'Upright' in the Bible
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.
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 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.
Is not your fear of God your support, and your upright way of life your hope?
Now please think: Who has ever perished when they're innocent? Where have the upright been destroyed?
May a man be upright before God? or a man be clean before his Maker?
How powerful have been upright sayings, And what doth reproof from you reprove?
Does God give wrong decisions? or is the Ruler of all not upright in his judging?
If thou wert pure and upright; surely now he would awake for thee, and make the habitation of thy righteousness prosperous.
For though I were righteous, I could not answer.I must appeal for mercy to my Opponent and Judge.
That, if I was an evil-doer, the curse would come on me; and if I was upright, my head would not be lifted up, being full of shame and overcome with trouble.
I am as one mocked of his neighbour, who calleth upon God, and he answereth him: the just upright man is laughed to scorn.
What is man, that he may be clean? and how may the son of woman be upright?
Upright men shall be astonied at this, and the innocent shall stir up himself against the hypocrite.
“Nevertheless the righteous will hold to his ways,And he who has clean hands will grow stronger and stronger.
“Is it any pleasure or joy to the Almighty that you are righteous?Or is it of benefit to Him that you make your ways perfect?
The upright saw it and were glad: and those who had done no wrong made sport of them,
Then an upright man could reason with Him,and I would escape from my Judge forever.
How then is it possible for man to be upright before God? or how may he be clean who is a son of woman?
He may get them ready, but the upright will put them on, and he who is free from sin will take the silver for a heritage.
(Let me be measured in upright scales, and let God see my righteousness:)
So these three men ceased answering Job, because he was righteous in his own eyes [and could not be persuaded otherwise by them].
My words come from my upright heart,and my lips speak with sincerity what they know.
“If there is an angel as a mediator for him,One out of a thousand,To explain to a man what is right for him [that is, how to be in right standing with God],
For Job has said, I am upright, and it is God who has taken away my right;
How may a hater of right be a ruler? and will you say that the upright Ruler of all is evil?
If you are upright, what do you give to him? or what does he take from your hand?
His eyes are ever on the upright, and he gives to the crushed their right;
“He does not withdraw His eyes from the righteous [those in right standing with Him];But with kings upon the throneHe has seated them forever, and they are exalted.
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