20 Bible Verses about Uprightness

And he said to them, in a story, The land of a certain man of great wealth was very fertile: And he said to himself, What is to be done? for I have no place in which to put all my fruit. And he said, This I will do: I will take down my store-houses and make greater ones, and there I will put all my grain and my goods. read more.
And I will say to my soul, Soul, you have a great amount of goods in store, enough for a number of years; be at rest, take food and wine and be happy. But God said to him, You foolish one, tonight I will take your soul from you, and who then will be the owner of all the things which you have got together? So that is what comes to the man who gets wealth for himself, and has not wealth in the eyes of God.

Now there was a certain man of great wealth, who was dressed in fair clothing of purple and delicate linen, and was shining and glad every day. And a certain poor man, named Lazarus, was stretched out at his door, full of wounds, Desiring the broken bits of food which came from the table of the man of wealth; and even the dogs came and put their tongues on his wounds. read more.
And in time the poor man came to his end, and angels took him to Abraham's breast. And the man of wealth came to his end, and was put in the earth. And in hell, being in great pain, lifting up his eyes he saw Abraham, far away, and Lazarus on his breast. And he gave a cry and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me and send Lazarus, so that he may put the end of his finger in water and put it on my tongue, for I am cruelly burning in this flame. But Abraham said, Keep in mind, my son, that when you were living, you had your good things, while Lazarus had evil things: but now, he is comforted and you are in pain. And in addition, there is a deep division fixed between us and you, so that those who might go from here to you are not able to do so, and no one may come from you to us. And he said, Father, it is my request that you will send him to my father's house; For I have five brothers; and let him give them an account of these things, so that they may not come to this place of pain. But Abraham said, They have Moses and the prophets; let them give ear to what they say. And he said, No, father Abraham, but if someone went to them from the dead, their hearts would be changed. And he said to him, If they will not give attention to Moses and the prophets, they will not be moved even if someone comes back from the dead.

The uncontrolled are hated by the Lord, but those whose ways are without error are his delight

And I am conscious, my God, that you are the searcher of hearts, taking pleasure in righteousness. As for me, with an upright heart I have freely given all these things; and I have seen with joy your people who are here to make their offerings freely to you.

The Lord gives me the reward of my righteousness, because my hands are clean before him. For I have kept the ways of the Lord; I have not been turned away in sin from my God. For all his decisions were before me, and I did not put away his laws from me. read more.
And I was upright before him, and I kept myself from sin. Because of this the Lord has given me the reward of my righteousness, because my hands are clean in his eyes. On him who has mercy you will have mercy; to the upright you will be upright;

Because of this the Lord has given me the reward of my righteousness, because my hands are clean in his eyes. On him who has mercy you will have mercy; to the upright you will be upright;

The Lord gives me the reward of my righteousness, because my hands are clean before him. For I have kept the ways of the Lord; I have not been turned away in sin from my God. For all his decisions were before me, and I did not put away his laws from me. read more.
And I was upright before him, and I kept myself from sin. Because of this the Lord has given me the reward of my righteousness, because my hands are clean in his eyes. On him who has mercy you will have mercy; to the upright you will be upright;

The Lord gives me the reward of my righteousness, because my hands are clean before him. For I have kept the ways of the Lord; I have not been turned away in sin from my God. For all his decisions were before me, and I did not put away his laws from me. read more.
And I was upright before him, and I kept myself from sin. Because of this the Lord has given me the reward of my righteousness, because my hands are clean in his eyes. On him who has mercy you will have mercy; to the upright you will be upright;

Good and upright is the Lord: so he will be the teacher of sinners in the way.

Let your hope be in the Lord for ever: for the Lord Jah is an unchanging Rock. For he has made low those who are lifted up, all the people of the town of pride: he makes it low, crushing it down to the earth; he makes it low in the dust. It will be crushed under the feet of the poor and the steps of those who are in need. read more.
The way of the good man is straight; the road of the upright is made smooth by you.

There were not enough priests for the work of cutting up all the burned offerings; so their brothers the Levites gave them help till the work was done and the priests had made themselves holy: for the Levites were more upright in heart to make themselves holy than the priests.

Foolish behaviour is joy to the unwise; but a man of good sense makes his way straight.

The upright man goes to his death, and no one gives a thought to it; and god-fearing men are taken away, and no one is troubled by it; for the upright man is taken away because of evil-doing, and goes into peace. They are at rest in their last resting-places, every one going straight before him.

O Lord, great is your righteousness, and upright are your decisions.

The way of the good man is straight; the road of the upright is made smooth by you.

Men of blood are haters of the good man, and evil-doers go after his soul.

They have hate for him who makes protest against evil in the public place, and he whose words are upright is disgusting to them.

They are at rest in their last resting-places, every one going straight before him.

Give attention to the good man, and take note of the upright; because the end of that man is peace.

Truly, the upright will give praise to your name: the holy will have a place in your house.

Let the Lord be praised. I will give praise to the Lord with all my heart, among the upright, and in the meeting of the people.

The way of the good man is straight; the road of the upright is made smooth by you.

The house of the sinner will be overturned, but the tent of the upright man will do well.

If you are clean and upright; then he will certainly be moved to take up your cause, and will make clear your righteousness by building up your house again.

