'Upright' in the Bible

The mouth of the upright man is budding with wisdom, but the twisted tongue will be cut off.

The lips of the upright man have knowledge of what is pleasing, but twisted are the mouths of evil-doers.

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

The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them: but transgressors shall be taken in their own naughtiness.

At the death of an upright man his hope does not come to an end, but the hope of the evil-doer comes to destruction.

The upright man is taken out of trouble, and in his place comes the sinner.

With his mouth the evil man sends destruction on his neighbour; but through knowledge the upright are taken out of trouble.

When things go well for the upright man, all the town is glad; at the death of sinners, there are cries of joy.

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

They that are of a froward heart are abomination to the LORD: but such as are upright in their way are his delight.

Certainly the evil-doer will not go free from punishment, but the seed of the upright man will be safe.

The desire of the upright man is only for good, but wrath is waiting for the evil-doer.

He who puts his faith in wealth will come to nothing; but the upright man will be full of growth like the green leaf.

If the upright man is rewarded on earth, how much more the evil-doer and the sinner!

No man will make himself safe through evil-doing; but the root of upright men will never be moved.

The purposes of upright men are right, but the designs of evil-doers are deceit.

The words of the wicked are to lie in wait for blood: but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.

Evil-doers are overturned and never seen again, but the house of upright men will keep its place.

An upright man has thought for the life of his beast, but the hearts of evil-doers are cruel.

The resting-place of the sinner will come to destruction, but the root of upright men is for ever.

In the sin of the lips is a net which takes the sinner, but the upright man will come out of trouble.

The way of a fool is upright in his [own] eyes, but he who listens to advice [is] wise.

No trouble will come to upright men, but sinners will be full of evil.

The upright man is a guide to his neighbour, but the way of evil-doers is a cause of error to them.

The upright man is a hater of false words: the evil-doer gets a bad name and is put to shame.

Righteousness keepeth him that is upright in the way: but wickedness overthroweth the sinner.

There is a glad dawn for the upright man, but the light of the sinner will be put out.

Adversity pursues sinners,But the [consistently] upright will be rewarded with prosperity.

The heritage of the good man is handed down to his children's children; and the wealth of the sinner is stored up for the upright man.

The upright man has food to the full measure of his desire, but there will be no food for the stomach of evil-doers.

Someone whose conduct is upright fears the LORD, but whoever is devious in his ways despises him.

Fools mock at making restitution,but there is goodwill among the upright.

The house of the wicked shall be overthrown: but the tabernacle of the upright shall flourish.

There is a way [that seems] upright {to} a man, but its end [is] the way of death.

The knees of the evil are bent before the good; and sinners go down in the dust at the doors of the upright.

The sinner is overturned in his evil-doing, but the upright man has hope in his righteousness.

In the house of the upright man there is a great store of wealth; but in the profits of the sinner there is trouble.

The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD: but the prayer of the upright is his delight.

A slacker’s way is like a thorny hedge,but the path of the upright is a highway.

Folly is a joy to one who lacks sense, but one who has understanding follows an upright course.

The heart of the upright gives thought to his answer; but from the mouth of the evil-doer comes a stream of evil things.

The Lord is far from the wicked [and distances Himself from them],But He hears the prayer of the [consistently] righteous [that is, those with spiritual integrity and moral courage].

Kings take pleasure in righteous speech; they treasure a person who speaks what is upright.

The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: he that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.

There is a way [that seems] upright {to} a man, but its end [is] the way of death.

He who gives a decision for the evil-doer and he who gives a decision against the upright, are equally disgusting to the Lord.

To give punishment to the upright is not good, or to give blows to the noble for their righteousness.

To have respect for the person of the evil-doer is not good, or to give a wrong decision against the upright.

The name of the Lord is a strong tower;The righteous runs to it and is safe and set on high [far above evil].

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

An upright man goes on in his righteousness: happy are his children after him!

Even a young man is known by his actions—if his behavior is pure and upright.

Mercy and good faith keep the king safe, and the seat of his power is based on upright acts.

Every way of a man is upright in his [own] eyes, but Yahweh weighs hearts.

A guilty man’s conduct is crooked,but the behavior of the innocent is upright.

