The word in Scripture

Upright in the Bible

The word upright appears 68 times in the King James Version of the Bible. Upright describes a straight, honest life before God. And like every true word of Scripture, it finds its fullness in Jesus Christ.

What upright means in the Bible

Upright describes a straight, honest life before God.

Where the word upright appears

Here are 8 of the passages where the word upright appears, chosen from across the Scriptures, in the words of the King James Bible:

“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.”Genesis 37:7

“With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful; with an upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright;”Psalms 18:25

“Praise ye the LORD. I will praise the LORD with my whole heart, in the assembly of the upright, and in the congregation.”Psalms 111:1

“They that are of a froward heart are abomination to the LORD: but such as are upright in their way are his delight.”Proverbs 11:20

“An unjust man is an abomination to the just: and he that is upright in the way is abomination to the wicked.”Proverbs 29:27

“The way of the just is uprightness: thou, most upright, dost weigh the path of the just.”Isaiah 26:7

“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.”Jeremiah 10:5

“Said with a loud voice, Stand upright on thy feet. And he leaped and walked.”Acts 14:10