Righteousness (2/5)

Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse… James 4:8

Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
James 4:8 sin purification repentance
Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much.
James 5:16 healing prayer sickness

Many are the afflictions of the righteous,
But the Lord delivers him out of them all.
Psalm 34:19 suffering redeemer freedom
“No weapon formed against you shall prosper,
And every tongue which rises against you in judgment
You shall condemn.
This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord,
And their righteousness is from Me,”
Says the Lord.
Isaiah 54:17 judgment protection idols
Open your mouth, judge righteously,
And plead the cause of the poor and needy.
Proverbs 31:9 speaking giving widows
Learn to do good;
Seek justice,
Rebuke the oppressor;
Defend the fatherless,
Plead for the widow.
Isaiah 1:17 neighbor widows orphans
Cast your burden on the Lord,
And He shall sustain you;
He shall never permit the righteous to be moved.
Psalm 55:22 reliability safety
But let justice run down like water,
And righteousness like a mighty stream.
Amos 5:24 law
Therefore you are inexcusable, O man, whoever you are who judge, for in whatever you judge another you condemn yourself; for you who judge practice the same things.
Romans 2:1 judgment neighbor
For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, “The just shall live by faith.”
Romans 1:17 faith salvation
Search me, O God, and know my heart;
Try me, and know my anxieties;
And see if there is any wicked way in me,
And lead me in the way everlasting.
Psalm 139:23-24 eternal life holiness thoughts
Then you will understand righteousness and justice,
Equity and every good path.
Proverbs 2:9 goodness honesty
Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake,
For theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Matthew 5:10 kingdom persecution
Righteousness exalts a nation,
But sin is a reproach to any people.
Proverbs 14:34 sin
He has shown you, O man, what is good;
And what does the Lord require of you
But to do justly,
To love mercy,
And to walk humbly with your God?
Micah 6:8 law humility
Now no chastening seems to be joyful for the present, but painful; nevertheless, afterward it yields the peaceable fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it.
Hebrews 12:11 peace children punishment
For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous,
And His ears are open to their prayers;
But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.
1 Peter 3:12 prayer listening evil
Better is a little with righteousness,
Than vast revenues without justice.
Proverbs 16:8 money contentment honesty
Do not be unequally yoked together with unbelievers. For what fellowship has righteousness with lawlessness? And what communion has light with darkness?
2 Corinthians 6:14 law relationships light
A little that a righteous man has
Is better than the riches of many wicked.
For the arms of the wicked shall be broken,
But the Lord upholds the righteous.
Psalm 37:16-17 sin money
For the Lord is our Judge,
The Lord is our Lawgiver,
The Lord is our King;
He will save us.
Isaiah 33:22 salvation kingdom
The hypocrite with his mouth destroys his neighbor,
But through knowledge the righteous will be delivered.
Proverbs 11:9 speaking wisdom gossip
But now the righteousness of God apart from the law is revealed, being witnessed by the Law and the Prophets, even the righteousness of God, through faith in Jesus Christ, to all and on all who believe. For there is no difference.
Romans 3:21-22 faith law prophecy
There is a way that seems right to a man,
But its end is the way of death.
Proverbs 14:12 life sin thoughts
For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes.
Romans 10:4 faith law