righteousness

Psalm 119:138, 152
The testimonies You have laid down are righteous and altogether faithful. . . .

Matthew 5:18
For I tell you truly, until heaven and earth pass away, not a single jot, not a stroke of a pen, will disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished.

1 Peter 1:23-25
For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God. . . .

give me

Psalm 119:34, 66, 73, 169
Give me understanding that I may observe Your law, and follow it with all my heart. . . .

2 Corinthians 4:6
For God, who said, "Let light shine out of darkness, " made His light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

1 John 5:20, 21
And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know Him who is true; and we are in Him who is true--in His Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life. . . .

understanding

Proverbs 10:21
The lips of the righteous feed many, but fools die for lack of judgment.

Isaiah 6:9, 10
And He replied, "Go and tell this people: 'Be ever hearing, but never understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving.' . . .

Isaiah 27:11
When its limbs are dry, they will be broken off. Women will come and use them for kindling, for they are a people without understanding. Therefore their Maker will have no compassion on them, and their Creator will show them no grace.

Jeremiah 4:22
"For My people are fools; they have not known Me. They are foolish children, without understanding. They are skilled in doing evil, but they do not know how to do good."

Daniel 12:10
Many will be purified, made spotless, and refined, but the wicked will continue to act wickedly. None of the wicked will understand, but the wise will understand.

Hosea 4:6
My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I will also reject you as My priests. Since you have forgotten the law of your God, I will also forget your children.

Matthew 13:19
When anyone hears the message of the kingdom but does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is the seed sown along the path.

John 17:3
Now this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom You have sent.