'Upright' in the Bible

For this cause there will be no mercy for sinners when they are judged, and the evil-doers will have no place among the upright,

Because the Lord sees the way of the upright, but the end of the sinner is destruction.

For you, Lord, will send a blessing on the upright man; your grace will be round him, and you will be his strength.

O let the evil of the evil-doer come to an end, but give strength to the upright: for men's minds and hearts are tested by the God of righteousness.

God, who is the saviour of the upright in heart, is my breastplate.

God is the judge of the upright, and is angry with the evil-doers every day.

The upright are crushed and made low, and the feeble are overcome by his strong ones.

See, the bows of the evil-doers are bent, they make ready their arrows on the cord, so that they may send them secretly against the upright in heart.

If the bases are broken down, what is the upright man to do?

The Lord puts the upright and the sinner to the test, but he has hate in his soul for the lover of violent acts.

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

Then were they in great fear: for God is in the generation of the upright.

And I was upright before him, and I kept myself from sin.

On him who has mercy you will have mercy; to the upright you will be upright;

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.

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

He will be an upright guide to the poor in spirit: he will make his way clear to them.

For my clean and upright ways keep me safe, because my hope is in you.

O Lord, be my judge, for my behaviour has been upright: I have put my faith in the Lord, I am not in danger of slipping.

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

Let the false lips be shut, which say evil against the upright, looking down on him in their pride.

Be glad in the Lord with joy, you upright men; give cries of joy, all you whose hearts are true.

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

For the word of the Lord is upright, and all his works are certain.

The eyes of the Lord are on the upright, and his ears are open to their cry.

The cry of the upright comes before the Lord, and he takes them out of all their troubles.

Great are the troubles of the upright: but the Lord takes him safely out of them all.

O let there be no end to your loving mercy to those who have knowledge of you, or of your righteousness to the upright in heart.

The sinner has evil designs against the upright, lifting up the voice of wrath against him.

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.

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

The sinner takes money and does not give it back; but the upright man has mercy, and gives to others.

The upright will have the earth for their heritage, and will go on living there for ever.

The sinners are watching the upright man, desiring to put him to death.

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

But the Lord is the saviour of the upright: he is their strength in the time of trouble.

Why do you take pride in wrongdoing, lifting yourself up against the upright man all the day?

The upright will see it with fear, and will say, laughing at you: strong in his wealth.

Put your cares on the Lord, and he will be your support; he will not let the upright man be moved.

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

The upright man will be glad when he sees their punishment; his feet will be washed in the blood of the evil-doer.

So that in secret they may let loose their arrows at the upright, suddenly and unseen.

The upright will be glad in the Lord and have hope in him; and all the lovers of righteousness will give him glory.

But let the upright be glad; let them have delight before God; let them be full of joy.

Let their names be taken from the book of the living, let them not be numbered with the upright.

In his days may the upright do well, living in peace as long as there is a moon in heaven.

By him will all the horns of the sinners be cut off; but the horns of the upright will be lifted up.

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

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.

They are banded together against the soul of the upright, to give decisions against those who have done no wrong.

Say among the nations, The Lord is King; yes, the world is ordered so that it may not be moved; he will be an upright judge of the peoples.

Light is shining on the lovers of righteousness, and for the upright in heart there is joy.

Be glad in the Lord, you upright men; praising the memory of his holy name.

Happy are they whose decisions are upright, and he who does righteousness at all times.

The upright see it and are glad: the mouth of the sinner is stopped.

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.

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.

He will not ever be moved; the memory of the upright will be living for ever.

The sound of joy and salvation is in the tents of the upright; the right hand of the Lord does works of power.

I will give you praise with an upright heart in learning your right decisions.

I have made an oath and kept it, to be guided by your upright decisions.

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

Your word is true from the first; and your upright decision is unchanging for ever.

Seven times a day do I give you praise, because of your upright decisions.

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

Take my soul out of prison, so that I may give praise to your name: the upright will give praise because of me; for you have given me a full reward.

The Lord makes open the eyes of the blind; the Lord is the lifter up of those who are bent down; the Lord is a lover of the upright;