Uprightness

Torrey's New Topical Textbook

Topic from Torrey's New Topical Textbook (R. A. Torrey) — public domain.

• Isaiah 26:7 OT

  The way of the just is uprightness. You who are upright make the path of the righteous level.

• 1 Chronicles 29:17 OT

  I know also, my God, that you try the heart, and have pleasure in uprightness. As for me, in the uprightness of my heart I have willingly offered all these things. Now I have seen with joy your people, who are present here, offer willingly…

• Ecclesiastes 7:29 OT

  Behold, I have only found this: that God made man upright; but they search for many schemes.”

• 2 Chronicles 29:34 OT

  But the priests were too few, so that they could not skin all the burnt offerings. Therefore their brothers the Levites helped them, until the work was ended, and until the priests had sanctified themselves; for the Levites were more…

• Psalms 125:4 OT

  Do good, Yahweh, to those who are good, to those who are upright in their hearts.

• Isaiah 33:15 OT

  He who walks righteously and speaks blamelessly, he who despises the gain of oppressions, who gestures with his hands, refusing to take a bribe, who stops his ears from hearing of blood, and shuts his eyes from looking at evil—

• Proverbs 14:2 OT

  He who walks in his uprightness fears Yahweh, but he who is perverse in his ways despises him.

• Psalms 58:1 OT

  Do you indeed speak righteousness, silent ones? Do you judge blamelessly, you sons of men?

• Psalms 75:2 OT

  When I choose the appointed time, I will judge blamelessly.

• Psalms 78:72 OT

  So he was their shepherd according to the integrity of his heart, and guided them by the skillfulness of his hands.

• Psalms 19:13 OT

  Keep back your servant also from presumptuous sins. Let them not have dominion over me. Then I will be upright. I will be blameless and innocent of great transgression.

• Proverbs 28:6 OT

  Better is the poor who walks in his integrity, than he who is perverse in his ways, and he is rich.

• Proverbs 19:1 OT

  Better is the poor who walks in his integrity than he who is perverse in his lips and is a fool.

• Song of Solomon 1:4 OT

  Take me away with you. Let’s hurry. The king has brought me into his rooms. We will be glad and rejoice in you. We will praise your love more than wine! They are right to love you.

• Psalms 11:7 OT

  For Yahweh is righteous. He loves righteousness. The upright shall see his face.

• Proverbs 11:20 OT

  Those who are perverse in heart are an abomination to Yahweh, but those whose ways are blameless are his delight.

• Proverbs 15:8 OT

  The sacrifice made by the wicked is an abomination to Yahweh, but the prayer of the upright is his delight.

• Job 8:6 OT

  If you were pure and upright, surely now he would awaken for you, and make the habitation of your righteousness prosperous.

• Proverbs 14:11 OT

  The house of the wicked will be overthrown, but the tent of the upright will flourish.

• Proverbs 2:7 OT

  He lays up sound wisdom for the upright. He is a shield to those who walk in integrity,

• Psalms 41:12 OT

  As for me, you uphold me in my integrity, and set me in your presence forever.

• Psalms 18:23 OT

  I was also blameless with him. I kept myself from my iniquity.

• Psalms 18:24 OT

  Therefore Yahweh has rewarded me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his eyesight.

• Proverbs 10:29 OT

  The way of Yahweh is a stronghold to the upright, but it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.