22 Bible Verses about Uprightness

And he spoke a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully; and he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do because I have no room where to bestow my fruits? And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my storehouses and build greater, and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods. read more.
And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast many goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry. But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee; then whose shall those things be which thou hast stored up? So is he that lays up treasure for himself and is not rich in God.

There was a certain rich man who was clothed in purple and fine linen and fared sumptuously every day; and there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, who was laid at his gate, full of sores and desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man's table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores. read more.
And it came to pass that the beggar died and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom; the rich man also died and was buried; and in Hades he lifted up his eyes, being in torments, and saw Abraham afar off and Lazarus in his bosom. And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me and send Lazarus that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame. But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime didst receive thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things; but now he is comforted here, and thou art tormented. And beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed, so that those who would pass from here to you cannot; neither can they pass from there to us. Then he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that thou would send him to my father's house, for I have five brethren; that he may testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of torment. Abraham said unto him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them. And he said, No, father Abraham; but if one went unto them from the dead, they will repent. And he said unto him, If they do not hear Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, even though one rose from the dead.

They that are of a perverse heart are an abomination to the LORD, but such as are perfect in their way are his delight.

I know also, my God, that thou dost try the heart, and hast pleasure in uprightness. As for me, in the uprightness of my heart I have willingly offered all these things; and now have I seen with joy that thy people, who are present here, have given willingly unto thee.

The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands he has recompensed me. For I have kept the ways of the LORD and have not wickedly departed from my God. For I have all his ordinances before me and am attentive to his statutes; I will not depart from them. read more.
And I was perfect before him and have kept myself from my iniquity. Therefore, the LORD has recompensed me according to my righteousness, according to my cleanness before his eyes. With the merciful thou art good, and with the perfect thou art upright.

Therefore the LORD has recompensed me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands before his eyes. With the merciful thou wilt show thyself merciful; with a perfect man thou wilt show thyself perfect;

The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands he has recompensed me. For I have kept the ways of the LORD and have not wickedly departed from my God. For I have all his ordinances before me and am attentive to his statutes; I will not depart from them. read more.
And I was perfect before him and have kept myself from my iniquity. Therefore, the LORD has recompensed me according to my righteousness, according to my cleanness before his eyes. With the merciful thou art good, and with the perfect thou art upright.

The LORD will reward me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands he shall recompense me. Because I have kept the ways of the LORD and did not become wicked departing in apostasy from my God. For all his judgments were before me, and I did not put away his statutes from me. read more.
I was perfect before him, and I kept myself from my iniquity. Therefore the LORD has recompensed me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands before his eyes. With the merciful thou wilt show thyself merciful; with a perfect man thou wilt show thyself perfect;

Cheth Good and upright is the LORD: therefore he will teach sinners in the way.

to show that the LORD is upright; he is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him.

Trust ye in the LORD for ever: for in JAH, the LORD is the strength of the ages: For he has brought down those that dwelt on high; he has humbled the lofty city; he humbled her, even to the ground; he brought her down even to the dust. The foot shall tread her down, even the feet of the poor, and the steps of the needy. read more.
The way of the just is uprightness: thou, most upright, dost weigh the path of the just.

But the priests were too few so that they could not flay all the burnt offerings; therefore, their brethren, the Levites, helped them until the work was ended and until the other priests had sanctified themselves, for the Levites were more upright in heart to sanctify themselves than the priests.

Do good, O LORD, unto those that are good and to those that are upright in their hearts.

Folly is joy to him that is destitute of understanding, but the man who is intelligent walks uprightly.

The righteous perishes, and no man lays it to heart: and merciful men are taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away from the evil to come. He shall enter into peace: they shall rest in their beds, each one walking in his uprightness.

TZADDI. Righteous art thou, O LORD, and upright are thy judgments.

The way of the just is uprightness: thou, most upright, dost weigh the path of the just.

The bloodthirsty hate the perfect, but the just seek his soul.

They hate him that rebukes in the gate, and they abhor him that speaks uprightly.

He shall enter into peace: they shall rest in their beds, each one walking in his uprightness.

Schin Mark the perfect, and behold the upright, for the end of each one of them is peace.

He that walks in integrity and works righteousness, and speaks the truth in his heart.

Surely the righteous shall give thanks unto thy name; the upright shall dwell in thy presence.

Aleph Halelu-JAH. I will praise the LORD with my whole heart, Beth in the company and in the congregation of the upright.

The way of the just is uprightness: thou, most upright, dost weigh the path of the just.

The house of the wicked shall be made desolate, but the tent of the upright shall flourish.

if thou wert pure and upright, surely now he would awake upon thee and make the habitation of thy righteousness prosperous.

Do ye indeed speak righteousness, O congregation? do ye judge uprightly, O ye sons of Adam?

When I shall receive the congregation, I will judge uprightly.

The best of them is as a brier; the most upright as a thorn hedge: the day of thy watchmen, thy visitation, comes; now shall be their confusion.

The merciful man of the earth is missing: and there is no one upright among men: they all lie in wait for blood; they hunt each man his brother with a net.

