Words of Wisdom
For, behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and, lo, my sheaf arose, and also stood upright; and, behold, your sheaves stood round about, and made obeisance to my sheaf. Genesis 37:7
And with the blast of thy nostrils the waters were gathered together, the floods stood upright as an heap, and the depths were congealed in the heart of the sea. Exodus 15:8
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. Leviticus 26:13
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. Deuteronomy 9:5
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 favor thee not. 1 Samuel 29:6
I was also upright before him, and have kept myself from mine iniquity.
Therefore the LORD hath recompensed me according to my righteousness; according to my cleanness in his eye sight.
With the merciful thou wilt show thyself merciful, and with the upright man thou wilt show thyself upright.
2 Samuel 22:24-26
And Solomon said, Thou hast showed 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. 1 Kings 3:6
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:
Then I will establish the throne of thy kingdom upon Israel for ever, as I promised to David thy father, saying, There shall not fail thee a man upon the throne of Israel.
1 Kings 9:4, 5
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. 1 Chronicles 29:17
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. 2 Chronicles 29:34
There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil. Job 1:1
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?
Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, Doth Job fear God for nought?
Hast not thou made an hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath on every side? thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land.
Job 1:8-10
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? and still he holdeth fast his integrity, although thou movedst me against him, to destroy him without cause. Job 2:3
Is not this thy fear, thy confidence, thy hope, and the uprightness of thy ways?
Remember, I pray thee, who ever perished, being innocent? or where were the righteous cut off?
Even as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, and sow wickedness, reap the same.
Job 4:6-8
If thou wert pure and upright; surely now he would awake for thee, and make the habitation of thy righteousness prosperous. Job 8:6
I am as one mocked of his neighbour, who calleth upon God, and he answereth him: the just upright man is laughed to scorn. Job 12:4
Upright men shall be astonied at this, and the innocent shall stir up himself against the hypocrite. Job 17:8
My words shall be of the uprightness of my heart: and my lips shall utter knowledge clearly. Job 33:3
If there be a messenger with him, an interpreter, one among a thousand, to shew unto man his uprightness:
Then he is gracious unto him, and saith, Deliver him from going down to the pit: I have found a ransom.
Job 33:23, 24
My defence is of God, which saveth the upright in heart. Psalm 7:10
And he shall judge the world in righteousness, he shall minister judgment to the people in uprightness. Psalm 9:8
For, lo, the wicked bend their bow, they make ready their arrow upon the string, that they may privily shoot at the upright in heart. Psalm 11:2
For the righteous LORD loveth righteousness; his countenance doth behold the upright. Psalm 11:7
He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart. Psalm 15:2
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.
With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful; with an upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright;
With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself froward.
Psalm 18:23-26
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. Psalm 19:13
They are brought down and fallen: but we are risen, and stand upright. Psalm 20:8
Good and upright is the LORD: therefore will he teach sinners in the way. Psalm 25:8
Let integrity and uprightness preserve me; for I wait on thee. Psalm 25:21
Be glad in the LORD, and rejoice, ye righteous: and shout for joy, all ye that are upright in heart. Psalm 32:11
Rejoice in the LORD, O ye righteous: for praise is comely for the upright. Psalm 33:1
O continue thy lovingkindness unto them that know thee; and thy righteousness to the upright in heart. Psalm 36:10
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. Psalm 37:14
The LORD knoweth the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall be for ever. Psalm 37:18
Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: for the end of that man is peace. Psalm 37:37
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. Psalm 49:14
Do ye indeed speak righteousness, O congregation? do ye judge uprightly, O ye sons of men?
Yea, in heart ye work wickedness; ye weigh the violence of your hands in the earth.
Psalm 58:1, 2
The righteous shall be glad in the LORD, and shall trust in him; and all the upright in heart shall glory. Psalm 64:10
When I shall receive the congregation I will judge uprightly. Psalm 75:2
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. Psalm 84:11
To shew that the LORD is upright: he is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him. Psalm 92:15
But judgment shall return unto righteousness: and all the upright in heart shall follow it. Psalm 94:15
Light is sown for the righteous, and gladness for the upright in heart. Psalm 97:11
Praise ye the LORD. I will praise the LORD with my whole heart, in the assembly of the upright, and in the congregation. Psalm 111:1
They stand fast for ever and ever, and are done in truth and uprightness. Psalm 111:8
His seed shall be mighty upon earth: the generation of the upright shall be blessed.
Wealth and riches shall be in his house: and his righteousness endureth for ever.
Unto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness: he is gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous.
