22 Bible Verses about Uprightness

And he spake a parable to them, saying, The farm of a certain rich man bore well: And he calculated in himself, saying, What shall I do, for I have not where I shall collect together my fruits? And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my stores, and build greater; and there will I collect all my produce and my good things. read more.
And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast many good things laid up for many years; rest, eat, drink, be gladdened. And God said to him, O foolish one, this night they require thy soul from thee: and what thou hast prepared, to whom shall it be? So he treasuring up for himself, and not rich toward God.

A certain man was rich, and was clothed in purple and fine linen, being daily splendidly gladdened: And there was a certain beggar, Lazarus by name, who was cast at his gate, having been wounded, And eagerly desirous to be fed from crumbs falling from the rich one's table: but also the dogs, coming, licked off his wounds. read more.
And it was, the beggar died, and was carried by messengers into Abraham's bosom: and the rich one died also, and was buried; And in hades, having lifted up his eyes, being in torments, he sees Abraham from far off, and Lazarus in his bosom. And he having called out, said, Father Abraham, pity me, and send Lazarus, that he might dip his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame. But Abraham said, Child, remember that thou didst receive thy good things in thy life, and Lazarus likewise evil things: and now here is he comforted, and thou art tormented. And besides all these, between us and you a great chasm has been fixed: so that they wishing to pass through thence to you could not; neither could they cross over from thence to us. And he said, Then I ask thee, father, that thou wouldest send him to my father's house: For I have five brethren; that he might testify to them, lest they also come into this place of torment. Abraham says to him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them. And he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if some one from the dead go to them, they will change the mind. And he said to him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither if any rise from the dead, will they be persueded.

The perverse of heart are an abomination of Jehovah, and the blameless of way his delight

And I knew, my God, that thou triest the heart, and from uprightness thou wilt delight. I in the uprightness of my heart gave willingly all these: and now thy people were found here; I saw with gladness to show themselves willing to thee.

Jehovah will recompense me according to my justice: According to the cleanness of my hands he turned back to me. For I have watched the ways of Jehovah, And I acted not wickedly away from my God. For all his judgments before me, And his laws I will not depart from them. read more.
And I will be blameless to him, and I shall be washed from mine iniquity. Jehovah will turn back to me according to my justice: According to my cleanness before his eyes. With the merciful thou wilt be merciful, With the perfect man thou wilt be perfect

And Jehovah will turn back to me according to my justice, and according to the cleanness of my hands before his eyes. With the kind thou wilt show thyself kind; and with the blameless man thou wilt be perfect

Jehovah will recompense me according to my justice: According to the cleanness of my hands he turned back to me. For I have watched the ways of Jehovah, And I acted not wickedly away from my God. For all his judgments before me, And his laws I will not depart from them. read more.
And I will be blameless to him, and I shall be washed from mine iniquity. Jehovah will turn back to me according to my justice: According to my cleanness before his eyes. With the merciful thou wilt be merciful, With the perfect man thou wilt be perfect

Jehovah will recompense me according to my justice, according to the cleanness of my hands he will turn back to me. For I watched the ways of Jehovah, and I acted not wickedly from my God. For all his judgments are before me, and his laws I shall not put away from me. read more.
And I blameless with him, and I will watch myself from mine iniquity. And Jehovah will turn back to me according to my justice, and according to the cleanness of my hands before his eyes. With the kind thou wilt show thyself kind; and with the blameless man thou wilt be perfect

Good and upright is Jehovah: for this he will teach the sinning in the way.

To announce that Jehovah is upright: my rock and no iniquity in him.

Trust ye in Jehovah even to eternity, for in Jah Jehovah is the rock of ages. For he bows down those dwelling in height; for the city set up on high he will bring it down; he will bring it down even to the earth; he will cause it to touch even to the dust The foot shall tread it down, the feet of the humble, the steps of the poor. read more.
The way to the just one is straightness: being upright, thou wilt prepare the departing of the just one.

Only the priests were for fewness and they could not slaughter all the burnt-offerings: and their brethren the Levites will strengthen them till the finishing of the work, and till the priests shall consecrate themselves: for the Levites being upright of heart to consecrate themselves more than the priests.

Do good, O Jehovah, to the good and to the upright in their hearts.

Folly is joy to him wanting heart: and the man of understanding will make straight to go.

The just one perished and none put upon the heart: men of kindness being taken away, for none understanding that the just one was taken away from the face of evil He shall come into peace: they shall rest upon their beds, he went in his justice.

Just art thou, O Jehovah, and upright thy judgments.

The way to the just one is straightness: being upright, thou wilt prepare the departing of the just one.

Men of bloods will hate the upright one: and the upright will seek his soul.

They hated him setting right in the gate, and they will abhor the perfect word.

He shall come into peace: they shall rest upon their beds, he went in his justice.

Watch the blameless, and see the upright one, for the latter state to the man peace.

He going blameless, and working justice, and speaking truth in his heart.

But the just shall confess to thy name: the upright shall dwell with thy face.

Praise ye Jah. I will praise Jehovah with all the heart, in the consultation of the upright, and the assembly.

The way to the just one is straightness: being upright, thou wilt prepare the departing of the just one.

The house of the unjust shall be destroyed: and the tent of the upright shall flourish.

