Quotes About Righteousness

Our hope is built on nothing less, nothing more, and nothing other than Jesus' blood and his righteousness. Jesus is the only reason we can be sure we'll stand before you with great joy.

a harvest of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace. (James 3:18)

Nothing but the gospel can free us for being thoroughly known without fear. Jesus, your love is unlike anything else we can experience in this life. In fact, your love is better than life itself. We adore and praise you this day as the Christ—the Messiah, our Lenten Lord, the heart knower, our holy lover, our righteousness from God, our only hope of glory!

Jesus, I've never been less anxious and more ready for your return, but only because of a growing understanding of the gospel. I'm already wearing the right clothes—the wedding garment of your perfect righteousness. I'm no longer afraid of your return. I very much want you to come back—my loving bridegroom. The oil in my lamp will never run dry, for you've sealed me as your own and have sent the Spirit to dwell in my heart forever.

Our hope is built on nothing less, nothing more, and nothing other than Jesus' blood and his righteousness.

Know this, my beloved brothers: Let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger; for the anger of man does not produce the righteousness that God requires. (James 1:19–20)

Of the increase of his government and of peace there will be no end, on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish and uphold it with justice and righteousness from this time forth and forevermore. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will do this. (Isa. 9:7)

So do not worry, saying, "What shall we eat?" or "What shall we drink?" or "What shall we wear?" For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. (Matt. 6:31–33 NIV)

Doing is the great thing, for if people resolutely do what is right, they come in time to like doing it.

But I have always said that it's important we must make sure that justice is at all time be maintained.

There is no possible line of conduct which has at some time and place been condemned, and which has not at some other time and place been enjoined as a duty.

Is is always time to do the right thing.

I do not wish any reward but to know I have done the right thing.

What's the use you learning to do right when it's troublesome to do right and ain't no trouble to do wrong, and the wages is just the same?

The proper office of a friend is to side with you when you are in the wrong. Nearly anybody will side with you when you are in the right.

It was indeed a glad and gracious time, and the half dozen rash spirits that ventured to disapprove of the war and cast a doubt upon its righteousness straightway got such a stern and angry warning that for their personal safety's sake they quickly shrank out of sight and offended no more in that way.

The Moral Sense teaches us what is right, and how to avoid it--when unpopular.

I am not the editor of a newspaper and shall always try to do right and be good so that God will not make me one.

You're never wrong to do the right thing.- Ben, The Intern. Mark Twain may have said it first

Well, then, says I, what's the use you learning to do right, when it's troublesome to do right and ain't no trouble to do wrong, and the wages is just the same?

Well, then, says I, what's the use you learning to do right, when it's troublesome to do right and ain't no trouble to do wrong, and the wages is just the same?

Do right and you will be conspicuous.

It is a justice forever informed by the deepest kind of agony.

Ideology brings about a disastrous fusion: that of violence and righteousness — a savagery without stain.