Righteousness (3/5)

There is a way which seems right to a person, But its… Proverbs 14:12

There is a way which seems right to a person, But its end is the way of death. Proverbs 14:12	There is a way that seems right to a person, but its end is the way to death. life sin thoughts
In You, Lord, I have taken refuge; Let me never be put to shame; In Your righteousness rescue me. Psalm 31:1	In you, O Lord, I seek refuge; do not let me ever be put to shame; in your righteousness deliver me. redeemer dependence

For God is not unjust so as to forget your work and the love which you have shown toward His name, by having served and by still serving the saints. Hebrews 6:10	For God is not unjust; he will not overlook your work and the love that you showed for his sake in serving the saints, as you still do. work serving
The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable, But the mouth of the wicked, what is perverted. Proverbs 10:32	The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable, but the mouth of the wicked what is perverse. truth speaking lying
Now go and learn what this means: ‘I desire compassion, rather than sacrifice,’ for I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners. Matthew 9:13	Go and learn what this means, ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have come to call not the righteous but sinners. mercy sacrifice repentance
I will rejoice greatly in the Lord, My soul will be joyful in my God; For He has clothed me with garments of salvation, He has wrapped me with a robe of righteousness, As a groom puts on a turban, And as a bride adorns herself with her jewels. Isaiah 61:10	I will greatly rejoice in the Lord, my whole being shall exult in my God; for he has clothed me with the garments of salvation, he has covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decks himself with a garland, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels. joy redeemer marriage
Do not envy a violent person, And do not choose any of his ways. For the devious are an abomination to the Lord; But He is intimate with the upright. Proverbs 3:31-32	Do not envy the violent and do not choose any of their ways; for the perverse are an abomination to the Lord, but the upright are in his confidence. trust planning
And He Himself brought our sins in His body up on the cross, so that we might die to sin and live for righteousness; by His wounds you were healed. 1 Peter 2:24	He himself bore our sins in his body on the cross, so that, free from sins, we might live for righteousness; by his wounds you have been healed. sin healing body
This is what the Lord of armies has said: ‘Dispense true justice and practice kindness and compassion each to his brother; and do not oppress the widow or the orphan, the stranger or the poor; and do not devise evil in your hearts against one another.’ Zechariah 7:9-10	Thus says the Lord of hosts: Render true judgments, show kindness and mercy to one another; do not oppress the widow, the orphan, the alien, or the poor; and do not devise evil in your hearts against one another. evil neighbor gentleness
All things are permitted for me, but not all things are of benefit. All things are permitted for me, but I will not be mastered by anything. 1 Corinthians 6:12	“All things are lawful for me,” but not all things are beneficial. “All things are lawful for me,” but I will not be dominated by anything. addiction desires life
The Lord is righteous in all His ways, And kind in all His works. Psalm 145:17	The Lord is just in all his ways, and kind in all his doings. reliability goodness faithfulness
Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Romans 5:1	Therefore, since we are justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. faith peace
You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. Matthew 5:14	You are the light of the world. A city built on a hill cannot be hid. evangelism life light
Hear my prayer, Lord, Listen to my pleadings! Answer me in Your faithfulness, in Your righteousness! Psalm 143:1	Hear my prayer, O Lord; give ear to my supplications in your faithfulness; answer me in your righteousness. reliability prayer faithfulness
Vindicate the weak and fatherless; Do justice to the afflicted and destitute. Psalm 82:3	Give justice to the weak and the orphan; maintain the right of the lowly and the destitute. orphans neighbor weakness
For as through the one man’s disobedience the many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of the One the many will be made righteous. Romans 5:19	For just as by the one man's disobedience the many were made sinners, so by the one man's obedience the many will be made righteous. obedience salvation
Therefore the Lord longs to be gracious to you, And therefore He waits on high to have compassion on you. For the Lord is a God of justice; How blessed are all those who long for Him. Isaiah 30:18	Therefore the Lord waits to be gracious to you; therefore he will rise up to show mercy to you. For the Lord is a God of justice; blessed are all those who wait for him. grace patience compassion
But the one who did not know it, and committed acts deserving of a beating, will receive only a few blows. From everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded; and to whom they entrusted much, of him they will ask all the more. Luke 12:48	But the one who did not know and did what deserved a beating will receive a light beating. From everyone to whom much has been given, much will be required; and from the one to whom much has been entrusted, even more will be demanded. obedience punishment
We are Jews by nature and not sinners from the Gentiles; nevertheless, knowing that a person is not justified by works of the Law but through faith in Christ Jesus, even we have believed in Christ Jesus, so that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the Law; since by works of the Law no flesh will be justified. Galatians 2:15-16	We ourselves are Jews by birth and not Gentile sinners; yet we know that a person is justified not by the works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ. And we have come to believe in Christ Jesus, so that we might be justified by faith in Christ, and not by doing the works of the law, because no one will be justified by the works of the law. faith law
At night my soul longs for You, Indeed, my spirit within me seeks You diligently; For when the earth experiences Your judgments, The inhabitants of the world learn righteousness. Isaiah 26:9	My soul yearns for you in the night, my spirit within me earnestly seeks you. For when your judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world learn righteousness. judgment learning
Everyone who practices sin also practices lawlessness; and sin is lawlessness. 1 John 3:4	Everyone who commits sin is guilty of lawlessness; sin is lawlessness. sin law
But for you who fear My name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings; and you will go forth and frolic like calves from the stall. Malachi 4:2	But for you who revere my name the sun of righteousness shall rise, with healing in its wings. You shall go out leaping like calves from the stall. joy healing awe
And it will be righteousness for us if we are careful to follow all this commandment before the Lord our God, just as He commanded us. Deuteronomy 6:25	If we diligently observe this entire commandment before the Lord our God, as he has commanded us, we will be in the right. obedience law
Blessings are on the head of the righteous, But the mouth of the wicked conceals violence. Proverbs 10:6	Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence. speaking blessing
The tongue of the righteous is like choice silver, The heart of the wicked is worth little. Proverbs 10:20	The tongue of the righteous is choice silver; the mind of the wicked is of little worth. valuable speaking