If thou wert pure and upright, for now he will awake for thee and requite the habitation of thy justice.

To the overseer, Thou wilt not destroy; to David a poem. Will ye indeed speak dumb justice? will ye judge justly, ye sons of man?

For I will take the appointment, I will judge uprightnesses

Their good as the thorn, the upright more than the thorn-hedge: the day of thy watchings and thy reviewings came; now shall be their perplexity.

The merciful one perished from the earth, and none upright among men: they all will lie in wait for bloods; they will hunt each his brother with a net.

Draw me, we will run after thee: the king brought me to his chambers: we will exult and rejoice in thee, we will remember thy breasts above wine: the upright loved thee.

And I knew, my God, that thou triest the heart, and from uprightness thou wilt delight. I in the uprightness of my heart gave willingly all these: and now thy people were found here; I saw with gladness to show themselves willing to thee.

And I knew, my God, that thou triest the heart, and from uprightness thou wilt delight. I in the uprightness of my heart gave willingly all these: and now thy people were found here; I saw with gladness to show themselves willing to thee.

Only see, this I found, that God made man upright; and they sought out many purposes.

Only see, this I found, that God made man upright; and they sought out many purposes.

He causing the upright to wander in an evil way, into his pit shall he fall: and the good shall inherit complete things.

He going uprightly shall be saved; and he being violent in the ways shall fall at once.

The way of Jehovah is a fortress to the upright one: and destruction to those doing iniquity.

He bringing up his servant delicately from youth, and his latter state will be a child.

By the blessing of the upright the city shall be exalted: and by the mouth of the unjust it shall be overthrown.

The perverse of heart are an abomination of Jehovah, and the blameless of way his delight

And I blameless with him, and I will watch myself from mine iniquity. And Jehovah will turn back to me according to my justice, and according to the cleanness of my hands before his eyes.

An unjust man strengthened with his face: and the upright he will prepare his ways.

He made remembrance to his wonders. Jehovah merciful and compassionate. He gave prey to those fearing him: he will remember forever his covenant The power of his work, he announced to his people, to give them the inheritance of the nations. read more.
The works of his hands are truth and judgment; faithful are all his charges; Being sustained even to forever, being done in truth and uprightness.

The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: to watch his ways the guarding of his soul.

But when I saw that they went not upon the strait road according to the truth of the good news, I said to Peter before all, If thou, being a Jew, livest according to the nations, and not according to the Jews, why forcest thou the nations to live as the Jews?

Folly is joy to him wanting heart: and the man of understanding will make straight to go.

The justice of the upright shall deliver them, and transgressors shall be taken in their mischief.

The words of the unjust are the lying in wait of blood: and the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.

For the upright shall dwell in the land, and the blameless shall remain in it

The sacrifice of the unjust an abomination of Jehovah: and the prayer of the upright his acceptance.

Justice will guard the blameless of way: and injustice shall overthrow the sinning.

The integrity of the upright shall guide them: and the perverseness of transgressors shall destroy them.

He going in integrity shall go confidently: and he perverting his ways shall be known.

He going in his uprightness will fear Jehovah: and he perverted in his ways, despised him.

He going in his uprightness will fear Jehovah: and he perverted in his ways, despised him.

Those forsaking the paths of straightness to go in the ways of darkness;

Good the poor one going in his integrity above him perverting the ways, and he the rich.

Good the poor one going in his integrity above the perverse of lips, and he foolish.

He shall dwell upon heights: the strongholds of rocks his height: his bread was given; his waters sure.

He treasured up deliverance for the upright: a shield to those going in uprightness:

He going in justice and speaking uprightness, rejecting in the plunder of oppression; shaking his hands from holding upon a gift, shutting his ear from the hearing of bloods, and binding up his eyes from looking upon evil;

Behold, his soul being inflated in him, was not straight: and the just one shall live by his faithfulness.

As sheep they were laid in hades; death shall rule over them, and the upright shall come down upon them in the morning; and their rock for falling away in hades from a dwelling to him.

Jehovah will know the days of the blameless, and their inheritance shall be forever.

For Jehovah God a sun and shield: Jehovah will give grace and glory; he will not withhold good to those going uprightly.

His seed shall be great in the earth: the generation of the upright shall be praised.

Light arose in darkness to the upright: merciful and compassionate and just

The unjust let loose the sword, and they bent their bow; they cast down the poor and needy, to slaughter the upright of way.

And I, in mine integrity thou didst support me, and thou wilt set me before thy face forever.

And he will feed them according to the integrity of his heart, and he will guide them in the understandings of his hands.

Also withhold thy servant from arrogant things; they shall not rule over me: then shall I be blameless, and I was acquitted from much transgression.

And I, I will go in mine integrity: redeem me and pity me.

Do good, O Jehovah, to the good and to the upright in their hearts.

The way to the just one is straightness: being upright, thou wilt prepare the departing of the just one.

Rejoice, ye just, in Jehovah, praise being suitable for the upright

For Jehovah the just loved justice; his face will behold the upright

Causing the house of Jacob to say, Was the spirit of Jehovah shortened? if these his doings? shall not my words do good to a people going straight?.

I shall be he laughing at his neighbor, calling to God, and he will answer him: the just blameless one being laughed at