Bible Verses about 'Upright'

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• He stores up sound wisdom for the upright;
  he is a shield to those who walk blamelessly.
  Proverbs 2:7 righteousness blessing protection
• The integrity of the upright guides them,
  but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them.
  Proverbs 11:3 reliability honesty
• The way of the Lord is a stronghold for the upright
  but destruction for evildoers.
  Proverbs 10:29 sin reliability law
• I will praise you with an upright heart,
  when I learn your righteous ordinances.
  Psalm 119:7 law worship heart
• Good and upright is the Lord;
  therefore he instructs sinners in the way.
  He leads the humble in what is right
  and teaches the humble his way.
  Psalm 25:8-9 righteousness humility learning
• The Rock, his work is perfect,
  and all his ways are just.
  A faithful God, without deceit,
  just and upright is he.
  Deuteronomy 32:4 holiness righteousness reliability
• Do not envy the violent,
  and do not choose any of their ways,
  for the perverse are an abomination to the Lord,
  but the upright are in his confidence.
  Proverbs 3:31-32 trust righteousness planning
• Look at the proud!
  Their spirit is not right in them,
  but the righteous live by their faithfulness.
  Habakkuk 2:4 righteousness life reliability
• For the word of the Lord is upright,
  and all his work is done in faithfulness.
  Psalm 33:4 reliability Word of God truth
• Those who are wise understand these things;
  those who are discerning know them.
  For the ways of the Lord are right,
  and the upright walk in them,
  but transgressors stumble in them.
  Hosea 14:9 wisdom understanding righteousness
• I have taught you the way of wisdom;
  I have led you in the paths of uprightness.
  Proverbs 4:11 wisdom learning righteousness
• For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all, training us to renounce impiety and worldly passions and in the present age to live lives that are self-controlled, upright, and godly.
  Titus 2:11-12 grace righteousness salvation
• With the loyal you show yourself loyal;
  with the blameless you show yourself blameless.
  Psalm 18:25 reliability blameless goodness
• Teach me to do your will,
  for you are my God.
  Let your good spirit lead me
  on a level path.
  Psalm 143:10 learning Spirit obedience
• The name of the Lord is a strong tower;
  the righteous run into it and are safe.
  Proverbs 18:10 God safety protection
• For the customs of the peoples are false:
  a tree from the forest is cut down
  and worked with an ax by the hands of an artisan;
  they deck it with silver and gold;
  they fasten it with hammers and nails
  so that it cannot move.
  Their idols are like scarecrows in a cucumber field,
  and they cannot speak;
  they have to be carried,
  for they cannot walk.
  Do not be afraid of them,
  for they cannot do evil,
  nor is it in them to do good.
  Jeremiah 10:3-5 idols fear
• Indeed, rarely will anyone die for a righteous person—though perhaps for a good person someone might actually dare to die. But God proves his love for us in that while we still were sinners Christ died for us.
  Romans 5:7-8 sin salvation death
• Whoever walks in integrity walks securely,
  but whoever follows perverse ways will be found out.
  Proverbs 10:9 sin safety life
• Those who walk blamelessly and do what is right
  and speak the truth from their heart;
  who do not slander with their tongue
  and do no evil to their friends
  nor heap shame upon their neighbors.
  Psalm 15:2-3 truth blameless gossip
• For if you truly amend your ways and your doings, if you truly act justly one with another, if you do not oppress the alien, the orphan, and the widow or shed innocent blood in this place, and if you do not go after other gods to your own hurt, then I will dwell with you in this place, in the land that I gave to your ancestors forever and ever.
  Jeremiah 7:5-7 conversion widows orphans
• This means understanding that the law is laid down not for the righteous but for the lawless and disobedient, for the godless and sinful, for the unholy and profane, for those who kill their father or mother, for murderers, the sexually immoral, men who engage in illicit sex, slave traders, liars, perjurers, and whatever else is contrary to the sound teaching that conforms to the glorious gospel of the blessed God, with which I was entrusted.
  1 Timothy 1:9-11 law sin sexuality
• Now, discipline always seems painful rather than pleasant at the time, but later it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it.
  Hebrews 12:11 righteousness peace children
• All scripture is inspired by God and is useful for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, so that the person of God may be proficient, equipped for every good work.
  2 Timothy 3:16-17 Word of God life equipment