Bible Verses About Uprightness

Even to lay up for the upright substance, A shield for those walking uprightly.

Who are forsaking paths of uprightness, To walk in ways of darkness,

For the upright do inhabit the earth, And the perfect are left in it,

Whoso is walking in integrity walketh confidently, And whoso is perverting his ways is known.

The way of Jehovah is strength to the perfect, And ruin to workers of iniquity.

The integrity of the upright leadeth them, And the perverseness of the treacherous destroyeth them.

The righteousness of the upright delivereth them, And in mischief the treacherous are captured.

By the blessing of the upright is a city exalted, And by the mouth of the wicked thrown down.

An abomination to Jehovah are the perverse of heart, And the perfect of the way are His delight.

The words of the wicked are : `Lay wait for blood,' And the mouth of the upright delivereth them.

Righteousness keepeth him who is perfect in the way, And wickedness overthroweth a sin offering.

Whoso is walking in his uprightness is fearing Jehovah, And the perverted in his ways is despising Him.

The house of the wicked is destroyed, And the tent of the upright flourisheth.

The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to Jehovah, And the prayer of the upright is His delight.

Folly is joy to one lacking heart, And a man of intelligence directeth his going.

A highway of the upright is , `Turn from evil,' Whoso is preserving his soul is watching his way.

Better is the poor walking in his integrity, Than the perverse in his lips, who is a fool.

A wicked man hath hardened by his face, And the upright--he prepareth his way.

Better is the poor walking in his integrity, Than the perverse of ways who is rich.

Whoso is causing the upright to err in an evil way, Into his own pit he doth fall, And the perfect do inherit good.

Whoso is walking uprightly is saved, And the perverted of ways falleth at once.

Men of blood hate the perfect, And the upright seek his soul.

Whoso is bringing up his servant delicately, from youth, At his latter end also he is continuator.

See, this alone I have found, that God made man upright, and they--they have sought out many devices.

Draw me: after thee we run, The king hath brought me into his inner chambers, We do joy and rejoice in thee, We mention thy loves more than wine, Uprightly they have loved thee!