Righteousness
Is obedience to God’s law — Deuteronomy 6:25; Romans 10:5; Luke 1:6; Psalm 1:2.

God loves — Psalm 11:7.

God looks for — Isaiah 5:7.

Christ

• Is the Son of. — Malachi 4:2.
• Loves. — Psalm 45:7; Hebrews 1:9.
• Was girt with. — Isaiah 11:5.
• Put on, as breast-plate. — Isaiah 59:17.
• Was sustained by. — Isaiah 59:16.
• Preached. — Psalm 40:9.
• Fulfilled all. — Matthew 3:15.
• Is made to his people. — 1 Corinthians 1:30.
• Is the end of the law for. — Romans 10:4.
• Has brought in everlasting. — Daniel 9:24.
• Shall judge with. — Psalm 72:2; Isaiah 11:4; Acts 17:31; Revelation 19:11.
• Shall reign in. — Psalm 45:6; Isaiah 32:1; Hebrews 1:8.
• Shall execute. — Psalm 99:4; Jeremiah 23:6.

None, by nature have — Job 15:14; Psalm 14:3; Romans 3:10.

Cannot come by the law — Galatians 2:21; 3:21.

No justification by works of — Romans 3:20; 9:31,32; Galatians 2:16.

No salvation by works of — Ephesians 2:8,9; 2 Timothy 1:9; Titus 3:5.

Unregenerate man seeks justification by works of — Luke 18:9; Romans 10:3.

The blessing of God is not to be attributed to our works of — Deuteronomy 9:5.

Saints

• Have, in Christ. — Isaiah 45:24; 54:17; 2 Corinthians 5:21.
• Have, imputed. — Romans 4:11,22.
• Are covered with the robe of. — Isaiah 61:10.
• Receive, from God. — Psalm 24:5.
• Are renewed in. — Ephesians 4:24.
• Are led in the paths of. — Psalm 23:3.
• Are servants of. — Romans 6:16,18.
• Characterised by. — Genesis 18:25; Psalm 1:5,6.
• Know. — Isaiah 51:7.
• Do. — 1 John 2:29; 3:7.
• Work, by faith. — Hebrews 11:33.
• Follow after. — Isaiah 51:1.
• Put on. — Job 29:14.
• Wait for the hope of. — Galatians 5:5.
• Pray for the spirit of. — Psalm 51:10.
• Hunger and thirst after. — Matthew 5:6.
• Walk before God in. — 1 Kings 3:6.
• Offer the sacrifice of. — Psalm 4:5; 51:19.
• Put no trust in their own. — Philippians 3:6-8.
• Count their own, as filthy rags. — Isaiah 64:6.
• Should seek. — Zephaniah 2:3.
• Should live in. — Titus 2:12; 1 Peter 2:24.
• Should serve God in. — Luke 1:75.
• Should yield their members as instruments of. — Romans 6:13.
• Should yield their members servants to. — Romans 6:19.
• Should have on the breast-plate of. — Ephesians 6:14.
• Shall receive a crown of — 2 Timothy 4:8.
• Shall see God’s face in — Psalm 17:15.

Of saints endures forever — Psalm 112:3,9; 2 Corinthians 9:9.

An evidence of the new birth — 1 John 2:29.

The kingdom of God is — Romans 14:17.

The fruit of the Spirit is in all — Ephesians 5:9.

The Scriptures instruct in — 2 Timothy 3:16.

Judgments designed to lead to — Isaiah 26:9.

Chastisements yield the fruit of — Hebrews 12:11.

Has no fellowship with unrighteousness — 2 Corinthians 6:14.

Ministers should

• Be preachers of. — 2Pe 2:5.
• Reason of. — Acts 24:25.
• Follow after. — 1 Timothy 6:11; 2 Timothy 2:22.
• Be clothed with. — Psalm 132:9.
• Be armed with. — 2 Corinthians 6:7.
• Pray for the fruit of, in their people. — 2 Corinthians 9:10; Philippians 1:11.

