22 Bible Verses about Uprightness

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Proverbs 14:2

He who walks in his uprightness fears the Lord,
But he who is devious in his ways despises Him.

Psalm 11:7

For the Lord is righteous, He loves righteousness;
The upright will behold His face.

Psalm 97:11

Light is sown like seed for the righteous
And gladness for the upright in heart.

Psalm 125:4

Do good, O Lord, to those who are good
And to those who are upright in their hearts.

Jeremiah 10:5

“Like a scarecrow in a cucumber field are they,
And they cannot speak;
They must be carried,
Because they cannot walk!
Do not fear them,
For they can do no harm,
Nor can they do any good.”

Psalm 25:8-10

Good and upright is the Lord;
Therefore He instructs sinners in the way.
He leads the humble in justice,
And He teaches the humble His way.
All the paths of the Lord are lovingkindness and truth
To those who keep His covenant and His testimonies.

Isaiah 26:7

The way of the righteous is smooth;
O Upright One, make the path of the righteous level.

Proverbs 2:13

From those who leave the paths of uprightness
To walk in the ways of darkness;

Psalm 15:2

He who walks with integrity, and works righteousness,
And speaks truth in his heart.

Micah 7:2

The godly person has perished from the land,
And there is no upright person among men.
All of them lie in wait for bloodshed;
Each of them hunts the other with a net.

Psalm 32:11

Be glad in the Lord and rejoice, you righteous ones;
And shout for joy, all you who are upright in heart.

Psalm 37:37

Mark the blameless man, and behold the upright;
For the man of peace will have a posterity.

Psalm 49:14

As sheep they are appointed for Sheol;
Death shall be their shepherd;
And the upright shall rule over them in the morning,
And their form shall be for Sheol to consume
So that they have no habitation.

Psalm 64:10

The righteous man will be glad in the Lord and will take refuge in Him;
And all the upright in heart will glory.

Proverbs 2:21

For the upright will live in the land
And the blameless will remain in it;

Proverbs 10:9

He who walks in integrity walks securely,
But he who perverts his ways will be found out.

Proverbs 14:11

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

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Luke 12:16-21

And He told them a parable, saying, "The land of a rich man was very productive. "And he began reasoning to himself, saying, 'What shall I do, since I have no place to store my crops?' "Then he said, 'This is what I will do: I will tear down my barns and build larger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods. read more.
'And I will say to my soul, "Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years to come; take your ease, eat, drink and be merry."' "But God said to him, 'You fool! This very night your soul is required of you; and now who will own what you have prepared?' "So is the man who stores up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God."

Luke 16:19-31

"Now there was a rich man, and he habitually dressed in purple and fine linen, joyously living in splendor every day. "And a poor man named Lazarus was laid at his gate, covered with sores, and longing to be fed with the crumbs which were falling from the rich man's table; besides, even the dogs were coming and licking his sores. read more.
"Now the poor man died and was carried away by the angels to Abraham's bosom; and the rich man also died and was buried. "In Hades he lifted up his eyes, being in torment, and saw Abraham far away and Lazarus in his bosom. "And he cried out and said, 'Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus so that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool off my tongue, for I am in agony in this flame.' "But Abraham said, 'Child, remember that during your life you received your good things, and likewise Lazarus bad things; but now he is being comforted here, and you are in agony. 'And besides all this, between us and you there is a great chasm fixed, so that those who wish to come over from here to you will not be able, and that none may cross over from there to us.' "And he said, 'Then I beg you, father, that you send him to my father's house-- for I have five brothers--in order that he may warn them, so that they will not also come to this place of torment.' "But Abraham said, 'They have Moses and the Prophets; let them hear them.' "But he said, 'No, father Abraham, but if someone goes to them from the dead, they will repent!' "But he said to him, 'If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, they will not be persuaded even if someone rises from the dead.'"

the Joy of God over his people » On account of their » Uprightness

1 Chronicles 29:17

Since I know, O my God, that You try the heart and delight in uprightness, I, in the integrity of my heart, have willingly offered all these things; so now with joy I have seen Your people, who are present here, make their offerings willingly to You.