The Upright One, looking on the house of the evil-doer, lets sinners be overturned to their destruction.

When justice is done, it is a joy to the righteous (the upright, the one in right standing with God),But to the evildoers it is disaster.

The wicked shall be a ransom for the righteous, and the transgressor for the upright.

All the day the sinner goes after his desire: but the upright man gives freely, keeping nothing back.

A wicked man hardeneth his face: but as for the upright, he directeth his way.

And my {insides} will rejoice when your lips speak what is upright.

The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice,And he who sires a wise child will have joy in him.

See not wine when it showeth itself red, When it giveth in the cup its colour, It goeth up and down through the upright.

Do not lie in wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous;Do not destroy his resting place;

For an upright man, after falling seven times, will get up again: but trouble is the downfall of the evil.

He who says to the evil-doer, You are upright, will be cursed by peoples and hated by nations.

But to those [honorable judges] who rebuke the wicked, it will go well with them and they will find delight,And a good blessing will come upon them.

Like a troubled fountain and a dirty spring, is an upright man who has to give way before evil-doers.

The evil man goes running away when no man is after him, but the upright are without fear, like the lion.

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

Whoso causeth the righteous to go astray in an evil way, he shall fall himself into his own pit: but the upright shall have good things in possession.

When the upright do well, there is great glory; but when evil-doers are lifted up, men do not let themselves be seen.

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

When evil-doers are lifted up, men take cover; but when destruction overtakes them, the upright are increased.

When the upright have power, the people are glad; when an evil man is ruler, grief comes on the people.

In the steps of an evil man there is a net for him, but the upright man gets away quickly and is glad.

The upright man gives attention to the cause of the poor: the evil-doer gives no thought to it.

The bloodthirsty hate the upright: but the just seek his soul.

When evil men are in power, wrongdoing is increased; but the upright will have pleasure when they see their downfall.

An unjust man is an abomination to the just: and he that is upright in the way is abomination to the wicked.

What I have continually sought, I have not found; I have found only one upright man among a thousand, but I have not found one upright woman among all of them.

Lo, this only have I found, that God hath made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions.

For I have taken all this to heart, exploring and examining it all, how the righteous (those in right standing with God) and the wise and their deeds are in the hands of God. No man knows whether it will be love or hatred; anything awaits him.

Because to all there is one event, to the upright man and to the evil, to the clean and to the unclean, to him who makes an offering and to him who makes no offering; as is the good so is the sinner; he who takes an oath is as he who has fear of it.

The preacher sought to find out acceptable words: and that which was written was upright, even words of truth.

Draw me, we will run after thee: the king hath brought me into his chambers: we will be glad and rejoice in thee, we will remember thy love more than wine: the upright love thee.

Take pleasure in well-doing; let your ways be upright, keep down the cruel, give a right decision for the child who has no father, see to the cause of the widow.

The upright town has become untrue; there was a time when her judges gave right decisions, when righteousness had a resting-place in her, but now she is full of those who take men's lives.

Upright acts will be the price of Zion's forgiveness, and by righteousness will men be living there.

Happy is the upright man! for he will have joy of the fruit of his ways.

For the vine-garden of the Lord of armies is the people of Israel, and the men of Judah are the plant of his delight: and he was looking for upright judging, and there was blood; for righteousness, and there was a cry for help.

Who for a reward give support to the cause of the sinner, and who take away the righteousness of the upright from him.

From the farthest part of the earth comes the sound of songs, glory to the upright. But I said, I am wasting away, wasting away, the curse is on me! The false ones go on in their false way, yes, they go on acting falsely.

Let the doors be open, so that the upright nation which keeps faith may come in.

The way of the just is uprightness: thou, most upright, dost weigh the path of the just.

Even if you are kind to the evil-doer, he will not go after righteousness; even in the land of the upright he will still go on in his wrongdoing, and will not see the glory of the Lord.

Then in the waste land there will be an upright rule, and righteousness will have its place in the fertile field.

And the work of righteousness will be peace; and the effect of an upright rule will be to take away fear for ever.

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;

This is what the Lord who made youAnd formed you from the womb, who will help you says,‘Fear not, O Jacob My servant;And Jeshurun (Israel, the upright one) whom I have chosen.