'Uprightly' in the Bible
He who walks with integrity and strength of character, and works righteousness,And speaks and holds truth in his heart.
The wicked have drawn the sword and bent their bowTo cast down the afflicted and the needy,To slaughter those who are upright in conduct [those with personal integrity and godly character].
Do you indeed speak righteousness, O gods (heavenly beings)?Do you judge fairly, O sons of men?
“When I select an appointed time,I will judge with equity,” [says the Lord].
For the Lord God is a sun and shield;The Lord bestows grace and favor and honor;No good thing will He withhold from those who walk uprightly.
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],
Calling to those who pass by,Who are making their paths straight:
He who walks in integrity and with moral character walks securely,But he who takes a crooked way will be discovered and punished.
Foolishness is joy to him who is without heart and lacks [intelligent, common] sense,But a man of understanding walks uprightly [making his course straight].
He who walks blamelessly and uprightly will be kept safe,But he who is crooked (perverse) will suddenly fall.
He who walks righteously and speaks with integrity,Who rejects gain from fraud and from oppression,Who shakes his hand free from the taking of bribes,Who stops his ears from hearing about bloodshedAnd shuts his eyes to avoid looking upon evil;
They hate the one who reprimands [the unrighteous] in the [court held at the city] gate [regarding him as unreasonable and rejecting his reprimand],And they detest him who speaks [the truth] with integrity and honesty.
“Is it being said, O house of Jacob:‘Is the Spirit of the Lord impatient?Or are these [prophesied judgments] His doings?’Do not My words do goodTo the one walking uprightly?
but in every nation the person who fears God and does what is right [by seeking Him] is acceptable and welcomed by Him.
Keep praying for us, for we are convinced that we have a good conscience, seeking to conduct ourselves honorably [that is, with moral courage and personal integrity] in all things.