Uprightness » Who the lord shows himself upright toward

2 Samuel 22:21-26

"The LORD has 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 acted wickedly against my God. "For all His ordinances were before me, And as for His statutes, I did not depart from them. read more.
"I was also blameless toward Him, And I kept myself from my iniquity. "Therefore the LORD has recompensed me according to my righteousness, According to my cleanness before His eyes. "With the kind You show Yourself kind, With the blameless You show Yourself blameless;

Psalm 18:24-25

Therefore the LORD has recompensed me according to my righteousness, According to the cleanness of my hands in His eyes. With the kind You show Yourself kind; With the blameless You show Yourself blameless;

Uprightness » The reward for being upright

2 Samuel 22:21-26

"The LORD has 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 acted wickedly against my God. "For all His ordinances were before me, And as for His statutes, I did not depart from them. read more.
"I was also blameless toward Him, And I kept myself from my iniquity. "Therefore the LORD has recompensed me according to my righteousness, According to my cleanness before His eyes. "With the kind You show Yourself kind, With the blameless You show Yourself blameless;

Psalm 18:20-25

The LORD has 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 all His ordinances were before me, And I did not put away His statutes from me. read more.
I was also blameless with 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 in His eyes. With the kind You show Yourself kind; With the blameless You show Yourself blameless;

Uprightness » The lord being upright

Psalm 25:8

Good and upright is the Lord;
Therefore He instructs sinners in the way.

Psalm 92:15

To declare that the Lord is upright;
He is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in Him.

Isaiah 26:4-7

"Trust in the LORD forever, For in GOD the LORD, we have an everlasting Rock. "For He has brought low those who dwell on high, the unassailable city; He lays it low, He lays it low to the ground, He casts it to the dust. "The foot will trample it, The feet of the afflicted, the steps of the helpless." read more.
The way of the righteous is smooth; O Upright One, make the path of the righteous level.

Uprightness » Should be in » Heart

2 Chronicles 29:34

But the priests were too few, so that they were unable to skin all the burnt offerings; therefore their brothers the Levites helped them until the work was completed and until the other priests had consecrated themselves. For the Levites were more conscientious to consecrate themselves than the priests.

Psalm 125:4

Do good, O Lord, to those who are good
And to those who are upright in their hearts.

Uprightness » Who walks uprightly

Proverbs 15:21

Folly is joy to him who lacks sense,
But a man of understanding walks straight.

Isaiah 57:1-2

The righteous man perishes, and no man takes it to heart; And devout men are taken away, while no one understands For the righteous man is taken away from evil, He enters into peace; They rest in their beds, Each one who walked in his upright way.

Uprightness » What is upright

Psalm 119:137

Tsadhe.
Righteous are You, O Lord,
And upright are Your judgments.

Isaiah 26:7

The way of the righteous is smooth;
O Upright One, make the path of the righteous level.

Uprightness » They who walk in » Hated by the wicked

Proverbs 29:10

Men of bloodshed hate the blameless,
But the upright are concerned for his life.

Uprightness » They who walk in, shall » Enter into peace

Psalm 37:37

Mark the blameless man, and behold the upright;
For the man of peace will have a posterity.

Uprightness » They who walk in, shall » Dwell with God

Psalm 15:2

He who walks with integrity, and works righteousness,
And speaks truth in his heart.

Psalm 140:13

Surely the righteous will give thanks to Your name;
The upright will dwell in Your presence.

Uprightness » A characteristic of saints

Isaiah 26:7

The way of the righteous is smooth;
O Upright One, make the path of the righteous level.

Uprightness » They who walk in » Prospered by God

Proverbs 14:11

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

Job 8:6

If you are pure and upright,
Surely now He would rouse Himself for you
And restore your righteous estate.

Uprightness » Should be in » Judging

Psalm 58:1

For the choir director; set to Al-tashheth. A Mikhtam of David.
Do you indeed speak righteousness, O gods?
Do you judge uprightly, O sons of men?

