Righteousness (3/5)

For the LORD is our judge, the LORD is our ruler, the… Isaiah 33:22

For the Lord is our judge, the Lord is our ruler,
the Lord is our king; he will save us.
Isaiah 33:22 salvation kingdom
There is a way that seems right to a person,
but its end is the way to death.
Proverbs 14:12 life sin thoughts

The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable,
but the mouth of the wicked what is perverse.
Proverbs 10:32 truth speaking lying
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.
Isaiah 61:10 joy redeemer marriage
In you, O Lord, I seek refuge;
do not let me ever be put to shame;
in your righteousness deliver me.
Psalm 31:1 redeemer dependence
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.
1 Peter 2:24 sin healing body
Go and learn what this means, ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have come to call not the righteous but sinners.
Matthew 9:13 mercy sacrifice repentance
“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.
1 Corinthians 6:12 addiction desires life
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.
Zechariah 7:9-10 evil neighbor gentleness
The Lord is just in all his ways,
and kind in all his doings.
Psalm 145:17 reliability goodness faithfulness
You are the light of the world. A city built on a hill cannot be hid.
Matthew 5:14 evangelism life light
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.
Isaiah 30:18 grace patience compassion
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.
Proverbs 3:31-32 trust planning
Blessings are on the head of the righteous,
but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
Proverbs 10:6 speaking blessing
Then Peter began to speak to them: “I truly understand that God shows no partiality, but in every nation anyone who fears him and does what is right is acceptable to him.”
Acts 10:34-35 obedience evangelism
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.
Romans 5:19 obedience salvation
He stores up sound wisdom for the upright;
he is a shield to those who walk blamelessly.
Proverbs 2:7 blessing protection blameless
Therefore, since we are justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.
Romans 5:1 faith peace
Hear my prayer, O Lord;
give ear to my supplications in your faithfulness;
answer me in your righteousness.
Psalm 143:1 reliability prayer faithfulness
Good and upright is the Lord;
therefore he instructs sinners in the way.
He leads the humble in what is right,
and teaches the humble his way.
Psalm 25:8-9 humility learning
Happy are those whose way is blameless,
who walk in the law of the Lord.
Psalm 119:1 law life blameless
Give justice to the weak and the orphan;
maintain the right of the lowly and the destitute.
Psalm 82:3 orphans neighbor weakness
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.
Luke 12:48 obedience punishment
Train children in the right way,
and when old, they will not stray.
Proverbs 22:6 family children
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.
Malachi 4:2 joy healing awe

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.

Bible verse of the day

When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. And suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the rush of a violent wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting.

Acts 2:1-2 Spirit heaven pentecost