126 verses contain “upright” (in the KJV: 104, in the BSB: 84) — showing 1–100
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I am the LORD your God, which brought you forth out of the land of Egypt, that ye should not be their bondmen; and I have broken the bands of your yoke, and made you go upright.
I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt so that you would no longer be slaves to the Egyptians. I broke the bars of your yoke and enabled you to walk in uprightness.
Not for thy righteousness, or for the uprightness of thine heart, dost thou go to possess their land: but for the wickedness of these nations the LORD thy God doth drive them out from before thee, and that he may perform the word which the LORD sware unto thy fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
It is not because of your righteousness or uprightness of heart that you are going in to possess their land, but it is because of their wickedness that the LORD your God is driving out these nations before you, to keep the promise He swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
He is the Rock, his work is perfect: for all his ways are judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right is he.
He is the Rock, His work is perfect; all His ways are just. A God of faithfulness without injustice, righteous and upright is He.
Then Achish called David, and said unto him, Surely, as the LORD liveth, thou hast been upright, and thy going out and thy coming in with me in the host is good in my sight: for I have not found evil in thee since the day of thy coming unto me unto this day: nevertheless the lords favour thee not.
So Achish summoned David and told him, “As surely as the LORD lives, you have been upright in my sight, and it seems right that you should march in and out with me in the army, because I have found no fault in you from the day you came to me until this day. But you have no favor in the sight of the leaders.
I was also upright before him, and have kept myself from mine iniquity.
And I have been blameless before Him and kept myself from iniquity.
And Solomon said, Thou hast shewed unto thy servant David my father great mercy, according as he walked before thee in truth, and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with thee; and thou hast kept for him this great kindness, that thou hast given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this day.
Solomon replied, “You have shown much loving devotion to Your servant, my father David, because he walked before You in faithfulness, righteousness, and uprightness of heart. And You have maintained this loving devotion by giving him a son to sit on his throne this very day.
And the work of the bases was on this manner: they had borders, and the borders were between the ledges:
This was the design of the stands: They had side panels attached to uprights,
And on the borders that were between the ledges were lions, oxen, and cherubims: and upon the ledges there was a base above: and beneath the lions and oxen were certain additions made of thin work.
And if thou wilt walk before me, as David thy father walked, in integrity of heart, and in uprightness, to do according to all that I have commanded thee, and wilt keep my statutes and my judgments:
And as for you, if you walk before Me as your father David walked, with a heart of integrity and uprightness, doing all I have commanded you, and if you keep My statutes and ordinances,
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.
I know, my God, that You test the heart and delight in uprightness. All these things I have given willingly and with an upright heart, and now I have seen Your people who are present here giving joyfully and willingly to You.
And, behold, Amariah the chief priest is over you in all matters of the LORD; and Zebadiah the son of Ishmael, the ruler of the house of Judah, for all the king’s matters: also the Levites shall be officers before you. Deal courageously, and the LORD shall be with the good.
Note that Amariah, the chief priest, will be over you in all that pertains to the LORD, and Zebadiah son of Ishmael, the ruler of the house of Judah, in all that pertains to the king. And the Levites will serve as officers before you. Act resolutely; may the LORD be with the upright!”
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.
However, since there were not enough priests to skin all the burnt offerings, their Levite brothers helped them until the work was finished and until the priests had been consecrated. For the Levites had been more diligent in consecrating themselves than the priests had been.
And the LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil?
Is not this thy fear, thy confidence, thy hope, and the uprightness of thy ways?
Is your reverence not your confidence, and the uprightness of your ways your hope?
Remember, I pray thee, who ever perished, being innocent? or where were the righteous cut off?
Consider now, I plead: Who, being innocent, has ever perished? Or where have the upright been destroyed?
If thou wert pure and upright; surely now he would awake for thee, and make the habitation of thy righteousness prosperous.
if you are pure and upright, even now He will rouse Himself on your behalf and restore your righteous estate.
I am as one mocked of his neighbour, who calleth upon God, and he answereth him: the just upright man is laughed to scorn.
I am a laughingstock to my friends, though I called on God, and He answered. The righteous and upright man is a laughingstock.
There the righteous might dispute with him; so should I be delivered for ever from my judge.
Then an upright man could reason with Him, and I would be delivered forever from my Judge.
My words shall be of the uprightness of my heart: and my lips shall utter knowledge clearly.
My words are from an upright heart, and my lips speak sincerely what I know.
If there be a messenger with him, an interpreter, one among a thousand, to shew unto man his uprightness:
My defence is of God, which saveth the upright in heart.
My shield is with God, who saves the upright in heart.
And he shall judge the world in righteousness, he shall minister judgment to the people in uprightness.
He judges the world with justice; He governs the people with equity.
For the righteous LORD loveth righteousness; his countenance doth behold the upright.
For the LORD is righteous; He loves justice. The upright will see His face.
He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart.
