Righteousness: Fruits of

And if we are careful to observe every one of these commandments before the LORD our God, as He has commanded us, then that will be our righteousness.”

Phinehas son of Eleazar the priest said to the descendants of Reuben, Gad, and Manasseh, “Today we know that the LORD is among us, because you have not committed this breach of faith against Him. Consequently, you have delivered the Israelites from the hand of the LORD.”

He is like a tree planted by streams of water, yielding its fruit in season, whose leaf does not wither, and who prospers in all he does.

A Psalm of David. O LORD, who may abide in Your tent? Who may dwell on Your holy mountain? …

Who may ascend the hill of the LORD? Who may stand in His holy place? …

I will set no worthless thing before my eyes. I hate the work of those who fall away; it shall not cling to me.

A perverse heart shall depart from me; I will know nothing of evil.

Blessed are those who uphold justice, who practice righteousness at all times.

Light dawns in the darkness for the upright—for the gracious, compassionate, and righteous. …

…then you will discern the fear of the LORD and discover the knowledge of God. …

Ill-gotten treasures profit nothing, but righteousness brings deliverance from death.

The labor of the righteous leads to life, but the gain of the wicked brings punishment.

The righteousness of the blameless directs their path, but the wicked fall by their own wickedness.

The righteousness of the upright delivers them, but the faithless are trapped by their own desires.

The wicked man earns an empty wage, but he who sows righteousness reaps a true reward.

Genuine righteousness leads to life, but the pursuit of evil brings death.

The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and he who wins souls is wise.

There is life in the path of righteousness, but another path leads to death.

Righteousness guards the man of integrity, but wickedness undermines the sinner.

Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a disgrace to any people.

To do righteousness and justice is more desirable to the LORD than sacrifice.

The righteous consider the cause of the poor, but the wicked have no regard for such concerns.

I will make justice the measuring line and righteousness the level. Hail will sweep away your refuge of lies, and water will flood your hiding place.

Then justice will inhabit the wilderness, and righteousness will dwell in the fertile field. …

He who walks righteously and speaks with sincerity, who refuses gain from extortion, whose hand never takes a bribe, who stops his ears against murderous plots and shuts his eyes tightly against evil— …

You will indeed go out with joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and hills will burst into song before you, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands.

Instead of the thornbush, the cypress will grow, and instead of the brier, the myrtle will spring up; this will make a name for the LORD, an everlasting sign, never to be destroyed.”

Isn’t this the fast that I have chosen: to break the chains of wickedness, to untie the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free and tear off every yoke? …

For Zion’s sake I will not keep silent, and for Jerusalem’s sake I will not keep still, until her righteousness shines like a bright light, her salvation like a blazing torch.

Now suppose a man is righteous and does what is just and right: …

…if he restores a pledge, makes restitution for what he has stolen, and walks in the statutes of life without practicing iniquity—then he will surely live; he will not die.

Then the wise will shine like the brightness of the heavens, and those who lead many to righteousness will shine like the stars forever and ever.

Sow for yourselves righteousness and reap the fruit of loving devotion; break up your unplowed ground. For it is time to seek the LORD until He comes and sends righteousness upon you like rain.

And He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver; He will purify the sons of Levi and refine them like gold and silver. Then they will present offerings to the LORD in righteousness.

“But for you who fear My name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings, and you will go out and leap like calves from the stall.

For I tell you that unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.

The good man brings good things out of his good store of treasure, and the evil man brings evil things out of his evil store of treasure.

For whoever does the will of My Father in heaven is My brother and sister and mother.”

But Jesus replied, “Who are My mother and My brothers?” …

The crowds asked him, “What then should we do?” …

But the seeds on good soil are those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, cling to it, and by persevering produce a crop.

But whoever practices the truth comes into the Light, so that it may be seen clearly that what he has done has been accomplished in God.”

Whoever accepts His testimony has certified that God is truthful.

Whoever belongs to God hears the words of God. The reason you do not hear is that you do not belong to God.”

“I do not have a demon,” Jesus replied, “but I honor My Father, and you dishonor Me.

By this everyone will know that you are My disciples, if you love one another.”

Whoever has My commandments and keeps them is the one who loves Me. The one who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and reveal Myself to him.” …

Remain in Me, and I will remain in you. Just as no branch can bear fruit by itself unless it remains in the vine, neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in Me.

I am the vine and you are the branches. The one who remains in Me, and I in him, will bear much fruit. For apart from Me you can do nothing.

This is to My Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, proving yourselves to be My disciples.

This is My commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.

In Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (which is translated as Dorcas), who was always occupied with works of kindness and charity.

So the disciples, each according to his ability, decided to send relief to the brothers living in Judea.

This they did, sending their gifts to the elders with Barnabas and Saul.

And a number of those who had practiced magic arts brought their books and burned them in front of everyone. When the value of the books was calculated, the total came to fifty thousand drachmas.

Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, …

I am speaking in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh. Just as you used to offer the parts of your body in slavery to impurity and to escalating wickedness, so now offer them in slavery to righteousness leading to holiness. …

Therefore, my brothers, you also died to the law through the body of Christ, that you might belong to another, to Him who was raised from the dead, in order that we might bear fruit to God. …

…so that the righteous standard of the law might be fulfilled in us, who do not walk according to the flesh but according to the Spirit. …

For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit. …

We who are strong ought to bear with the shortcomings of the weak and not to please ourselves. …

But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord is willing, and then I will find out not only what these arrogant people are saying, but what power they have.

For the kingdom of God is not a matter of talk but of power.