Keep saints in the right way — Proverbs 11:5; 13:6.

Judgment should be executed in — Leviticus 19:15.

They who walk in, and follow

• Are righteous. — 1 John 3:7.
• Are the excellent of the earth. — Psalm 16:3; Proverbs 12:26.
• Are accepted with God. — Acts 10:35.
• Are loved by God. — Psalm 146:8; Proverbs 15:9.
• Are blessed by God. — Psalm 5:12.
• Are heard by God. — Luke 18:7; James 5:16.
• Are objects of God’s watchful care. — Job 36:7; Psalm 34:15; Proverbs 10:3; 1 Peter 3:12.
• Are tried by God. — Psalm 11:5.
• Are exalted by God. — Job 36:7.
• Dwell in security. — Isaiah 33:15,16.
• Are bold as a lion. — Proverbs 28:1.
• Are delivered out of all troubles. — Psalm 34:19; Proverbs 11:8.
• Are never forsaken by God. — Psalm 37:25.
• Are abundantly provided for. — Proverbs 13:25; Matthew 6:25-33.
• Are enriched. — Psalm 112:3; Proverbs 15:6.
• Think and desire good. — Proverbs 11:23; 12:5.
• Know the secret of the Lord. — Psalm 25:14; Proverbs 3:32.
• Have their prayers heard. — Psalm 34:17; Proverbs 15:29; 1 Peter 3:12.
• Have their desires granted. — Proverbs 10:24.
• Find it with life and honour. — Proverbs 21:21.
• Shall hold on their way. — Job 17:9.
• Shall never be moved. — Psalm 15:2,5; 55:22; Proverbs 10:30; 12:3.
• Shall be ever remembered. — Psalm 112:6.
• Shall flourish as a branch. — Proverbs 11:28.

Shall be glad in the Lord — Psalm 64:10.

Brings its own reward — Proverbs 11:18; Isaiah 3:10.

Tends to life — Proverbs 11:19; 12:28.

The work of, shall be peace — Isaiah 32:17.

The effect of, shall be quietness and assurance for ever — Isaiah 32:17.

Is a crown of glory to the aged — Proverbs 16:31.

The wicked

• Are far from. — Psalm 119:150; Isaiah 46:12.
• Are free from. — Romans 6:20.
• Are enemies of. — Acts 13:10.
• Leave off. — Amos 5:7; Psalm 36:3.
• Follow not after. — Romans 9:30.
• Do not. — 1 John 3:10.
• Do not obey. — Romans 2:8; 2 Thessalonians 2:12.
• Love lying rather than. — Psalm 52:3.
• Make mention of God, not it. — Isaiah 48:1.
• Though favoured, will not learn. — Isaiah 26:10; Psalm 106:43.
• Speak contemptuously against those who follow. — Psalm 31:18; Matthew 27:39-44.
• Hate those who follow. — Psalm 34:21.
• Slay those who follow. — Psalm 37:32; 1 John 3:12; Matthew 23:35.
• Should break off their sins by. — Daniel 4:27.
• Should awake to. — 1 Corinthians 15:34.
• Should sow to themselves in. — Hosea 10:12.
• Vainly wish to die as those who follow. — Numbers 23:10.

The throne of kings established by — Proverbs 16:12; 25:5.

Nations exalted by — Proverbs 14:34.

Blessedness of

• Having imputed, without works. — Romans 4:6.
• Doing. — Psalm 106:3.
• Hungering and thirsting after. — Matthew 5:6.
• Suffering for. — 1 Peter 3:14.
• Being persecuted for. — Matthew 5:10.
• Turning others to. — Daniel 12:3.

Promised to the Church — Isaiah 32:16; 45:8; 61:11; 62:1.

Promised to saints — Isaiah 60:21; 61:3.

Exemplified

• Jacob. — Genesis 30:33.
• David. — 2 Samuel 22:21.
• Zacharias. — Luke 1:6.
• Abel. — Hebrews 11:4.
• Lot. — 2Pe 2:8.

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