Dispositions Toward Righteousness (1 of 2)

God uses scripture to teach his people what disposition they must have in the faith. This list of virtues directs the believer's heart and mind towards righteousness.

Strive

Strive (Striving/Striveth)

Instruction​

Luke 13:24 KJV - "Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able."

Imploration

Philippians 1:27 KJV - "Only let your conversation be as it becometh the gospel of Christ: that whether I come and see you, or else be absent, I may hear of your affairs, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel;"

Wisdom

1 Corinthians 9:25 KJV - "And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible."

2 Timothy 2:5 KJV - "And if a man also strive for masteries, yet is he not crowned, except he strive lawfully."

Testimonials

Colossians 1:29 KJV - "Whereunto I also labour, striving according to his working, which worketh in me mightily."

Hebrews 12:4 KJV - "Ye have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin."

Stirred

Testimonials

Exodus 35:21, 26 KJV - "And they came, every one whose heart stirred him up, and every one whom his spirit made willing, and they brought the LORD'S offering to the work of the tabernacle of the congregation, and for all his service, and for the holy garments. ... And all the women whose heart stirred them up in wisdom spun goats' hair."

Exodus 36:2 KJV - "And Moses called Bezaleel and Aholiab, and every wise hearted man, in whose heart the LORD had put wisdom, even every one whose heart stirred him up to come unto the work to do it:"

1 Samuel 26:19 KJV - "Now therefore, I pray thee, let my lord the king hear the words of his servant. If the LORD have stirred thee up against me, let him accept an offering: but if they be the children of men, cursed be they before the LORD; for they have driven me out this day from abiding in the inheritance of the LORD, saying, Go, serve other gods."

Acts 17:16 KJV - "Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was stirred in him, when he saw the city wholly given to idolatry."

Courage

Courage (courageous/Courageously)

Instruction​

Numbers 13:20 KJV - "And what the land is, whether it be fat or lean, whether there be

wood therein, or not. And be ye of good courage, and bring of the fruit of the land. Now the time was the time of the firstripe grapes."

Deuteronomy 31:6-7, 23 KJV - "6 Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the LORD thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee. 7 And Moses called unto Joshua, and said unto him in the sight of all Israel, Be strong and of a good courage: for thou must go with this people unto the land which the LORD hath sworn unto their fathers to give them; and thou shalt cause them to inherit it. ... 23 And he gave Joshua the son of Nun a charge, and said, Be strong and of a good courage: for thou shalt bring the children of Israel into the land which I sware unto them: and I will be with thee."

Joshua 1:6-7, 9, 18 KJV - "6 Be strong and of a good courage: for unto this people shalt thou divide for an inheritance the land, which I sware unto their fathers to give them. 7 Only be thou strong and very courageous, that thou mayest observe to do according to all the law, which Moses my servant commanded thee: turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayest prosper whithersoever thou goest. ... 9 Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest. ... 18 Whosoever he be that doth rebel against thy commandment, and will not hearken unto thy words in all that thou commandest him, he shall be put to death: only be strong and of a good courage."

Joshua 10:25 KJV - "And Joshua said unto them, Fear not, nor be dismayed, be strong and of good courage: for thus shall the LORD do to all your enemies against whom ye fight."

Joshua 23:6 KJV - "Be ye therefore very courageous to keep and to do all that is written in the book of the law of Moses, that ye turn not aside therefrom to the right hand or to the left;"

2 Samuel 10:12 KJV - "Be of good courage, and let us play the men for our people, and for the cities of our God: and the LORD do that which seemeth him good."

2 Samuel 13:28 KJV - "Now Absalom had commanded his servants, saying, Mark ye now when Amnon's heart is merry with wine, and when I say unto you, Smite Amnon; then kill him, fear not: have not I commanded you? be courageous, and be valiant."

1 Chronicles 19:13 KJV - "Be of good courage, and let us behave ourselves valiantly for our people, and for the cities of our God: and let the LORD do that which is good in his sight."

1 Chronicles 22:13 KJV - "Then shalt thou prosper, if thou takest heed to fulfil the statutes and judgments which the LORD charged Moses with concerning Israel: be strong, and of good courage; dread not, nor be dismayed."

1 Chronicles 28:20 KJV - "And David said to Solomon his son, Be strong and of good courage, and do it: fear not, nor be dismayed: for the LORD God, even my God, will be with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee, until thou hast finished all the work for the service of the house of the LORD."

