Bible Verses about Righteousness (5/5)

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For he guards the course of the just
and protects the way of his faithful ones.
Proverbs 2:8 protection obedience faithfulness
He saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit.
Titus 3:5 salvation Holy Spirit rebirth

Defend the weak and the fatherless;
uphold the cause of the poor and the oppressed.
Psalm 82:3 orphans neighbor weakness
I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Now there is in store 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 also to all who have longed for his appearing.
2 Timothy 4:7-8 faith reward judgement
The prospect of the righteous is joy,
but the hopes of the wicked come to nothing.
Proverbs 10:28 hope patience joy
Everyone who sins breaks the law; in fact, sin is lawlessness.
1 John 3:4 sin law