Psalm 75:2

“When I select an appointed time,
It is I who judge with equity.

Uprightness » The wicked » Do not act with

Micah 7:4

The best of them is like a briar,
The most upright like a thorn hedge.
The day when you post your watchmen,
Your punishment will come.
Then their confusion will occur.

Micah 7:2

The godly person has perished from the land,
And there is no upright person among men.
All of them lie in wait for bloodshed;
Each of them hunts the other with a net.

Uprightness » They who walk in » Love Christ

Song of Songs 1:4

“Draw me after you and let us run together!
The king has brought me into his chambers.”
We will rejoice in you and be glad;
We will extol your love more than wine.
Rightly do they love you.”

Uprightness » The lord having pleasure in uprightness

1 Chronicles 29:17

Since I know, O my God, that You try the heart and delight in uprightness, I, in the integrity of my heart, have willingly offered all these things; so now with joy I have seen Your people, who are present here, make their offerings willingly to You.

Uprightness » God has pleasure in

1 Chronicles 29:17

Since I know, O my God, that You try the heart and delight in uprightness, I, in the integrity of my heart, have willingly offered all these things; so now with joy I have seen Your people, who are present here, make their offerings willingly to You.

Uprightness » Man has deviated from

Ecclesiastes 7:29

Behold, I have found only this, that God made men upright, but they have sought out many devices.”

Uprightness » God created man in

Ecclesiastes 7:29

Behold, I have found only this, that God made men upright, but they have sought out many devices.”

Uprightness » They who walk in, shall » Possess good things

Proverbs 28:10

He who leads the upright astray in an evil way
Will himself fall into his own pit,
But the blameless will inherit good.

Uprightness » They who walk in, shall » Be saved

Proverbs 28:18

He who walks blamelessly will be delivered,
But he who is crooked will fall all at once.

Uprightness » They who walk in » Find strength in God's way

Proverbs 10:29

The way of the Lord is a stronghold to the upright,
But ruin to the workers of iniquity.

Uprightness » They who walk in » Abominated by the wicked

Proverbs 29:21

He who pampers his slave from childhood
Will in the end find him to be a son.

Uprightness » They who walk in » A blessing to others

Uprightness » They who walk in » Delighted in by God

Uprightness » They who walk in » Recompensed by God

Psalm 18:23-24

I was also blameless with 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 in His eyes.

Uprightness » They who walk in » Direct their way

Proverbs 21:29

A wicked man displays a bold face,
But as for the upright, he makes his way sure.

Uprightness » What is done in uprightness

Psalm 111:4-8

He has made His wonders to be remembered; The LORD is gracious and compassionate. He has given food to those who fear Him; He will remember His covenant forever. He has made known to His people the power of His works, In giving them the heritage of the nations. read more.
The works of His hands are truth and justice; All His precepts are sure. They are upheld forever and ever; They are performed in truth and uprightness.

Uprightness » The way of, is to depart from evil

Proverbs 16:17

The highway of the upright is to depart from evil;
He who watches his way preserves his life.

Uprightness » Reprove those who deviate from

Galatians 2:14

But when I saw that they were not straightforward about the truth of the gospel, I said to Cephas in the presence of all, “If you, being a Jew, live like the Gentiles and not like the Jews, how is it that you compel the Gentiles to live like Jews?

Uprightness » The truly wise walk in

Proverbs 15:21

Folly is joy to him who lacks sense,
But a man of understanding walks straight.

Uprightness » They who walk in, shall » Be delivered by righteousness

Proverbs 11:6

The righteousness of the upright will deliver them,
But the treacherous will be caught by their own greed.

Uprightness » They who walk in, shall » Be delivered by their wisdom

Proverbs 12:6

The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood,
But the mouth of the upright will deliver them.

