upright
93 occurrences across the corpus
King James Version
For, behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and, lo, my sheaf arose, and also stood upright; and, behold, your sheaves stood round about, and made obeisance to my sheaf.
And with the blast of thy nostrils the waters were gathered together, the floods stood upright as an heap, and the depths were congealed in the heart of the sea.
I am the LORD your God, which brought you forth out of the land of Egypt, that ye should not be their bondmen; and I have broken the bands of your yoke, and made you go upright.
Then Achish called David, and said unto him, Surely, as the LORD liveth, thou hast been upright, and thy going out and thy coming in with me in the host is good in my sight: for I have not found evil in thee since the day of thy coming unto me unto this day: nevertheless the lords favour thee not.
I was also upright before him, and have kept myself from mine iniquity.
With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful, and with the upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright.
With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful, and with the upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright.
But the priests were too few, so that they could not flay all the burnt offerings: wherefore their brethren the Levites did help them, till the work was ended, and until the other priests had sanctified themselves: for the Levites were more upright in heart to sanctify themselves than the priests.
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.
If thou wert pure and upright; surely now he would awake for thee, and make the habitation of thy righteousness prosperous.
I am as one mocked of his neighbour, who calleth upon God, and he answereth him: the just upright man is laughed to scorn.
Upright men shall be astonied at this, and the innocent shall stir up himself against the hypocrite.
My defence is of God, which saveth the upright in heart.
For, lo, the wicked bend their bow, they make ready their arrow upon the string, that they may privily shoot at the upright in heart.
For the righteous LORD loveth righteousness; his countenance doth behold the upright.
I was also upright before him, and I kept myself from mine iniquity.
With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful; with an upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright;
With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful; with an upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright;
Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me: then shall I be upright, and I shall be innocent from the great transgression.
They are brought down and fallen: but we are risen, and stand upright.
Good and upright is the LORD: therefore will he teach sinners in the way.
Be glad in the LORD, and rejoice, ye righteous: and shout for joy, all ye that are upright in heart.
Rejoice in the LORD, O ye righteous: for praise is comely for the upright.
O continue thy lovingkindness unto them that know thee; and thy righteousness to the upright in heart.
The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, and to slay such as be of upright conversation.
The LORD knoweth the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall be for ever.
Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: for the end of that man is peace.
Like sheep they are laid in the grave; death shall feed on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their beauty shall consume in the grave from their dwelling.
The righteous shall be glad in the LORD, and shall trust in him; and all the upright in heart shall glory.
To shew that the LORD is upright: he is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him.
But judgment shall return unto righteousness: and all the upright in heart shall follow it.
Light is sown for the righteous, and gladness for the upright in heart.
Praise ye the LORD. I will praise the LORD with my whole heart, in the assembly of the upright, and in the congregation.
His seed shall be mighty upon earth: the generation of the upright shall be blessed.
Unto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness: he is gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous.
Righteous art thou, O LORD, and upright are thy judgments.
Do good, O LORD, unto those that be good, and to them that are upright in their hearts.
Surely the righteous shall give thanks unto thy name: the upright shall dwell in thy presence.
For the upright shall dwell in the land, and the perfect shall remain in it.
The way of the LORD is strength to the upright: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.
The integrity of the upright shall guide them: but the perverseness of transgressors shall destroy them.
The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them: but transgressors shall be taken in their own naughtiness.
By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted: but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.
They that are of a froward heart are abomination to the LORD: but such as are upright in their way are his delight.
The words of the wicked are to lie in wait for blood: but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.
Righteousness keepeth him that is upright in the way: but wickedness overthroweth the sinner.
The house of the wicked shall be overthrown: but the tabernacle of the upright shall flourish.
The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD: but the prayer of the upright is his delight.
The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: he that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.
The wicked shall be a ransom for the righteous, and the transgressor for the upright.
A wicked man hardeneth his face: but as for the upright, he directeth his way.
Whoso causeth the righteous to go astray in an evil way, he shall fall himself into his own pit: but the upright shall have good things in possession.
The bloodthirsty hate the upright: but the just seek his soul.
An unjust man is an abomination to the just: and he that is upright in the way is abomination to the wicked.
Lo, this only have I found, that God hath made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions.
The preacher sought to find out acceptable words: and that which was written was upright, even words of truth.
Draw me, we will run after thee: the king hath brought me into his chambers: we will be glad and rejoice in thee, we will remember thy love more than wine: the upright love thee.
The way of the just is uprightness: thou, most upright, dost weigh the path of the just.
They are upright as the palm tree, but speak not: they must needs be borne, because they cannot go. Be not afraid of them; for they cannot do evil, neither also is it in them to do good.
Now as he was speaking with me, I was in a deep sleep on my face toward the ground: but he touched me, and set me upright.
And he said unto me, O Daniel, a man greatly beloved, understand the words that I speak unto thee, and stand upright: for unto thee am I now sent. And when he had spoken this word unto me, I stood trembling.