2 Chronicles 32:7 KJV - "Be strong and courageous, be not afraid nor dismayed for the king of Assyria, nor for all the multitude that is with him: for there be more with us than with him:"

Ezra 10:4 KJV - "Arise; for this matter belongeth unto thee: we also will be with thee: be of good courage, and do it."

Implication

2 Chronicles 19:11 KJV - "And, behold, Amariah the chief priest is over you in all matters of the LORD; and Zebadiah the son of Ishmael, the ruler of the house of Judah, for all the king's matters: also the Levites shall be officers before you. Deal courageously, and the LORD shall be with the good."

Psalm 27:14 KJV - "Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD."

Psalm 31:24 KJV - "Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the LORD."

Testimonials

2 Chronicles 15:8 KJV - "And when Asa heard these words, and the prophecy of Oded the prophet, he took courage, and put away the abominable idols out of all the land of Judah and Benjamin, and out of the cities which he had taken from mount Ephraim, and renewed the altar of the LORD, that was before the porch of the LORD."

Isaiah 41:6 KJV - "They helped every one his neighbour; and every one said to his brother, Be of good courage."

Acts 28:15 KJV - "And from thence, when the brethren heard of us, they came to meet us as far as Appii forum, and The three taverns: whom when Paul saw, he thanked God, and took courage."

Jealous

Jealous (Godly Jealousy)

Testimonials

1 Kings 19:10, 14 KJV - "10 And he said, I have been very jealous for the LORD God of hosts: for the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away. ... 14 And he said, I have been very jealous for the LORD God of hosts: because the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away."

2 Corinthians 11:2 KJV - "For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy: for I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ."

Zealous

Zealous (Zeal/Zealously)

Instruction​

Revelation 3:19 KJV — “As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.”

Learning

Titus 2:12-15 KJV - "12 Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world; 13 Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ; 14 Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works. 15 These things speak, and exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no man despise thee."

Wisdom

Galatians 4:18 KJV - "But it is good to be zealously affected always in a good thing, and not only when I am present with you."

Affirmation

2 Kings 10:16 KJV - "And he said, Come with me, and see my zeal for the LORD. So they made him ride in his chariot."

Testimonials

Numbers 25:11, 13 KJV - "11 Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, hath turned my wrath away from the children of Israel, while he was zealous for my sake among them, that I consumed not the children of Israel in my jealousy. ... 13 And he shall have it, and his seed after him, even the covenant of an everlasting priesthood; because he was zealous for his God, and made an atonement for the children of Israel."

Psalm 69:9 KJV - "For the zeal of thine house hath eaten me up; and the reproaches of them that reproached thee are fallen upon me."

John 2:17 KJV - "And his disciples remembered that it was written, The zeal of thine house hath eaten me up."

Acts 21:20 KJV - "And when they heard it, they glorified the Lord, and said unto him, Thou seest, brother, how many thousands of Jews there are which believe; and they are all zealous of the law:"

Acts 22:3 KJV - "I am verily a man which am a Jew, born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, yet brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, and taught according to the perfect manner of the law of the fathers, and was zealous toward God, as ye all are this day."

2 Corinthians 7:11 KJV - "For behold this selfsame thing, that ye sorrowed after a godly sort, what carefulness it wrought in you, yea, what clearing of yourselves, yea, what indignation, yea, what fear, yea, what vehement desire, yea, what zeal, yea, what revenge! In all things ye have approved yourselves to be clear in this matter."

2 Corinthians 9:2 KJV - "For I know the forwardness of your mind, for which I boast of you to them of Macedonia, that Achaia was ready a year ago; and your zeal hath provoked very many."

Desire

Desire (Desired)

Wisdom

Proverbs 11:23 KJV — “The desire of the righteous is only good: but the expectation of the wicked is wrath.”  

Psalm 19:9-10 KJV - "9 The fear of the LORD is clean, enduring for ever: the judgments of the LORD are true and righteous altogether. 10 More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb."

Implication

Proverbs 10:24 KJV — “The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him: but the desire of the righteous shall be granted.”  

Testimonials

2 Corinthians 7:11 KJV — “For behold this selfsame thing, that ye sorrowed after a godly sort, what carefulness it wrought in you, yea, what clearing of yourselves, yea, what indignation, yea, what fear, yea, what vehement desire, yea, what zeal, yea, what revenge! In all things ye have approved yourselves to be clear in this matter.”

Delight

Delight (Delights/Delighteth)

Instruction​

Isaiah 55:2 KJV - "Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labour for that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness."

