: Fruits of Titus 3:14

And our people must also learn to devote themselves to good works in order to meet the pressing needs of others, so that they will not be unfruitful.

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Righteousness: Fruits of Philemon 1:5, 6

because I hear about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints. / I pray that your partnership in the faith may become effective as you fully acknowledge every good thing that is ours in Christ.

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Righteousness: Fruits of James 1:27

Pure and undefiled religion before our God and Father is this: to care for orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.

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Righteousness: Fruits of James 2:14–26

What good is it, my brothers, if someone claims to have faith, but has no deeds? Can such faith save him? / Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food. / If one of you tells him, “Go in peace; stay warm and well fed,” but does not provide for his physical needs, what good is that?

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Righteousness: Fruits of James 3:11–18

Can both fresh water and salt water flow from the same spring? / My brothers, can a fig tree grow olives, or a grapevine bear figs? Neither can a salt spring produce fresh water. / Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show it by his good conduct, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom.

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Righteousness: Fruits of 1 Peter 3:1–11, 14

Wives, in the same way, submit yourselves to your husbands, so that even if they refuse to believe the word, they will be won over without words by the behavior of their wives / when they see your pure and reverent demeanor. / Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as braided hair or gold jewelry or fine clothes,

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Righteousness: Fruits of 1 Peter 4:2

Consequently, he does not live out his remaining time on earth for human passions, but for the will of God.

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Righteousness: Fruits of 2 Peter 1:5–9

For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith virtue; and to virtue, knowledge; / and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; / and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, love.

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Righteousness: Fruits of 1 John 2:3–6, 10, 11, 24, 29

By this we can be sure that we have come to know Him: if we keep His commandments. / If anyone says, “I know Him,” but does not keep His commandments, he is a liar, and the truth is not in him. / But if anyone keeps His word, the love of God has been truly perfected in him. By this we know that we are in Him:

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Righteousness: Fruits of 1 John 3:3, 6, 7, 9–11, 14, 17–24

And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as Christ is pure. / No one who remains in Him keeps on sinning. No one who continues to sin has seen Him or known Him. / Little children, let no one deceive you: The one who practices righteousness is righteous, just as Christ is righteous.

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Righteousness: Fruits of 1 John 4:4–21

You, little children, are from God and have overcome them, because greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world. / They are of the world. That is why they speak from the world’s perspective, and the world listens to them. / We are from God. Whoever knows God listens to us; whoever is not from God does not listen to us. That is how we know the Spirit of truth and the spirit of deception.

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Righteousness: Fruits of 1 John 5:1–5, 10, 13, 18

Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone who loves the Father also loves those born of Him. / By this we know that we love the children of God: when we love God and keep His commandments. / For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome,

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Righteousness: Fruits of 2 John 1:9

Anyone who runs ahead without remaining in the teaching of Christ does not have God. Whoever remains in His teaching has both the Father and the Son.

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Righteousness: Fruits of 3 John 1:11

Beloved, do not imitate what is evil, but what is good. The one who does good is of God; the one who does evil has not seen God.

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Righteousness: Fruits of Revelation 2:2, 3, 19

I know your deeds, your labor, and your perseverance. I know that you cannot tolerate those who are evil, and you have tested and exposed as liars those who falsely claim to be apostles. / Without growing weary, you have persevered and endured many things for the sake of My name. / I know your deeds—your love, your faith, your service, your perseverance—and your latter deeds are greater than your first.

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