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.