Draw me after thee, we will run. The king has brought me into his chambers; we will be glad and rejoice in thee; we will remember thy love more than the wine; the upright love thee.

I know also, my God, that thou dost try the heart, and hast pleasure in uprightness. As for me, in the uprightness of my heart I have willingly offered all these things; and now have I seen with joy that thy people, who are present here, have given willingly unto thee.

I know also, my God, that thou dost try the heart, and hast pleasure in uprightness. As for me, in the uprightness of my heart I have willingly offered all these things; and now have I seen with joy that thy people, who are present here, have given willingly unto thee.

Behold, this only have I found: that God has made man upright, but they have sought out many perversions.

Behold, this only have I found: that God has made man upright, but they have sought out many perversions.

Whosoever causes the upright to go astray in an evil way, he shall fall himself into his own pit, but the perfect shall inherit every good thing.

Whosoever walks in integrity shall be saved, but he that is perverse in his ways shall fall into one of them.

The way of the LORD is strength to the perfect, but it is terror to the workers of iniquity.

He that gives freely unto his slave from a child shall have him become his son in the end.

By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted, but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.

They that are of a perverse heart are an abomination to the LORD, but such as are perfect in their way are his delight.

I was perfect before him, and I kept myself from my iniquity. Therefore the LORD has recompensed me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands before his eyes.

The wicked man hardens his face, but as for the upright, he orders his ways.

Zain He has made his wonderful works to be remembered; Cheth The LORD is gracious and merciful. Teth He has given sustenance unto those that fear him; Jod He will ever be mindful of his covenant. Caph He has shown his people the power of his works, Lamed by giving them the inheritance of the Gentiles. read more.
Mem The works of his hands are truth and judgment; Nun all his commandments are sure. Samech They stand fast from age to age Ain and are made in truth and uprightness.

The highway of the upright is to separate himself from evil; he that keeps his way preserves his soul.

But when I saw that they did not walk uprightly according to the truth of the gospel, I said unto Peter before them all, If thou, being a Jew, dost live after the manner of Gentiles, and not as do the Jews, why dost thou compel the Gentiles to live as do the Jews?

Folly is joy to him that is destitute of understanding, but the man who is intelligent walks uprightly.

The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them, but transgressors shall be imprisoned in their own sin.

The words of the wicked are to lie in wait for blood, but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.

For the upright shall dwell in the land, and the perfect shall remain in it.

The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is his delight.

Righteousness keeps the one of the perfect way: but wickedness overthrows the sinner.

The perfection of the upright shall guide them in the way, but the perverseness of transgressors shall destroy them.

He that walks in integrity walks securely, but he that perverts his ways shall be broken.

He that walks in his uprightness fears the LORD, but he that is perverse in his ways despises him.

He that walks in his uprightness fears the LORD, but he that is perverse in his ways despises him.

who leave the paths of uprightness to walk in the ways of darkness,

Better is the poor that walks in his perfection than he that is perverse in his ways, though he is rich.

Better is the poor that walks in his integrity than he that is perverse in his lips and is a fool.

he shall dwell upon the high places: fortresses of rocks shall be his place of refuge: bread shall be given him; his waters shall be sure.

He keeps the person of the upright; he is a buckler to those that walk perfectly,

He that walks in righteousness, he that speaks uprightly; he that despises the gain of violence, he that shakes his hands from receiving bribes; he that stops his ears to not hear of blood; he who shuts his eyes to not see evil;

Behold, he whose soul is not upright in him will become filled with pride, but the just in his faith shall live.

Like sheep they are laid in Sheol; death shall feed on them, and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning, and their beauty shall be consumed in the grave from their dwelling.

Jod The LORD knows the days of the perfect, and their inheritance shall be for ever.

For the LORD God is a sun and shield unto us; the LORD will give grace and glory; he will not withhold good from those that walk uprightly.

Gimel His seed shall be mighty upon earth; Daleth the generation of the upright shall be blessed.

Zain A light has shined in the darkness upon the upright: Cheth Gracious and merciful and righteous.

He The wicked have drawn out the sword and have bent their bow to cast down the poor and needy and to slay such as are of upright conversation.

And as for me, thou sustained me in my integrity and hast seated me before thy face for ever.

So he fed them out of the integrity of his heart and guided them by the intelligence of his hands.

Keep back thy slave also from pride and arrogance; let them not have dominion over me; then I shall be perfect, and I shall be innocent of the great rebellion.

But as for me, I will walk in my integrity; ransom me and be merciful unto me.

Do good, O LORD, unto those that are good and to those that are upright in their hearts.

The way of the just is uprightness: thou, most upright, dost weigh the path of the just.

Rejoice in the LORD, O ye righteous, for to the upright praise is beautiful.

For the righteous LORD loves righteousness; his countenance beholds the upright.

O thou that calls thyself the house of Jacob, is the spirit of the LORD shortened? are these his doings? do not my words do good to him that walks uprightly?

He who invokes God and he answers him is mocked by his friend; the just and perfect man is laughed to scorn.