What the Bible Says About Uprightness

I know also, my God, that thou triest the heart, and hast pleasure in uprightness. As for me, in the uprightness of mine heart I have willingly offered all these things: and now have I seen with joy thy people, which are present here, to offer willingly unto thee.

But the priests were too few, so that they could not flay all the burnt offerings: wherefore their brethren the Levites did help them, till the work was ended, and until the other priests had sanctified themselves: for the Levites were more upright in heart to sanctify themselves than the priests.

If thou wert pure and upright; surely now he would awake for thee, and make the habitation of thy righteousness prosperous.

I am as one mocked of his neighbour, who calleth upon God, and he answereth him: the just upright man is laughed to scorn.

For the righteous Lord loveth righteousness; his countenance doth behold the upright.

He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart.

I was also upright before him, and I kept myself from mine iniquity.

Therefore hath the Lord recompensed me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his eyesight.

Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me: then shall I be upright, and I shall be innocent from the great transgression.

But as for me, I will walk in mine integrity: redeem me, and be merciful unto me.

Rejoice in the Lord, O ye righteous: for praise is comely for the upright.

The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, and to slay such as be of upright conversation.

The Lord knoweth the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall be for ever.

Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: for the end of that man is peace.

And as for me, thou upholdest me in mine integrity, and settest me before thy face for ever.

Like sheep they are laid in the grave; death shall feed on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their beauty shall consume in the grave from their dwelling.

Do ye indeed speak righteousness, O congregation? do ye judge uprightly, O ye sons of men?

When I shall receive the congregation I will judge uprightly.

So he fed them according to the integrity of his heart; and guided them by the skilfulness of his hands.

For the Lord God is a sun and shield: the Lord will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.

Praise ye the Lord. I will praise the Lord with my whole heart, in the assembly of the upright, and in the congregation.

His seed shall be mighty upon earth: the generation of the upright shall be blessed.

Unto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness: he is gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous.

Do good, O Lord, unto those that be good, and to them that are upright in their hearts.

Surely the righteous shall give thanks unto thy name: the upright shall dwell in thy presence.

He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: he is a buckler to them that walk uprightly.

Who leave the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness;

For the upright shall dwell in the land, and the perfect shall remain in it.

He that walketh uprightly walketh surely: but he that perverteth his ways shall be known.

The way of the Lord is strength to the upright: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.

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.

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.

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

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

He that walketh in his uprightness feareth the Lord: but he that is perverse in his ways despiseth him.

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

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

Folly is joy to him that is destitute of wisdom: but a man of understanding walketh uprightly.

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

Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.

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

Better is the poor that walketh in his uprightness, than he that is perverse in his ways, though he be rich.

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.

Whoso walketh uprightly shall be saved: but he that is perverse in his ways shall fall at once.

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

He that delicately bringeth up his servant from a child shall have him become his son at the length.

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

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.

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

He that walketh righteously, and speaketh uprightly; he that despiseth the gain of oppressions, that shaketh his hands from holding of bribes, that stoppeth his ears from hearing of blood, and shutteth his eyes from seeing evil;

He shall dwell on high: his place of defence shall be the munitions of rocks: bread shall be given him; his waters shall be sure.

He shall enter into peace: they shall rest in their beds, each one walking in his uprightness.

They hate him that rebuketh in the gate, and they abhor him that speaketh uprightly.

O thou that art named the house of Jacob, is the spirit of the Lord straitened? are these his doings? do not my words do good to him that walketh uprightly?

The good man is perished out of the earth: and there is none upright among men: they all lie in wait for blood; they hunt every man his brother with a net.

The best of them is as a brier: the most upright is sharper than a thorn hedge: the day of thy watchmen and thy visitation cometh; now shall be their perplexity.

Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him: but the just shall live by his faith.

But when I saw that they walked not uprightly according to the truth of the gospel, I said unto Peter before them all, If thou, being a Jew, livest after the manner of Gentiles, and not as do the Jews, why compellest thou the Gentiles to live as do the Jews?