He who walks with integrity and practices righteousness, who speaks the truth from his heart,
I was also upright before him, and I kept myself from mine iniquity.
And I have been blameless before Him and kept myself from iniquity.
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.
Keep Your servant also from willful sins; may they not rule over me. Then I will be blameless and cleansed of great transgression.
They are brought down and fallen: but we are risen, and stand upright.
They collapse and fall, but we rise up and stand firm.
Good and upright is the LORD: therefore will he teach sinners in the way.
Good and upright is the LORD; therefore He shows sinners the way.
For the word of the LORD is right; and all his works are done in truth.
For the word of the LORD is upright, and all His work is trustworthy.
O continue thy lovingkindness unto them that know thee; and thy righteousness to the upright in heart.
Extend Your loving devotion to those who know You, and Your righteousness to the upright in heart.
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?
Do you indeed speak justly, O rulers? Do you judge uprightly, O sons of men?
When I shall receive the congregation I will judge uprightly.
“When I choose a time, I will judge fairly.
He divided the sea, and caused them to pass through; and he made the waters to stand as an heap.
He split the sea and brought them through; He set the waters upright like a wall.
But judgment shall return unto righteousness: and all the upright in heart shall follow it.
Surely judgment will again be righteous, and all the upright in heart will follow it.
Praise ye the LORD. I will praise the LORD with my whole heart, in the assembly of the upright, and in the congregation.
Hallelujah! I will give thanks to the LORD with all my heart in the council of the upright and in the assembly.
His seed shall be mighty upon earth: the generation of the upright shall be blessed.
His descendants will be mighty in the land; the generation of the upright will be blessed.
Unto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness: he is gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous.
Light dawns in the darkness for the upright— for the gracious, compassionate, and righteous.
I will praise thee with uprightness of heart, when I shall have learned thy righteous judgments.
I will praise You with an upright heart when I learn Your righteous judgments.
Righteous art thou, O LORD, and upright are thy judgments.
Righteous are You, O LORD, and upright are Your judgments.
Do good, O LORD, unto those that be good, and to them that are upright in their hearts.
Do good, O LORD, to those who are good, and to the upright in heart.
Surely the righteous shall give thanks unto thy name: the upright shall dwell in thy presence.
Surely the righteous will praise Your name; the upright will dwell in Your presence.
Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my God: thy spirit is good; lead me into the land of uprightness.
Teach me to do Your will, for You are my God. May Your good Spirit lead me on level ground.
Who leave the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness;
from those who leave the straight paths to walk in the ways of darkness,
For the upright shall dwell in the land, and the perfect shall remain in it.
For the upright will inhabit the land, and the blameless will remain in it;
For the froward is abomination to the LORD: but his secret is with the righteous.
for the LORD detests the perverse, but He is a friend to the upright.
They are all plain to him that understandeth, and right to them that find knowledge.
They are all plain to the discerning, and upright to those who find knowledge.
He that walketh uprightly walketh surely: but he that perverteth his ways shall be known.
He who walks in integrity walks securely, but he who perverts his ways will be found out.
The way of the LORD is strength to the upright: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.
The way of the LORD is a refuge to the upright, but destruction awaits those who do evil.
The integrity of the upright shall guide them: but the perverseness of transgressors shall destroy them.
The integrity of the upright guides them, but the perversity of the faithless destroys them.
The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them: but transgressors shall be taken in their own naughtiness.
The righteousness of the upright delivers them, but the faithless are trapped by their own desires.
They that are of a froward heart are abomination to the LORD: but such as are upright in their way are his delight.
The perverse in heart are an abomination to the LORD, but the blameless in their walk are His delight.
The words of the wicked are to lie in wait for blood: but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.
The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood, but the speech of the upright rescues them.
The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD: but the prayer of the upright is his delight.
The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable 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.
Folly is joy to one who lacks judgment, but a man of understanding walks a straight path.
Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work be pure, and whether it be right.
Even a young man is known by his actions— whether his conduct is pure and upright.
The wicked shall be a ransom for the righteous, and the transgressor for the upright.
The wicked become a ransom for the righteous, and the faithless for the upright.
A wicked man hardeneth his face: but as for the upright, he directeth his way.
A wicked man hardens his face, but the upright man makes his way sure.
The bloodthirsty hate the upright: but the just seek his soul.
An unjust man is an abomination to the just: and he that is upright in the way is abomination to the wicked.
An unjust man is detestable to the righteous, and one whose way is upright is detestable to the wicked.
Which yet my soul seeketh, but I find not: one man among a thousand have I found; but a woman among all those have I not found.
While my soul was still searching but not finding, among a thousand I have found one upright man, but among all these I have not found one such woman.
Lo, this only have I found, that God hath made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions.
Only this have I found: I have discovered that God made men upright, but they have sought out many schemes.”
The preacher sought to find out acceptable words: and that which was written was upright, even words of truth.
The Teacher searched to find delightful sayings and to record accurate words of truth.