--- title: "7 Righteousness Make Quotes by 7 authors" description: "Browse 7 Righteousness Make quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best Righteousness Make sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/229/dallas-willard-819_bless_i-submit-my-tongue-as-an-instrument-of-r_85660.jpg" --- > [I submit my tongue as an instrument of righteousness when I make it bless them that curse me and pray for them…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dallas-willard/i-submit-my-tongue-as-an-instrument-of-righteousness-when-i-make-it/) [Dallas Willard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dallas-willard/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/229/dallas-willard-819_bless_i-submit-my-tongue-as-an-instrument-of-r_85660.jpg) > [These humans are only of flesh, of mud, and I suggest there is one force stronger than their zeal for God: their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-peretti/these-humans-are-only-of-flesh-of-mud-and-i-suggest-there-is-one/) [Frank Peretti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-peretti/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/549/frank-peretti-9465_eye_these-humans-are-only-of-flesh-of-mud-an_576243.png) > [“George MacDonald made the following observation: Instead of crushing the power of evil by divine force; instead of compelling justice and destroying…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ravi-zacharias/george-macdonald-made-the-following-observation-instead-of-crushing/) [Ravi Zacharias](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ravi-zacharias/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d7b/ravi-zacharias-1158_christianity_george-macdonald-made-the-following-obse_799577.jpg) > [“The abundant life begins from within and then moves outward to other individuals. If there is richness and righteousness in us, then…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/spencer-w-kimball/the-abundant-life-begins-from-within-and-then-moves-outward-to-other/) [Spencer W. Kimball](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/spencer-w-kimball/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/145/spencer-w-kimball-1179_abundant-life_the-abundant-life-begins-from-within-and_1569403.jpg) > [“I say it reverently, if I understand the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ, this is the vision He has given me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/i-say-it-reverently-if-i-understand-the-gospel-of-the-lord-jesus/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/abb/e-w-kenyon-2-62958_christianity_i-say-it-reverently-if-i-understand-the_2003927.jpg) > [To love righteousness is to make it grow, not to avenge it. Throughout his life on earth, Jesus resisted every impulse to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-macdonald/to-love-righteousness-is-to-make-it-grow-not-to-avenge-it-throughout/) [George MacDonald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-macdonald/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cf1/george-macdonald-295_earth_to-love-righteousness-is-to-make-it-grow_2383457.jpg) > [“the paradox is that God must destroy in us, all illusions of righteousness before he can make us righteous”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-luther/the-paradox-is-that-god-must-destroy-in-us-all-illusions-of/) [Martin Luther](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-luther/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/406/martin-luther-106_illusions_the-paradox-is-that-god-must-destroy-in_2822599.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/righteousness-make/#itemlist", "name": "Righteousness Make Quotes", "numberOfItems": 7, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I submit my tongue as an instrument of righteousness when I make it bless them that curse me and pray for them who persecute me, even though it \"automatically\" tends to strike and wound those who have wounded me. 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