Psalm 112:2-4
I will praise thee with uprightness of heart, when I shall have learned thy righteous judgments. Psalm 119:7
Righteous art thou, O LORD, and upright are thy judgments. Psalm 119:137
Do good, O LORD, unto those that be good, and to them that are upright in their hearts. Psalm 125:4
Surely the righteous shall give thanks unto thy name: the upright shall dwell in thy presence. Psalm 140:13
Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my God: thy spirit is good; lead me into the land of uprightness. Psalm 143:10
He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: he is a buckler to them that walk uprightly. Proverbs 2:7
Who leave the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness;
Who rejoice to do evil, and delight in the frowardness of the wicked;
Whose ways are crooked, and they froward in their paths:
To deliver thee from the strange woman, even from the stranger which flattereth with her words;
Which forsaketh the guide of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of her God.
Proverbs 2:13-17
For the upright shall dwell in the land, and the perfect shall remain in it. Proverbs 2:21
He that walketh uprightly walketh surely: but he that perverteth his ways shall be known. Proverbs 10:9
The way of the LORD is strength to the upright: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity. Proverbs 10:29
The integrity of the upright shall guide them: but the perverseness of transgressors shall destroy them. Proverbs 11:3
The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them: but transgressors shall be taken in their own naughtiness. Proverbs 11:6
By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted: but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked. Proverbs 11:11
They that are of a froward heart are abomination to the LORD: but such as are upright in their way are his delight. Proverbs 11:20
The words of the wicked are to lie in wait for blood: but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them. Proverbs 12:6
Righteousness keepeth him that is upright in the way: but wickedness overthroweth the sinner. Proverbs 13:6
He that walketh in his uprightness feareth the LORD: but he that is perverse in his ways despiseth him. Proverbs 14:2
The house of the wicked shall be overthrown: but the tabernacle of the upright shall flourish. Proverbs 14:11
The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD: but the prayer of the upright is his delight. Proverbs 15:8
Folly is joy to him that is destitute of wisdom: but a man of understanding walketh uprightly. Proverbs 15:21
The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: he that keepeth his way preserveth his soul. Proverbs 16:17
The wicked shall be a ransom for the righteous, and the transgressor for the upright. Proverbs 21:18
A wicked man hardeneth his face: but as for the upright, he directeth his way. Proverbs 21:29
Better is the poor that walketh in his uprightness, than he that is perverse in his ways, though he be rich. Proverbs 28:6
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. Proverbs 28:10
Whoso walketh uprightly shall be saved: but he that is perverse in his ways shall fall at once. Proverbs 28:18
The bloodthirsty hate the upright: but the just seek his soul. Proverbs 29:10
An unjust man is an abomination to the just: and he that is upright in the way is abomination to the wicked. Proverbs 29:27
Lo, this only have I found, that God hath made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions. Ecclesiastes 7:29
The preacher sought to find out acceptable words: and that which was written was upright, even words of truth. Ecclesiastes 12:10
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. Song of Solomon 1:4
The way of the just is uprightness: thou, most upright, dost weigh the path of the just. Isaiah 26:7
Let favour be shewed to the wicked, yet will he not learn righteousness: in the land of uprightness will he deal unjustly, and will not behold the majesty of the LORD. Isaiah 26:10
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.
Isaiah 33:15, 16
He shall enter into peace: they shall rest in their beds, each one walking in his uprightness. Isaiah 57:2
They are upright as the palm tree, but speak not: they must needs be borne, because they cannot go. Be not afraid of them; for they cannot do evil, neither also is it in them to do good. Jeremiah 10:5
Now as he was speaking with me, I was in a deep sleep on my face toward the ground: but he touched me, and set me upright. Daniel 8:18
And he said unto me, O Daniel, a man greatly beloved, understand the words that I speak unto thee, and stand upright: for unto thee am I now sent. And when he had spoken this word unto me, I stood trembling. Daniel 10:11
He shall also set his face to enter with the strength of his whole kingdom, and upright ones with him; thus shall he do: and he shall give him the daughter of women, corrupting her: but she shall not stand on his side, neither be for him. Daniel 11:17
They hate him that rebuketh in the gate, and they abhor him that speaketh uprightly. Amos 5:10
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?
Even of late my people is risen up as an enemy: ye pull off the robe with the garment from them that pass by securely as men averse from war.
Micah 2:7, 8
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.
That they may do evil with both hands earnestly, the prince asketh, and the judge asketh for a reward; and the great man, he uttereth his mischievous desire: so they wrap it up.
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.
Micah 7:2-4
Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him: but the just shall live by his faith. Habakkuk 2:4
Said with a loud voice, Stand upright on thy feet. And he leaped and walked. Acts 14:10
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? Galatians 2:14
