22 Bible Verses about Uprightness

And he told a parable to them, saying, "The land of a certain rich man yielded an abundant harvest. And he reasoned to himself, saying, 'What should I do? For I do not have anywhere I can gather in my crops.' And he said, 'I will do this: I will tear down my barns and build larger ones, and I will gather in there all my grain and possessions. read more.
And I will say to my soul, "Soul, you have many possessions stored up for many years. Relax, eat, drink, celebrate!" ' But God said to him, 'Fool! This night your life is demanded from you, and [the things] which you have prepared--whose will they be?' So [is] the one who stores up treasure for himself, and who is not rich toward God!"

"Now a certain man was rich, and dressed [in] purple cloth and fine linen, feasting sumptuously every day. And a certain poor man {named} Lazarus, covered with sores, lay at his gate, and was longing to be filled with what fell from the table of the rich man. But even the dogs came [and] licked his sores. read more.
Now it happened that the poor man died, and he was carried away by the angels to {Abraham's side}. And the rich man also died and was buried. And in Hades he lifted up his eyes [as he] was in torment [and] saw Abraham from a distance, and Lazarus {at his side}. And he called out [and] said, 'Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus so that he could dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I am suffering pain in this flame!' But Abraham said, 'Child, remember that you received your good [things] during your life, and Lazarus likewise bad [things]. But now he is comforted here, but you are suffering pain. And in [addition to] all these [things], a great chasm has been established between us and you, so that those who want to cross over from here to you are not able [to do so], nor can they cross over from there to us.' So he said, 'Then I ask you, father, that you send him to my father's house, for I have five brothers, so that he could warn them, in order that they also should not come to this place of torment!' But Abraham said, 'They have Moses and the prophets; they must listen to them.' And he said, 'No, father Abraham, but if someone from the dead goes to them, they will repent!' But he said to him, 'If they do not listen to Moses and the prophets, neither will they be convinced if someone rises from the dead.'"

An abomination of Yahweh [are] the {crooked of heart}, but his delight [are] {those with blameless ways}.

And I know, my God, that you yourself test the heart and are pleased with uprightness. I, in the uprightness of my heart, have willingly offered all these [things], and now I have seen your people who are found here willingly offer to you.

Yahweh rewarded me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands he recompensed me. For I have kept the ways of Yahweh; I have not acted wickedly against my God. For all of his ordinances [were] before me, and I did not turn aside from his statutes. read more.
I was blameless before him, and I kept myself from my iniquity. Yahweh has recompensed me according to my righteousness, according to my cleanness before his eyes. With the loyal, you act as loyal, and with the blameless, you show yourself blameless.

Therefore Yahweh has repaid me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his sight. To [the] loyal you show yourself loyal. To [the] blameless you show yourself blameless.

Yahweh rewarded me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands he recompensed me. For I have kept the ways of Yahweh; I have not acted wickedly against my God. For all of his ordinances [were] before me, and I did not turn aside from his statutes. read more.
I was blameless before him, and I kept myself from my iniquity. Yahweh has recompensed me according to my righteousness, according to my cleanness before his eyes. With the loyal, you act as loyal, and with the blameless, you show yourself blameless.

Yahweh has rewarded me according to my righteousness; According to the cleanness of my hands he has repaid me. Because I have kept the ways of Yahweh, and have not acted wickedly against my God, because all his ordinances [are] before me, and his statutes I have not removed from me, read more.
and I was blameless before him, and I kept myself from my guilt. Therefore Yahweh has repaid me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his sight. To [the] loyal you show yourself loyal. To [the] blameless you show yourself blameless.

Good and right [is] Yahweh; therefore he instructs sinners in the way.

to declare that Yahweh [is] upright. [He is] my rock, and [there is] no injustice in him.

Trust in Yahweh forever, for in Yah, Yahweh [you have] an everlasting rock. For he has thrown down [the] inhabitants of [the] height, he lays low [the] lofty city. He lays it low to [the] ground; he throws her to [the] dust. [The] foot tramples it, [the] feet of [the] poor, [the] steps of [the] needy." read more.
[The] way of the righteous [is] a straight path; {you clear the level path of the righteous}.

But the priests were too few, and they were not able to offer all the burnt offerings, so their brothers, the Levites, strengthened them to finish the work, and until the [rest of] the priests consecrated themselves. (For the Levites [were] {more conscientious} to sanctify themselves than the priests.)

Do good, O Yahweh, to the good, and to [those] upright in their hearts.

Folly is a joy to him who lacks {sense}, and a person of understanding {will walk upright}.

The righteous [one] perishes, and there is no one who takes [it] to heart. And men of faithfulness [are] gathered, while there is no one who understands, for the righteous is gathered from the presence of wickedness. he enters [into] peace; they will rest on their beds, walking straight ahead of him.

You [are] righteous, O Yahweh, and your ordinances [are] upright.

[The] way of the righteous [is] a straight path; {you clear the level path of the righteous}.

Men of blood hate [the] blameless, and they seek the life of the upright.

They hate the one who reproves in the gate and they abhor the one who speaks honestly.

he enters [into] peace; they will rest on their beds, walking straight ahead of him.

Observe [the] blameless and look at [the] upright, for [there is] a future for a man of peace.

He who walks blamelessly and does what is right. He who speaks honestly in his heart.

Surely [the] righteous will give thanks to your name; [the] upright will dwell in your presence.

Praise Yah! I will give thanks to Yahweh with all [my] heart, in [the] assembly of [the] upright and [the] congregation.

[The] way of the righteous [is] a straight path; {you clear the level path of the righteous}.

The house of the wicked will be destroyed, but the tent of the upright will flourish.