He shall also set his face to enter with the strength of his whole kingdom, and upright ones with him; thus shall he do: and he shall give him the daughter of women, corrupting her: but she shall not stand on his side, neither be for him.
The good man is perished out of the earth: and there is none upright among men: they all lie in wait for blood; they hunt every man his brother with a net.
The best of them is as a brier: the most upright is sharper than a thorn hedge: the day of thy watchmen and thy visitation cometh; now shall be their perplexity.
Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him: but the just shall live by his faith.
Said with a loud voice, Stand upright on thy feet. And he leaped and walked.
KJV Apocrypha (Catholic Deuterocanon)
And order the world according to equity and righteousness, and execute judgment with an upright heart:
The talk of him that sweareth much maketh the hair stand upright; and their brawls make one stop his ears.
They also that serve them are ashamed: for if they fall to the ground at any time, they cannot rise up again of themselves: neither, if one set them upright, can they move of themselves: neither, if they be bowed down, can they make themselves straight: but they set gifts before them as unto dead men.
KJV Apocrypha (Eastern Orthodox Additions)
And the works or Josias were upright before his Lord with an heart full of godliness.
1 Enoch
In those days the word of God came to me, and said, Noah, behold, thy lot has ascended up to me, a lot void of crime, a lot beloved and upright.
O my Lord, let the race perish from off the earth which has offended thee, but a righteous and upright race establish for a posterity for ever. Hide not thy face, O Lord, from the prayer of thy servant.
And in which they shall rejoice. And all the righteous shall be rewarded, who from these shall acquire the knowledge of every upright path.
Jubilees
Thee. Let thy mercy, O Lord, be lifted up upon Thy people, and create in them an upright spirit, and let not the spirit of Beliar rule over them to accuse them before Thee, and to ensnare them
the sixth week, in the second year thereof, Rebecca bare to Isaac two sons, Jacob and Esau, and Jacob was a smooth and upright man, and Esau was fierce, a man of the field, and hairy, and Jacob
be upright in all thy deeds. And at all times be clean in thy body, and wash thyself with water before thou approachest to offer on the altar, and wash thy hands and thy feet before thou drawest
Turn away from all their deeds and all their uncleanness, And observe the ordinance of the Most High God, And do His will and be upright in all things.
wherever he goes, until he return in peace to us, and we see him in peace. Fear not on his account, my sister, for he is on the upright path and he is a perfect man: and he is faithful and will not perish.
perversity hast thou seen in me and I shall turn away from it, and mercy will be upon me.' And she said unto him: 'My son, I have not seen in thee all my days any perverse but (only) upright deeds. And yet I will tell thee the truth, my son: I shall die this year, and I shall not survive this year in my life; for I have seen in a dream the day of my death, that I should not live beyond a hundred and fifty-five years: and behold I have completed all the days of my life which I am to
our own, he did as a man who was taking pity on us. And he is bitter against thee because thou didst bless Jacob thy perfect and upright son; for there is no evil but only goodness in him, and since he came from Haran unto this day he has not robbed us of aught, for he brings us everything in its season always, and rejoices with all his heart when we take at his hands and he blesses us, and has not parted from us since he came from Haran until this day, and he remains with us continually
was lamenting her for he loved her exceedingly after Rachel her sister died; for she was perfect and upright in all her ways and honoured Jacob,and all the days that she lived with him he did not hear from her mouth a harsh word, for she was gentle and peaceable and upright and honourable
was lamenting her for he loved her exceedingly after Rachel her sister died; for she was perfect and upright in all her ways and honoured Jacob,and all the days that she lived with him he did not hear from her mouth a harsh word, for she was gentle and peaceable and upright and honourable
OT Pseudepigrapha
"But when we came into this strange land, pure praise was no longer ours, nor righteous prayer, nor understanding hearts, nor sweet thoughts, nor just counsels, nor long discernment, nor upright feelings, neither is our bright nature left us. But our body is changed from the similitude in which it was at first, when we were created.
Enoch said also to them, "Watch over your souls, and hold fast by your fear of God and by your service of Him, and worship Him in upright faith, and serve Him in righteousness, innocence and judgment, in repentance and also in purity."
And I let down a rudder behind it, and I stretched a sail upon another upright piece of wood in the midst.
For while he was still in health, he said to them: Hearken, ye children of Asher, to your father, and I will declare to you all that is upright in the sight of the Lord.
O my son! withstand not a man stronger than thyself, but get thee a patient spirit, and endurance and an upright conduct, for there is nothing more excellent than that.
They made the feet of the table with heads like lilies, so that they seemed to be like lilies bending down beneath the table, and the parts which were visible represented leaves which stood upright.
The feeling of brotherly love being thus naturally strong, the seven brethren had their mutual concord made yet stronger. For trained in the same Law, and disciplined in the same virtues, and brought up together in the upright life, they loved one another the more abundantly. Their common zeal for moral beauty and goodness heightened their mutual concord, for in conjunction with their piety it rendered their brotherly love more fervent.
And my expansion is the upright tree [or cross].
Nor is there any wound where the thoughts are upright: