22 Bible Verses about Uprightness

Then He told them a parable: "A rich man's land was very productive. He thought to himself, 'What should I do, since I don't have anywhere to store my crops? I will do this,' he said. 'I'll tear down my barns and build bigger ones and store all my grain and my goods there. read more.
Then I'll say to myself, "You have many goods stored up for many years. Take it easy; eat, drink, and enjoy yourself." ' "But God said to him, 'You fool! This very night your life is demanded of you. And the things you have prepared-whose will they be?' "That's how it is with the one who stores up treasure for himself and is not rich toward God."

"There was a rich man who would dress in purple and fine linen, feasting lavishly every day. But a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores, was left at his gate. He longed to be filled with what fell from the rich man's table, but instead the dogs would come and lick his sores. read more.
One day the poor man died and was carried away by the angels to Abraham's side. The rich man also died and was buried. And being in torment in Hades, he looked up and saw Abraham a long way off, with Lazarus at his side. 'Father Abraham!' he called out, 'Have mercy on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I am in agony in this flame!' " 'Son,' Abraham said, 'remember that during your life you received your good things, just as Lazarus received bad things, but now he is comforted here, while you are in agony. Besides all this, a great chasm has been fixed between us and you, so that those who want to pass over from here to you cannot; neither can those from there cross over to us.' " 'Father,' he said, 'then I beg you to send him to my father's house- because I have five brothers-to warn them, so they won't also come to this place of torment.' "But Abraham said, 'They have Moses and the prophets; they should listen to them.' " 'No, father Abraham,' he said. 'But if someone from the dead goes to them, they will repent.' "But he told him, 'If they don't listen to Moses and the prophets, they will not be persuaded if someone rises from the dead.' "

Those with twisted minds are detestable to the Lord,
but those with blameless conduct are His delight.

I know, my God, that You test the heart and that You are pleased with what is right. I have willingly given all these things with an upright heart, and now I have seen Your people who are present here giving joyfully and willingly to You.

The Lord rewarded me according to my righteousness; He repaid me according to the cleanness of my hands. For I have kept the ways of the Lord and have not turned from my God to wickedness. Indeed, I have kept all His ordinances in mind and have not disregarded His statutes. read more.
I was blameless before Him and kept myself from sinning. So the Lord repaid me according to my righteousness, according to my cleanness in His sight. With the faithful You prove Yourself faithful; with the blameless man You prove Yourself blameless;

So the Lord repaid me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in His sight. With the faithful You prove Yourself faithful; with the blameless man You prove Yourself blameless;

The Lord rewarded me according to my righteousness; He repaid me according to the cleanness of my hands. For I have kept the ways of the Lord and have not turned from my God to wickedness. Indeed, I have kept all His ordinances in mind and have not disregarded His statutes. read more.
I was blameless before Him and kept myself from sinning. So the Lord repaid me according to my righteousness, according to my cleanness in His sight. With the faithful You prove Yourself faithful; with the blameless man You prove Yourself blameless;

The Lord rewarded me according to my righteousness; He repaid me according to the cleanness of my hands. For I have kept the ways of the Lord and have not turned from my God to wickedness. Indeed, I have kept all His ordinances in mind and have not disregarded His statutes. read more.
I was blameless toward Him and kept myself from sinning. So the Lord repaid me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in His sight. With the faithful You prove Yourself faithful; with the blameless man You prove Yourself blameless;

The Lord is good and upright;
therefore He shows sinners the way.

to declare: “The Lord is just;
He is my rock,
and there is no unrighteousness in Him.”

Trust in the Lord forever, because in Yah, the Lord, is an everlasting rock! For He has humbled those who live in lofty places- an inaccessible city. He brings it down; He brings it down to the ground; He throws it to the dust. Feet trample it, the feet of the humble, the steps of the poor. read more.
The path of the righteous is level; You clear a straight path for the righteous.

However, since there were not enough priests, they weren’t able to skin all the burnt offerings, so their Levite brothers helped them until the work was finished and until the priests consecrated themselves. For the Levites were more conscientious to consecrate themselves than the priests were.

Do what is good, Lord, to the good,
to those whose hearts are upright.

Foolishness brings joy to one without sense,
but a man with understanding walks a straight path.

The righteous one perishes, and no one takes it to heart; faithful men are swept away, with no one realizing that the righteous one is swept away from the presence of evil. He will enter into peace- they will rest on their beds- everyone who lives uprightly.

צ TsadeYou are righteous, Lord,
and Your judgments are just.

The path of the righteous is level;
You clear a straight path for the righteous.

Bloodthirsty men hate an honest person,
but the upright care about him.

They hate the one who convicts the guilty
at the city gate
and despise the one who speaks with integrity.

He will enter into peace—
they will rest on their beds—
everyone who lives uprightly.

Watch the blameless and observe the upright,
for the man of peace will have a future.

The one who lives honestly, practices righteousness,
and acknowledges the truth in his heart—

Surely the righteous will praise Your name;
the upright will live in Your presence.

Hallelujah!
I will praise the Lord with all my heart
in the assembly of the upright and in the congregation.

The path of the righteous is level;
You clear a straight path for the righteous.

The house of the wicked will be destroyed,
but the tent of the upright will stand.

if you are pure and upright,
then He will move even now on your behalf
and restore the home where your righteousness dwells.

For the choir director: “Do Not Destroy.” A Davidic Miktam.Do you really speak righteously, you mighty ones?
Do you judge people fairly?

“When I choose a time,
I will judge fairly.

The best of them is like a brier;
the most upright is worse than a hedge of thorns.
The day of your watchmen,
the day of your punishment, is coming;
at this time their panic is here.

Godly people have vanished from the land;
there is no one upright among the people.
All of them wait in ambush to shed blood;
they hunt each other with a net.

Take me with you—let us hurry.
Oh, that the king would bring me to his chambers.

Y We will rejoice and be glad for you;
we will praise your love more than wine.

W It is only right that they adore you.

I know, my God, that You test the heart and that You are pleased with what is right. I have willingly given all these things with an upright heart, and now I have seen Your people who are present here giving joyfully and willingly to You.

I know, my God, that You test the heart and that You are pleased with what is right. I have willingly given all these things with an upright heart, and now I have seen Your people who are present here giving joyfully and willingly to You.

Only see this: I have discovered that God made people upright, but they pursued many schemes.”

Only see this: I have discovered that God made people upright, but they pursued many schemes.”

The one who leads the upright into an evil way
will fall into his own pit,
but the blameless will inherit what is good.

The one who lives with integrity will be helped,
but one who distorts right and wrong
will suddenly fall.

The way of the Lord is a stronghold for the honorable,
but destruction awaits the malicious.

A slave pampered from his youth
will become arrogant later on.

A city is built up by the blessing of the upright,
but it is torn down by the mouth of the wicked.

Those with twisted minds are detestable to the Lord,
but those with blameless conduct are His delight.

I was blameless toward Him and kept myself from sinning. So the Lord repaid me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in His sight.

A wicked man puts on a bold face,
but the upright man considers his way.

He has caused His wonderful works to be remembered. The Lord is gracious and compassionate. He has provided food for those who fear Him; He remembers His covenant forever. He has shown His people the power of His works by giving them the inheritance of the nations. read more.
The works of His hands are truth and justice; all His instructions are trustworthy. They are established forever and ever, enacted in truth and uprightness.

The highway of the upright avoids evil;
the one who guards his way protects his life.

But when I saw that they were deviating from the truth of the gospel, I told Cephas in front of everyone, “If you, who are a Jew, live like a Gentile and not like a Jew, how can you compel Gentiles to live like Jews?”

Foolishness brings joy to one without sense,
but a man with understanding walks a straight path.

The righteousness of the upright rescues them,
but the treacherous are trapped by their own desires.

The words of the wicked are a deadly ambush,
but the speech of the upright rescues them.

For the upright will inhabit the land,
and those of integrity will remain in it;

The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable to the Lord,
but the prayer of the upright is His delight.

Righteousness guards people of integrity,
but wickedness undermines the sinner.

The integrity of the upright guides them,
but the perversity of the treacherous destroys them.

The one who lives with integrity lives securely,
but whoever perverts his ways will be found out.

Whoever lives with integrity fears the Lord,
but the one who is devious in his ways despises Him.

Whoever lives with integrity fears the Lord,
but the one who is devious in his ways despises Him.

from those who abandon the right paths
to walk in ways of darkness,

Better a poor man who lives with integrity
than a rich man who distorts right and wrong.

Better a poor man who lives with integrity
than someone who has deceitful lips and is a fool.

he will dwell on the heights;
his refuge will be the rocky fortresses,
his food provided, his water assured.

He stores up success for the upright;
He is a shield for those who live with integrity

The one who lives righteously
and speaks rightly,
who refuses gain from extortion,
whose hand never takes a bribe,
who stops his ears from listening to murderous plots
and shuts his eyes to avoid endorsing evil—

Look, his ego is inflated;
he is without integrity.
But the righteous one will live by his faith.

Like sheep they are headed for Sheol;
Death will shepherd them.
The upright will rule over them in the morning,
and their form will waste away in Sheol,
far from their lofty abode.

The Lord watches over the blameless all their days,
and their inheritance will last forever.

For the Lord God is a sun and shield.
The Lord gives grace and glory;
He does not withhold the good
from those who live with integrity.

His descendants will be powerful in the land;
the generation of the upright will be blessed.

Light shines in the darkness for the upright.
He is gracious, compassionate, and righteous.

The wicked have drawn the sword and strung the bow
to bring down the afflicted and needy
and to slaughter those whose way is upright.

You supported me because of my integrity
and set me in Your presence forever.

He shepherded them with a pure heart
and guided them with his skillful hands.

Moreover, keep Your servant from willful sins;
do not let them rule over me.
Then I will be innocent
and cleansed from blatant rebellion.

But I live with integrity;
redeem me and be gracious to me.

Do what is good, Lord, to the good,
to those whose hearts are upright.

The path of the righteous is level;
You clear a straight path for the righteous.

Rejoice in the Lord, you righteous ones;
praise from the upright is beautiful.

For the Lord is righteous; He loves righteous deeds.
The upright will see His face.

House of Jacob, should it be asked,
“Is the Spirit of the Lord impatient?
Are these the things He does?”
Don’t My words bring good
to the one who walks uprightly?

I am a laughingstock to my friends,
by calling on God, who answers me.
The righteous and upright man is a laughingstock.