22 Bible Verses about Uprightness

And he told them a parable, saying, "The land of a rich man produced plentifully, and he thought to himself, 'What shall I do, for I have nowhere to store my crops?' And he said, 'I will do this: 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 ample goods laid up for many years; relax, eat, drink, be merry.' But God said to him, 'Fool! This night your soul is required of you, and the things you have prepared, whose will they be?' So is the one who lays up treasure for himself and is not rich toward God."

"There was a rich man who was clothed in purple and fine linen and who feasted sumptuously every day. And at his gate was laid a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores, who desired to be fed with what fell from the rich man's table. Moreover, even the dogs came and licked his sores. read more.
The poor man died and was carried by the angels to Abraham's side. The rich man also died and was buried, and in Hades, being in torment, he lifted up his eyes and saw Abraham far off and Lazarus at his side. And he called out, 'Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus to dip the end of his finger in water and cool my tongue, for I am in anguish in this flame.' But Abraham said, 'Child, remember that you in your lifetime received your good things, and Lazarus in like manner bad things; but now he is comforted here, and you are in anguish. And besides all this, between us and you a great chasm has been fixed, in order that those who would pass from here to you may not be able, and none may cross from there to us.' And he said, 'Then I beg you, father, to send him to my father's house-- for I have five brothers--so that he may warn them, lest they also come into this place of torment.' But Abraham said, 'They have Moses and the Prophets; let them hear them.' And he said, 'No, father Abraham, but if someone goes to them from the dead, they will repent.' He said to him, 'If they do not hear Moses and the Prophets, neither will they be convinced if someone should rise from the dead.'"

Those of crooked heart are an abomination to the LORD, but those of blameless ways are his delight.

I know, my God, that you test the heart and have pleasure in uprightness. In the uprightness of my heart I have freely offered all these things, and now I have seen your people, who are present here, offering freely and joyously to you.

"The LORDdealt with me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands he rewarded me. For I have kept the ways of the LORD and have not wickedly departed from my God. For all his rules were before me, and from his statutes I did not turn aside. read more.
I was blameless before him, and I kept myself from guilt. And the LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness, according to my cleanness in his sight. "With the merciful you show yourself merciful; with the blameless man you show yourself blameless;

So the LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his sight. With the merciful you show yourself merciful; with the blameless man you show yourself blameless;

"The LORDdealt with me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands he rewarded me. For I have kept the ways of the LORD and have not wickedly departed from my God. For all his rules were before me, and from his statutes I did not turn aside. read more.
I was blameless before him, and I kept myself from guilt. And the LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness, according to my cleanness in his sight. "With the merciful you show yourself merciful; with the blameless man you show yourself blameless;

The LORD dealt with me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands he rewarded me. For I have kept the ways of the LORD, and have not wickedly departed from my God. For all his rules were before me, and his statutes I did not put away from me. read more.
I was blameless before him, and I kept myself from my guilt. So the LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his sight. With the merciful you show yourself merciful; with the blameless man you show yourself blameless;

Good and upright is the LORD; therefore he instructs sinners in the way.

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

Trust in the LORD forever, for the LORDGOD is an everlasting rock. For he has humbled the inhabitants of the height, the lofty city. He lays it low, lays it low to the ground, casts it to the dust. The foot tramples it, the feet of the poor, the steps of the needy." read more.
The path of the righteous is level; you make level the way of the righteous.

But the priests were too few and could not flay all the burnt offerings, so until other priests had consecrated themselves, their brothers the Levites helped them, until the work was finished--for the Levites were more upright in heart than the priests in consecrating themselves.

Do good, O LORD, to those who are good, and to those who are upright in their hearts!

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

The righteous man perishes, and no one lays it to heart; devout men are taken away, while no one understands. For the righteous man is taken away from calamity; he enters into peace; they rest in their beds who walk in their uprightness.

Righteous are you, O LORD, and right are your rules.

The path of the righteous is level; you make level the way of the righteous.

Bloodthirsty men hate one who is blameless and seek the life of the upright.

They hate him who reproves in the gate, and they abhor him who speaks the truth.

he enters into peace; they rest in their beds who walk in their uprightness.

Mark the blameless and behold the upright, for there is a future for the man of peace.

He who walks blamelessly and does what is right and speaks truth in his heart;

Surely the righteous shall give thanks to your name; the upright shall dwell in your presence.

Praise the LORD! I will give thanks to the LORD with my whole heart, in the company of the upright, in the congregation.

The path of the righteous is level; you make level the way 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, surely then he will rouse himself for you and restore your rightful habitation.