Is there righteousness in your mouths, O you gods? are you upright judges, O you sons of men?

When the right time has come, I will be the judge in righteousness.

The best of them is like a waste plant, and their upright ones are like a wall of thorns. Sorrow! the day of their fate has come; now will trouble come on them.

The good man is gone from the earth, there is no one upright among men: they are all waiting secretly for blood, every man is going after his brother with a net.

Take me to you, and we will go after you: the king has taken me into his house. We will be glad and full of joy in you, we will give more thought to your love than to wine: rightly are they your lovers.

And I am conscious, my God, that you are the searcher of hearts, taking pleasure in righteousness. As for me, with an upright heart I have freely given all these things; and I have seen with joy your people who are here to make their offerings freely to you.

And I am conscious, my God, that you are the searcher of hearts, taking pleasure in righteousness. As for me, with an upright heart I have freely given all these things; and I have seen with joy your people who are here to make their offerings freely to you.

This only have I seen, that God made men upright, but they have been searching out all sorts of inventions.

This only have I seen, that God made men upright, but they have been searching out all sorts of inventions.

Anyone causing the upright to go wandering in an evil way, will himself go down into the hole he has made; but the upright will have good things for their heritage.

He whose ways are upright will be safe, but sudden will be the fall of him whose ways are twisted.

The way of the Lord is a strong tower for the upright man, but destruction to the workers of evil.

If a servant is gently cared for from his early years, he will become a cause of sorrow in the end.

By the blessing of the upright man the town is made great, but it is overturned by the mouth of the evil-doer.

The uncontrolled are hated by the Lord, but those whose ways are without error are his delight

And I was upright before him, and I kept myself from sin. Because of this the Lord has given me the reward of my righteousness, because my hands are clean in his eyes.

The evil-doer makes his face hard, but as for the upright, he gives thought to his way.

Certain for ever is the memory of his wonders: the Lord is full of pity and mercy. He has given food to his worshippers; he will keep his agreement in mind for ever. He has made clear to his people the power of his works, giving them the heritage of the nations. read more.
The works of his hands are faith and righteousness; all his laws are unchanging. They are fixed for ever and ever, they are done in faith and righteousness.

The highway of the upright is to be turned away from evil: he who takes care of his way will keep his soul.

But when I saw that they were not living uprightly in agreement with the true words of the good news, I said to Cephas before them all, If you, being a Jew, are living like the Gentiles, and not like the Jews, how will you make the Gentiles do the same as the Jews?

Foolish behaviour is joy to the unwise; but a man of good sense makes his way straight.

The righteousness of the upright will be their salvation, but the false will themselves be taken in their evil designs.

The words of sinners are destruction for the upright; but the mouth of upright men is their salvation.

For the upright will be living in the land, and the good will have it for their heritage.

The offering of the evil-doer is disgusting to the Lord, but the prayer of the upright man is his delight.

Righteousness keeps safe him whose way is without error, but evil-doers are overturned by sin.

The righteousness of the upright will be their guide, but the twisted ways of the false will be their destruction.

He whose ways are upright will go safely, but he whose ways are twisted will be made low.

He who goes on his way in righteousness has before him the fear of the Lord; but he whose ways are twisted gives him no honour.

He who goes on his way in righteousness has before him the fear of the Lord; but he whose ways are twisted gives him no honour.

Who give up the way of righteousness, to go by dark roads;

Better is the poor man whose ways are upright, than the man of wealth whose ways are not straight.

Better is the poor man whose ways are upright, than the man of wealth whose ways are twisted.

He will have a place on high: he will be safely shut in by the high rocks: his bread will be given to him; his waters will be certain.

He has salvation stored up for the upright, he is a breastplate to those in whom there is no evil;

He whose ways are true, and whose words are upright; he who gives no thought to the profits of false acts, whose hands have not taken rewards, who will have no part in putting men to death, and whose eyes are shut against evil;

As for the man of pride, my soul has no pleasure in him; but the upright man will have life through his good faith.

Death will give them their food like sheep; the underworld is their fate and they will go down into it; their flesh is food for worms; their form is wasted away; the underworld is their resting-place for ever.

The days of the upright are numbered by the Lord, and their heritage will be for ever.

The Lord God is our sun and our strength: the Lord will give grace and glory: he will not keep back any good thing from those whose ways are upright.

His seed will be strong on the earth; blessings will be on the generation of the upright.

For the upright there is a light shining in the dark; he is full of grace and pity.

The evil-doers have taken out their swords, their bows are bent; for crushing the poor, and to put to death those who are upright in their ways.

And as for me, you are my support in my righteousness, giving me a place before your face for ever.

So he gave them food with an upright heart, guiding them by the wisdom of his hands.

Keep your servant back from sins of pride; let them not have rule over me: then will I be upright and free from great sin.

But as for me, I will go on in my upright ways: be my saviour, and have mercy on me.

The way of the good man is straight; the road of the upright is made smooth by you.

Be glad in the Lord, O doers of righteousness; for praise is beautiful for the upright.

For the Lord is upright; he is a lover of righteousness: the upright will see his face.

Is the Lord quickly made angry? are these his doings? do not his words do good to his people Israel?

It seems that I am to be as one who is a cause of laughing to his neighbour, one who makes his prayer to God and is answered! the upright man who has done no wrong is to be made sport of!