Righteousness Quotes

Beware of people whose halos are on too tight.

Knowledge of the eternal is all-embracing. To be all-embracing leads to righteousness, which is majestic.

There is always the fear of self-righteousness possessing us, the fear of arrogating to ourselves a superiority that we do not possess.

When you get honest with God, you can exchange the fig leaves you used to cover your sin with the righteousness of Jesus Christ.

Christ is the most perfect image of God, into which we are so renewed as to bear the image of God, in knowledge, purity, righteousness, and true holiness.

The Bible makes it clear that self-righteousness is the premier enemy of the Gospel.

If many have their turns to rule, ... this will encourage all men to advance Righteousness and that the Commonwealth will hereby be furnished with able and experienced men, fit to govern.

To believe in a just law of cause and effect, carrying with it a punishment or a reward, is to believe in righteousness.

Don’t get discouraged if you stumble at times. The first step to walking in righteousness is simply to try.

Good with out evil is like light with out darkness which in turn is like righteousness whith out hope.

most of us have to be self-righteous before we can be righteous.

Money writes books, money sells them. Give me not righteousness, O Lord, give me money, only money.

The righteousness of God's Kingdom is the product of God's reign in the human heart. God must reign in our lives now if we are to enter the Kingdom tomorrow.

Let us make of our homes sanctuaries of righteousness, places of prayer, and abodes of love, that we might merit the blessings that can come only from our Heavenly Father.

When your sin is exposed, you will run toward confession and forgiveness or self-righteousness and self-justification.

Righteousness is easy in retrospect.

Christianity doesn't offer a smooth flight; it provides a safe landing. The promise of Jesus is not one of happiness, He promises righteousness.

Righteousness cannot be born until self-righteousness is dead.

To love righteousness is to make it grow, not to avenge it. Throughout his life on earth, Jesus resisted every impulse to work more rapidly for a lower good.

No man can put on the robes of Christ’s righteousness till he has taken off his own.

The righteousness by which we are justified is imputed; the righteousness by which we are sanctified is imparted. The first is our title to heaven, the second is our fitness for heaven.

To seek greatness is the only righteous vengeance.

If I have to choose between peace and righteousness, I'll choose righteousness.

"Reverence for parents" stands written among the three laws of most revered righteousness.

Cultivate humility it is the way of connectedness. Beware of false humility it leads to self-righteousness.

An humble soul looks upon Christ's righteousness as his only crown.

Righteousness and generosity are inseparable. The person whose heart longs for God also longs to give to others.

If given the choice between Righteousness and Peace, I choose Righteousness.

Our guilt has its uses. It justifies much in the lives of others.

Though it may seem overdue, righteousness is always rewarded. Don't be impatient with God. He'll never forget to reward your efforts for Him.

God has set up a high standard of righteousness. He has made plain a distinction between human and divine wisdom. All who work on Christ's side must work to save, not to destroy.

All these things He must be in me, abiding, living, speaking in me; that I may be the righteousness of God in Him (2 Cor. v. 21); not in love, nor in gifts and graces which follow; but in Him.

It is not enough simply to try to resist evil or empty our lives of sin. We must also fill our lives with righteousness

To whom much is given, much is required. Righteousness exalts a nation...but sin is a reproach to any people

Light reveals righteousness, and it also reveals sin.

Christ will do everything for you or nothing. He's either all of your righteousness or none.

A healthy appetite for righteousness, kept in due control by good manners, is an excellent thing; but to hunger and thirst after it is often merely a symptom of spiritual diabetes.

We have to find in Christ, not a mask that conceals our face, but an entire wardrobe of clothing, which is His righteousness.

Let us preach righteousness, and practice it. I do not wish to preach what I do not practice.

Our assurance is anchored in the love and grace of God expressed in the glorious exchange: our sin for His righteousness.

If you see oppression of the poor, and justice and righteousness trampled in a country, do not be astounded.

There are five signs of righteousness: a gentle disposition and a soft heart, shedding tears of regret, ascetism and not caring about the world, being unambitious, and having a conscience.

Faith is the means by which the righteousness of Christ is given to us.

When you want to become free, your righteousness and anger are much less interesting than they used to be.

I pledged to work for righteousness. God's given me inspiration. God's the boss, he tell me what to do.

In a State, pecuniary gain is not to be considered to be prosperity, but its prosperity will be found in righteousness.

There is no way to kill a man's righteousness but by his own consent.

A taste of righteousness can be easily perverted into an overweening sense of self-righteousness and judgmentalism.

Do we need more laws? God forbid! We need more righteousness, more freedom, and more godly men -- and fewer laws.

It is an important part of our life’s experience to develop the strength, courage, and integrity to hold fast to truth and righteousness despite the buffeting we may experience.