Do you indeed decree what is right, you gods? Do you judge the children of man uprightly?

"At the set time that I appoint I will judge with equity.

The best of them is like a brier, the most upright of them a thorn hedge. The day of your watchmen, of your punishment, has come; now their confusion is at hand.

The godly has perished from the earth, and there is no one upright among mankind; they all lie in wait for blood, and each hunts the other with a net.

Draw me after you; let us run. The king has brought me into his chambers.We will exult and rejoice in you; we will extol your love more than wine; rightly do they love you.

I know, my God, that you test the heart and have pleasure in uprightness. In the uprightness of my heart I have freely offered all these things, and now I have seen your people, who are present here, offering freely and joyously to you.

I know, my God, that you test the heart and have pleasure in uprightness. In the uprightness of my heart I have freely offered all these things, and now I have seen your people, who are present here, offering freely and joyously to you.

See, this alone I found, that God made man upright, but they have sought out many schemes.

See, this alone I found, that God made man upright, but they have sought out many schemes.

Whoever misleads the upright into an evil way will fall into his own pit, but the blameless will have a goodly inheritance.

Whoever walks in integrity will be delivered, but he who is crooked in his ways will suddenly fall.

The way of the LORD is a stronghold to the blameless, but destruction to evildoers.

Whoever pampers his servant from childhood will in the end find him his heir.

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

Those of crooked heart are an abomination to the LORD, but those of blameless ways are his delight.

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

A wicked man puts on a bold face, but the upright gives thought to his ways.

He has caused his wondrous works to be remembered; the LORD is gracious and merciful. He provides food for those who fear him; he remembers his covenant forever. He has shown his people the power of his works, in giving them the inheritance of the nations. read more.
The works of his hands are faithful and just; all his precepts are trustworthy; they are established forever and ever, to be performed with faithfulness and uprightness.

The highway of the upright turns aside from evil; whoever guards his way preserves his life.

But when I saw that their conduct was not in step with the truth of the gospel, I said to Cephas before them all, "If you, though a Jew, live like a Gentile and not like a Jew, how can you force the Gentiles to live like Jews?"

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

The righteousness of the upright delivers them, but the treacherous are taken captive by their lust.

The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood, but the mouth of the upright delivers them.

For the upright will inhabit the land, and those with integrity will remain in it,

The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is acceptable to him.

Righteousness guards him whose way is blameless, but sin overthrows the wicked.

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

Whoever walks in integrity walks securely, but he who makes his ways crooked will be found out.

Whoever walks in uprightness fears the LORD, but he who is devious in his ways despises him.

Whoever walks in uprightness fears the LORD, but he who is devious in his ways despises him.

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

Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity than a rich man who is crooked in his ways.

Better is a poor person who walks in his integrity than one who is crooked in speech and is a fool.

he will dwell on the heights; his place of defense will be the fortresses of rocks; his bread will be given him; his water will be sure.

he stores up sound wisdom for the upright; he is a shield to those who walk in integrity,

He who walks righteously and speaks uprightly, who despises the gain of oppressions, who shakes his hands, lest they hold a bribe, who stops his ears from hearing of bloodshed and shuts his eyes from looking on evil,

"Behold, his soul is puffed up; it is not upright within him, but the righteous shall live by his faith.

Like sheep they are appointed for Sheol; death shall be their shepherd, and the upright shall rule over them in the morning. Their form shall be consumed in Sheol, with no place to dwell.

The LORD knows the days of the blameless, and their heritage will remain forever;

For the LORD God is a sun and shield; the LORD bestows favor and honor. No good thing does he withhold from those who walk uprightly.

His offspring will be mighty in the land; the generation of the upright will be blessed.

Light dawns in the darkness for the upright; he is gracious, merciful, and righteous.

The wicked draw the sword and bend their bows to bring down the poor and needy, to slay those whose way is upright;

But you have upheld me because of my integrity, and set me in your presence forever.

With upright heart he shepherded them and guided them with his skillful hand.

Keep back your servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me! Then I shall be blameless, and innocent of great transgression.

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

Do good, O LORD, to those who are good, and to those who are upright in their hearts!

The path of the righteous is level; you make level the way of the righteous.

Shout for joy in the LORD, O you righteous! Praise befits the upright.

For the LORD is righteous; he loves righteous deeds; the upright shall behold his face.

Should this be said, O house of Jacob? Has the LORD grown impatient? Are these his deeds? Do not my words do good to him who walks uprightly?

I am a laughingstock to my friends; I, who called to God and he answered me, a just and blameless man, am a laughingstock.