If you [are] pure and upright, indeed, now he will rouse himself for you, and he will restore your righteous abode.

Do you really speak [what is] right [when] silent? [Do] you judge fairly the children of humankind?

"I will indeed set an appointed time; I will judge fairly.

The best of them [is] like a brier; [the most] upright [worse] than a thorn hedge. The day of your watchman, your punishment, has come; now their confusion will come.

The faithful [person] has perished from the land, and there is none who is upright among humankind. All of them lie in wait; each hunts his brother [with] a net.

Draw me after you, let us run! May the king bring me into his chambers! Let us be joyful and let us rejoice in you; let us extol your love more than wine. Rightly do they love you!

And I know, my God, that you yourself test the heart and are pleased with uprightness. I, in the uprightness of my heart, have willingly offered all these [things], and now I have seen your people who are found here willingly offer to you.

And I know, my God, that you yourself test the heart and are pleased with uprightness. I, in the uprightness of my heart, have willingly offered all these [things], and now I have seen your people who are found here willingly offer to you.

Look! This alone I found: God made mankind upright, but they have devised many schemes."

Look! This alone I found: God made mankind upright, but they have devised many schemes."

He who misleads the upright onto the way of evil, into his pits he will fall. But as for the blameless, they will inherit good.

He who walks in integrity will be safe, but he who takes crooked paths will fall in one.

A stronghold for the upright is the way of Yahweh, but ruin [belongs] to {evildoers}.

He who pampers his servant from childhood, {arrogance will be his end}.

By the blessing of the upright, a city will be exalted, but by the mouth of the wicked, it will be overthrown.

An abomination of Yahweh [are] the {crooked of heart}, but his delight [are] {those with blameless ways}.

and I was blameless before him, and I kept myself from my guilt. Therefore Yahweh has repaid me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his sight.

A wicked man is strong in {his countenance}, but the upright will appoint his paths.

He has made his wonders {to be remembered}; Yahweh [is] gracious and compassionate. He gives food to those who fear him; he remembers his covenant forever. He has declared the power of his works for his people, by giving to them [the] inheritance of [the] nations. read more.
The works of his hands [are] faithfulness and justice; all his precepts [are] reliable. [They are] sustained forever [and] ever, done with faithfulness and uprightness.

The highway of the upright, it turns from evil, he who guards himself keeps his way.

But when I saw that they were not being straightforward with the truth of the gospel, I said to Cephas in the presence of [them] all, "If you, [although you] are a Jew, live like a Gentile and not like a Jew, how can you try to compel the Gentiles to live like Jews?"

Folly is a joy to him who lacks {sense}, and a person of understanding {will walk upright}.

The righteousness of the upright will save them, but by a scheme the treacherous will be taken captive.

The words of the wicked [are] an ambush of blood, but the mouth of the upright delivers them.

For those who are upright will dwell [in the] land, and those who are blameless will remain in it.

The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination of Yahweh, but the prayer of the upright [is] his delight.

Righteousness will guard the upright of way, but wickedness will overthrow sin.

The integrity of the upright guides them, but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them.

Whoever walks in integrity will walk securely, but whoever follows perversity, his ways will be made known.

He who walks in uprightness fears Yahweh, but he who is devious [in] his ways displeases him.

He who walks in uprightness fears Yahweh, but he who is devious [in] his ways displeases him.

those who forsake the paths of uprightness to walk in ways of darkness,

Better [to be] poor and walking in one's integrity than to be crooked of ways when one [is] rich.

Better a poor person walking in integrity than one who is perverse {in his speech} and is a fool.

That one will live [on the] heights; [the] fortresses of rocks [will be] his refuge. His food [will] be given; his waters [will] endure.

For the upright, he stores sound judgment, a shield for those who walk uprightly,

He who walks [in] righteousness and speaks uprightness, who rejects [the] gain of extortion, who {refuses} bribe, who stops up his ears from hearing {bloodshed} and shuts his eyes from seeing evil.

Look! His spirit within him is puffed up; it is not upright. But the righteous shall live by his faithfulness.

Like sheep they are destined to Sheol; death will shepherd them. But the upright will rule over them in the morning, and their forms [will be for] Sheol to consume, [far from] his lofty abode.

Yahweh knows [the] days of [the] blameless, and their inheritance will be forever.

Because Yahweh God [is] a sun and a shield; Yahweh gives grace and honor. He does not withhold good from those who walk blamelessly.

His {descendants} will be mighty in the land; [the] generation of [the] upright will be blessed.

[His] light rises in the darkness for the upright; [he is] gracious and compassionate and righteous.

[The] wicked have drawn [the] sword and have bent their bow to throw down [the] poor and [the] needy, to kill [those] upright in [their] way.

As for me, you have upheld me in my integrity, and you have set me in your presence forever.

And he shepherded them according to the integrity of his heart, and led them by the skillfulness of his hands.

Also, keep back your servant from arrogant [sins]; let them not rule over me. Then I shall be blameless, and I shall be innocent of great transgression.

But as for me, I will walk in my integrity. Redeem me and be gracious to me.

Do good, O Yahweh, to the good, and to [those] upright in their hearts.

[The] way of the righteous [is] a straight path; {you clear the level path of the righteous}.

Exult in Yahweh, O [you] righteous, [for] praise [is] fitting for the upright.

For Yahweh [is] righteous; he loves righteous deeds. [The] upright shall see his face.

Should [this] be said, O house of Jacob? Is the patience of Yahweh shortened? [Are] these his deeds? Are my words not pleasing to him who walks upright?

I am a laughingstock to my friends: '[He] calls on God, and he answers him.' A righteous, blameless man [is] a laughingstock.