Uprightness » They who walk in, shall » Dwell in the land

Proverbs 2:21

For the upright will live in the land
And the blameless will remain in it;

Uprightness » They who walk in » Their prayer delighted in by God

Proverbs 15:8

The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord,
But the prayer of the upright is His delight.

Uprightness » They who walk in » Kept by righteousness

Proverbs 13:6

Righteousness guards the one whose way is blameless,
But wickedness subverts the sinner.

Uprightness » They who walk in » Guided by integrity

Proverbs 11:3

The integrity of the upright will guide them,
But the crookedness of the treacherous will destroy them.

Uprightness » They who walk in » Walk surely

Proverbs 10:9

He who walks in integrity walks securely,
But he who perverts his ways will be found out.

Uprightness » They who walk in » Fear God

Proverbs 14:2

He who walks in his uprightness fears the Lord,
But he who is devious in his ways despises Him.

Uprightness » Should be in » Walk

Proverbs 14:2

He who walks in his uprightness fears the Lord,
But he who is devious in his ways despises Him.

Uprightness » The wicked » Leave not the path of

Proverbs 2:13

From those who leave the paths of uprightness
To walk in the ways of darkness;

Uprightness » With poverty, is better than sin with riches

Uprightness » With poverty, is better than folly

Uprightness » They who walk in, shall » Dwell on high and be provided for

Isaiah 33:16

He will dwell on the heights,
His refuge will be the impregnable rock;
His bread will be given him,
His water will be sure.

Uprightness » They who walk in » Defended by God

Uprightness » Should be in » Speech

Isaiah 33:15

He who walks righteously and speaks with sincerity,
He who rejects unjust gain
And shakes his hands so that they hold no bribe;
He who stops his ears from hearing about bloodshed
And shuts his eyes from looking upon evil;

Uprightness » The wicked » Have not, in heart

Uprightness » They who walk in, shall » Have dominion over the wicked

Psalm 49:14

As sheep they are appointed for Sheol;
Death shall be their shepherd;
And the upright shall rule over them in the morning,
And their form shall be for Sheol to consume
So that they have no habitation.

Uprightness » They who walk in, shall » Have an inheritance for ever

Psalm 37:18

The Lord knows the days of the blameless,
And their inheritance will be forever.

Uprightness » They who walk in, shall » Have nothing good withheld

Uprightness » They who walk in, shall » Be blessed

Uprightness » They who walk in » Obtain light in darkness

Uprightness » They who walk in » Persecuted by the wicked

Psalm 37:14

The wicked have drawn the sword and bent their bow
To cast down the afflicted and the needy,
To slay those who are upright in conduct.

Uprightness » They who walk in » Upheld in it by God

Uprightness » Should be in » Ruling

Psalm 78:72

So he shepherded them according to the integrity of his heart,
And guided them with his skillful hands.

Uprightness » The being kept from presumptuous sins is necessary to

Psalm 19:13

Also keep back Your servant from presumptuous sins;
Let them not rule over me;
Then I will be blameless,
And I shall be acquitted of great transgression.

Uprightness » Saints should resolve to walk in

Psalm 26:11

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

Uprightness » Pray for those who walk in

Psalm 125:4

Do good, O Lord, to those who are good
And to those who are upright in their hearts.

Uprightness » God is perfect in

Isaiah 26:7

The way of the righteous is smooth;
O Upright One, make the path of the righteous level.

Uprightness » They who walk in » Praise is comely for

Psalm 33:1

Sing for joy in the Lord, O you righteous ones;
Praise is becoming to the upright.

Uprightness » They who walk in » Countenanced by God

Psalm 11:7

For the Lord is righteous, He loves righteousness;
The upright will behold His face.

Uprightness » They who walk in » Obtain good from God's work

Micah 2:7

“Is it being said, O house of Jacob:
‘Is the Spirit of the Lord impatient?
Are these His doings?’
Do not My words do good
To the one walking uprightly?

Uprightness » They who walk in » Scorned by the wicked

Job 12:4

“I am a joke to my friends,
The one who called on God and He answered him;
The just and blameless man is a joke.

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