Wisdom

Psalm 1:2 KJV - "But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night."

Psalm 37:23 KJV - "The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth in his way."

Implication

Psalm 112:1 KJV - "Praise ye the LORD. Blessed is the man that feareth the LORD, that delighteth greatly in his commandments."

Affirmation

Psalm 40:8 KJV - "I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law is within my heart."

Psalm 119:16 KJV - "I will delight myself in thy statutes: I will not forget thy word."

Psalm 119:24 KJV - "Thy testimonies also are my delight and my counsellors."

Psalm 119:35 KJV - "Make me to go in the path of thy commandments; for therein do I delight."

Psalm 119:47 KJV - "And I will delight myself in thy commandments, which I have loved."

Psalm 119:70 KJV - "Their heart is as fat as grease; but I delight in thy law."

Psalm 119:77 KJV - "Let thy tender mercies come unto me, that I may live: for thy law is my delight."

Psalm 119:143 KJV – “Trouble and anguish have taken hold on me: yet thy commandments are my delights."

Psalm 119:174 KJV - "I have longed for thy salvation, O LORD; and thy law is my delight."

Romans 7:22 KJV - "For I delight in the law of God after the inward man:"

Love

Instruction​

Psalm 97:10 KJV — "Ye that love the LORD, hate evil: he preserveth the souls of his saints; he delivereth them out of the hand of the wicked."

Amos 5:15 KJV — "Hate the evil, and love the good, and establish judgment in the gate: it may be that the LORD God of hosts will be gracious unto the remnant of Joseph."

Zechariah 8:17 KJV — "And let none of you imagine evil in your hearts against his neighbour; and love no false oath: for all these are things that I hate, saith the LORD."

Zechariah 8:19 KJV — "Thus saith the LORD of hosts; The fast of the fourth month, and the fast of the fifth, and the fast of the seventh, and the fast of the tenth, shall be to the house of Judah joy and gladness, and cheerful feasts; therefore love the truth and peace."

Imploration

Philippians 1:9 KJV — "And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all judgment;"

Learn

Micah 6:8 KJV — "He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?"

Wisdom

1 John 4:18 KJV — "There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love."

2 Timothy 1:7 KJV — "For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind."

Implication

Psalm 119:165 KJV — "Great peace have they which love thy law: and nothing shall offend them."

Affirmation

Psalm 119:97 KJV — "MEM. O how love I thy law! it is my meditation all the day."

Psalm 119:113 KJV — "SAMECH. I hate vain thoughts: but thy law do I love."

Psalm 119:119 KJV — "Thou puttest away all the wicked of the earth like dross: therefore I love thy testimonies."

Psalm 119:127 KJV — "Therefore I love thy commandments above gold; yea, above fine gold."

Psalm 119:159 KJV — "Consider how I love thy precepts: quicken me, O LORD, according to thy lovingkindness."

Psalm 119:163 KJV — "I hate and abhor lying: but thy law do I love."

Psalm 119:167 KJV — "My soul hath kept thy testimonies; and I love them exceedingly."

Longing

Longing (Long/Longeth)

Implication

Psalm 107:9 KJV - "For he satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness."

Affirmation

Psalm 119:20 KJV - "My soul breaketh for the longing that it hath unto thy judgments at all times."

Psalm 119:40 KJV - "Behold, I have longed after thy precepts: quicken me in thy righteousness."

Psalm 119:131 KJV - "I opened my mouth, and panted: for I longed for thy commandments."

Carefulness

Testimonials

2 Corinthians 7:11 KJV - "For behold this selfsame thing, that ye sorrowed after a godly sort, what carefulness it wrought in you, yea, what clearing of yourselves, yea, what indignation, yea, what fear, yea, what vehement desire, yea, what zeal, yea, what revenge! In all things ye have approved yourselves to be clear in this matter."

Blush

Testimonial

Ezra 9:6 KJV - "And said, O my God, I am ashamed and blush to lift up my face to thee, my God: for our iniquities are increased over our head, and our trespass is grown up unto the heavens."

Jeremiah 6:15 KJV - "Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination? nay, they were not at all ashamed, neither could they blush: therefore they shall fall among them that fall: at the time that I visit them they shall be cast down, saith the LORD."

Jeremiah 8:12 KJV - "Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination? nay, they were not at all ashamed, neither could they blush: therefore shall they fall among them that fall: in the time of their visitation they shall be cast down, saith the LORD."