Therefore I inform you that no one who is speaking by the Spirit of God says, “Jesus be cursed,” and no one can say, “Jesus is Lord,” except by the Holy Spirit.

If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a ringing gong or a clanging cymbal. …

For we are not like so many others, who peddle the word of God for profit. On the contrary, in Christ we speak before God with sincerity, as men sent from God.

Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation without regret, but worldly sorrow brings death.

Consider what this godly sorrow has produced in you: what earnestness, what eagerness to clear yourselves, what indignation, what alarm, what longing, what zeal, what vindication! In every way you have proved yourselves to be innocent in this matter.

Now He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your store of seed and will increase the harvest of your righteousness.

We demolish arguments and every presumption set up against the knowledge of God; and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.

Examine yourselves to see whether you are in the faith; test yourselves. Do you not realize that Jesus Christ is in you—unless you fail the test?

And because you are sons, God sent the Spirit of His Son into our hearts, crying out, “Abba, Father!”

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

…gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law.

Do not be deceived: God is not to be mocked. Whatever a man sows, he will reap in return.

The one who sows to please his flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; but the one who sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.

And in Him, having heard and believed the word of truth—the gospel of your salvation—you were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit,

…who is the pledge of our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God’s possession, to the praise of His glory.

…for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness, and truth.

…filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.

Nevertheless, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then, whether I come and see you or only hear about you in my absence, I will know that you stand firm in one spirit, contending together as one for the faith of the gospel, …

For it is God who works in you to will and to act on behalf of His good purpose.

Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already been made perfect, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me. …

I am not saying this out of need, for I have learned to be content regardless of my circumstances. …

…giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in the light.

He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of His beloved Son,

For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God.

Put to death, therefore, the components of your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires, and greed, which is idolatry.

Do not lie to one another, since you have taken off the old self with its practices, …

…and continually recalling before our God and Father your work of faith, your labor of love, and your enduring hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.

For they themselves report what kind of welcome you gave us, and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God

…and to await His Son from heaven, whom He raised from the dead—Jesus our deliverer from the coming wrath.

We are obligated to thank God for you all the time, brothers, as is fitting, because your faith is growing more and more, and your love for one another is increasing. …

Likewise, I want the women to adorn themselves with respectable apparel, with modesty, and with self-control, not with braided hair or gold or pearls or expensive clothes,

…but with good deeds, as is proper for women who profess to worship God.

A widow should be enrolled if she is at least sixty years old, faithful to her husband,

…and well known for good deeds such as bringing up children, entertaining strangers, washing the feet of the saints, imparting relief to the afflicted, and devoting herself to every good work.

Flee from youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, together with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

For I am already being poured out like a drink offering, and the time of my departure is at hand. …

Older men are to be temperate, dignified, self-controlled, and sound in faith, love, and perseverance.

For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to everyone.

It instructs us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live sensible, upright, and godly lives in the present age,

And our people must also learn to devote themselves to good works in order to meet the pressing needs of others, so that they will not be unfruitful.

…because I hear about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints.

I pray that your partnership in the faith may become effective as you fully acknowledge every good thing that is ours in Christ.

Pure and undefiled religion before our God and Father is this: to care for orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.

What good is it, my brothers, if someone claims to have faith, but has no deeds? Can such faith save him? …

Can both fresh water and salt water flow from the same spring? …

Wives, in the same way, submit yourselves to your husbands, so that even if they refuse to believe the word, they will be won over without words by the behavior of their wives …

But even if you should suffer for what is right, you are blessed. “Do not fear what they fear; do not be shaken.”

Consequently, he does not live out his remaining time on earth for human passions, but for the will of God.

For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith virtue; and to virtue, knowledge; …

By this we can be sure that we have come to know Him: if we keep His commandments. …

Whoever loves his brother remains in the light, and there is no cause of stumbling in him.

But whoever hates his brother is in the darkness and walks in the darkness. He does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.

As for you, let what you have heard from the beginning remain in you. If it does, you will also remain in the Son and in the Father.

If you know that He is righteous, you also know that everyone who practices righteousness has been born of Him.

And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as Christ is pure.

No one who remains in Him keeps on sinning. No one who continues to sin has seen Him or known Him.

Little children, let no one deceive you: The one who practices righteousness is righteous, just as Christ is righteous.

Anyone born of God refuses to practice sin, because God’s seed abides in him; he cannot go on sinning, because he has been born of God. …

We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love our brothers. The one who does not love remains in death.

If anyone with earthly possessions sees his brother in need, but withholds his compassion from him, how can the love of God abide in him? …

You, little children, are from God and have overcome them, because greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world. …

Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone who loves the Father also loves those born of Him. …

Whoever believes in the Son of God has this testimony within him; whoever does not believe God has made Him out to be a liar, because he has not believed in the testimony that God has given about His Son.

I have written these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know that you have eternal life.

We know that anyone born of God does not keep on sinning; the One who was born of God protects him, and the evil one cannot touch him.

Anyone who runs ahead without remaining in the teaching of Christ does not have God. Whoever remains in His teaching has both the Father and the Son.

Beloved, do not imitate what is evil, but what is good. The one who does good is of God; the one who does evil has not seen God.

I know your deeds, your labor, and your perseverance. I know that you cannot tolerate those who are evil, and you have tested and exposed as liars those who falsely claim to be apostles.

Without growing weary, you have persevered and endured many things for the sake of My name.

I know your deeds—your love, your faith, your service, your perseverance—and your latest deeds are greater than your first.