'Upright' in the Bible

He stores away sound wisdom for the righteous [those who are in right standing with Him];He is a shield to those who walk in integrity [those of honorable character and moral courage],

So you will walk in the way of good men [that is, those of personal integrity, moral courage and honorable character],And keep to the paths of the righteous.

For the upright [those who are in right standing with God] will live in the landAnd those [of integrity] who are blameless [in God’s sight] will remain in it;

For the devious are repulsive to the Lord;But His private counsel is with the upright [those with spiritual integrity and moral courage].

“All the words of my mouth are in righteousness (upright, in right standing with God);There is nothing contrary to truth or perverted (crooked) in them.

Give instruction to a wise man and he will become even wiser;Teach a righteous man and he will increase his learning.

Blessings are on the head of the righteous [the upright, those in right standing with God],But the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.

The wages of the righteous [the upright, those in right standing with God] is [a worthwhile, meaningful] life,The income of the wicked, punishment.

The tongue of the righteous is like precious silver (greatly valued);The heart of the wicked is worth little.

The hope of the righteous [those of honorable character and integrity] is joy,But the expectation of the wicked [those who oppose God and ignore His wisdom] comes to nothing.

The way of the Lord is a stronghold to the upright,But it is ruin to those who do evil.

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

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

By the blessing [of the influence] of the upright the city is exalted,But by the mouth of the wicked it is torn down.

The [malevolent] words of the wicked lie in wait for [innocent] blood [to slander],But the mouth of the upright will rescue and protect them.

Righteousness (being in right standing with God) guards the one whose way is blameless,But wickedness undermines and overthrows the sinner.

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

Fools mock sin [but sin mocks the fools],But among the upright there is good will and the favor and blessing of God.

The house of the wicked will be overthrown,But the tent of the upright will thrive.

The sacrifice of the wicked is hateful and exceedingly offensive to the Lord,But the prayer of the upright is His delight!

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].

The highway of the upright turns away and departs from evil;He who guards his way protects his life (soul).

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

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 become a ransom for the righteous,And the treacherous in the place of the upright [for they fall into their own traps].

A wicked man puts on a bold face,But as for the upright, he considers, directs, and establishes his way [with the confidence of integrity].

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

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

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.

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

The bloodthirsty hate the blameless [because of his integrity],But the upright are concerned for his life.

An unjust man is repulsive to the righteous,And he who is upright in the way [of the Lord] is repulsive to the wicked.