Isaiah 51:7
51:7 Listen to me, you who know what is right,
you people who are aware of my law!
Don’t be afraid of the insults of men;
don’t be discouraged because of their abuse!
Psalms 94:15
94:15 For justice will prevail,
and all the morally upright will be vindicated.
Proverbs 15:9
15:9 The Lord abhors the way of the wicked,
but he loves those who pursue righteousness.
Proverbs 21:21
21:21 The one who pursues righteousness and love
finds life, bounty, and honor.
Matthew 5:6
5:6 “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be satisfied.
Matthew 6:33
6:33 But above all pursue his kingdom
and righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.
Romans 9:30-32
Israel’s Rejection Culpable
9:30 What shall we say then? – that the Gentiles who did not pursue righteousness obtained it, that is, a righteousness that is by faith,
9:31 but Israel even though pursuing a law of righteousness did not attain it.
9:32 Why not? Because they pursued it not by faith but (as if it were possible) by works. They stumbled over the stumbling stone,
Romans 14:19
14:19 So then, let us pursue what makes for peace and for building up one another.
Philippians 3:13
3:13 Brothers and sisters,
I do not consider myself to have attained this. Instead I am single-minded:
Forgetting the things that are behind and reaching out for the things that are ahead,
Philippians 3:1
True and False Righteousness
3:1 Finally, my brothers and sisters, rejoice in the Lord! To write this again is no trouble to me, and it is a safeguard for you.
Philippians 1:11
1:11 filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ to the glory and praise of God.
Philippians 1:2
1:2 Grace and peace to you
from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ!
Philippians 2:22
2:22 But you know his qualifications, that like a son working with his father, he served with me in advancing the gospel.
Hebrews 12:14
Do Not Reject God’s Warning
12:14 Pursue peace with everyone, and holiness, for without it no one will see the Lord.