'Upright' in the Bible

Therefore the wicked will not stand [unpunished] in the judgment,Nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.

For You, O Lord, bless the righteous man [the one who is in right standing with You];You surround him with favor as with a shield.

Oh, let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end, but establish the righteous [those in right standing with You];For the righteous God tries the hearts and minds.

My shield and my defense depend on God,Who saves the upright in heart.

For look, the wicked are bending the bow;They take aim with their arrow on the stringTo shoot [by stealth] in darkness at the upright in heart.

For the Lord is [absolutely] righteous, He loves righteousness (virtue, morality, justice);The upright shall see His face.

There they tremble with great fear,For God is with the [consistently] righteous generation.

Let my verdict of vindication come from Your presence;May Your eyes look with equity and behold things that are just.

I was blameless before Him,And I kept myself free from my sin.

With the kind (merciful, faithful, loyal) You show Yourself kind,With the blameless You show Yourself blameless,

They have bowed down and fallen,But we have risen and stood upright.

Good and upright is the Lord;Therefore He instructs sinners in the way.

Be glad in the Lord and rejoice, you righteous [who actively seek right standing with Him];Shout for joy, all you upright in heart.

Rejoice in the Lord, you righteous ones;Praise is becoming and appropriate for those who are upright [in heart—those with moral integrity and godly character].

O continue Your lovingkindness to those who know You,And Your righteousness (salvation) to the upright in heart.

Do not worry because of evildoers,Nor be envious toward wrongdoers;

The wicked plots against the righteousAnd gnashes at him with his teeth.

The Lord knows the days of the blameless,And their inheritance will continue forever.

Mark the blameless man [who is spiritually complete], and behold the upright [who walks in moral integrity];There is a [good] future for the man of peace [because a life of honor blesses one’s descendants].

Like sheep they are appointed for Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead);Death will be their shepherd;And the upright shall rule over them in the morning,And their form and beauty shall be for Sheol to consume,So that they have no dwelling [on earth].

The righteous will rejoice in the Lord and take refuge in Him;All the upright in heart will glory and offer praise.

May they be blotted out of the book of life [and their lives come to an end]And may they not be recorded with the righteous (those in right standing with God).

Truly God is good to Israel,To those who are pure in heart.

So David shepherded them according to the integrity of his heart;And guided them with his skillful hands.

The righteous will flourish like the date palm [long-lived, upright and useful];They will grow like a cedar in Lebanon [majestic and stable].

[They are living memorials] to declare that the Lord is upright and faithful [to His promises];He is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in Him.

For judgment will again be righteous,And all the upright in heart will follow it.

Light is sown [like seed] for the righteous and illuminates their path,And [irrepressible] joy [is spread] for the upright in heart [who delight in His favor and protection].

Rejoice in the Lord, you righteous ones [those whose moral and spiritual integrity places them in right standing with God],And praise and give thanks at the remembrance of His holy name.

The upright see it and rejoice;But all unrighteousness shuts its mouth.

Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!)I will give thanks to the Lord with all my heart,In the company of the upright and in the congregation.

His descendants will be mighty on earth;The generation of the upright will be blessed.

Light arises in the darkness for the upright;He is gracious and compassionate and righteous (upright—in right standing with God).

He will never be shaken;The righteous will be remembered forever.

How blessed and favored by God are those whose way is blameless [those with personal integrity, the upright, the guileless],Who walk in the law [and who are guided by the precepts and revealed will] of the Lord.

Tsadhe.Righteous are You, O Lord,And upright are Your judgments.

Surely the righteous will give thanks to Your name;The upright will dwell in Your presence.

The Lord opens the eyes of the blind;The Lord lifts up those who are bowed down;The Lord loves the righteous [the upright in heart].

The Lord protects the strangers;He supports the fatherless and the widow;But He makes crooked the way of the wicked.