But to him who does not work but believes on Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is accounted for righteousness,
Romans 4:5
Surrounding context
4:4 Now to him who works, the wages are not counted as grace but as debt.
4:5 But to him who does not work but believes on Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is accounted for righteousness,
4:6 just as David also describes the blessedness of the man to whom God imputes righteousness apart from works: