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Definition and Meaning:
The term "uprightly" refers to living in a manner that is morally correct, honest, and in accordance with God's standards. It implies integrity, righteousness, and adherence to divine principles. In the biblical context, living uprightly is often associated with walking in the ways of the Lord and maintaining a blameless character.

Biblical References:
The concept of living uprightly is a recurring theme throughout the Bible, emphasizing the importance of righteousness and integrity in the life of a believer.

1. Psalm 84:11 : "For the LORD God is a sun and shield; the LORD gives grace and glory. He withholds no good thing from those who walk uprightly." This verse highlights the blessings and favor that God bestows upon those who live uprightly, suggesting that such a lifestyle aligns with His will and results in divine protection and provision.

2. Proverbs 2:7 : "He stores up sound wisdom for the upright; He is a shield to those who walk with integrity." Here, the upright are promised wisdom and protection, indicating that God values and rewards those who maintain integrity and righteousness.

3. Proverbs 28:18 : "He who walks with integrity will be kept safe, but whoever is perverse in his ways will suddenly fall." This proverb contrasts the safety and security of the upright with the downfall of those who choose a path of perversity, underscoring the moral and spiritual benefits of upright living.

4. Micah 6:8 : "He has shown you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you but to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?" While not using the word "uprightly" directly, this verse encapsulates the essence of upright living by calling for justice, mercy, and humility before God.

Theological Significance:
Living uprightly is not merely about external adherence to rules but involves a heart aligned with God's righteousness. It reflects a deep commitment to God's commandments and a desire to live in a way that pleases Him. The upright person seeks to embody the character of Christ, demonstrating love, justice, and mercy in all aspects of life.

Practical Application:
Believers are encouraged to pursue uprightness by cultivating a personal relationship with God through prayer, studying Scripture, and seeking the guidance of the Holy Spirit. This involves making ethical choices, being honest in dealings with others, and striving to reflect God's holiness in everyday actions. The pursuit of uprightness is a lifelong journey that requires diligence, humility, and reliance on God's grace.

Examples in Scripture:
· Job: Described as "blameless and upright" (Job 1:1), Job's life exemplifies steadfast faith and integrity, even amidst severe trials.
· Noah: In Genesis 6:9 , Noah is called "a righteous man, blameless among the people of his time," highlighting his uprightness in a corrupt world.
· David: Despite his failings, David is often portrayed as a man after God's own heart, striving to live uprightly and seeking God's forgiveness and guidance.

Conclusion:
The call to live uprightly is a central tenet of the Christian faith, reflecting a life dedicated to God and His principles. It is a pursuit that brings glory to God and serves as a witness to the transformative power of His grace.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

(adv.) In an upright manner.

Greek

3716. orthopodeo -- to walk straight
... of Speech: Verb Transliteration: orthopodeo Phonetic Spelling: (or-thop-od-eh'-o)
Short Definition: I walk in a straight course, walk uprightly Definition: I ...
//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/3716.htm - 7k

1346. dikaios -- righteously, justly
... righteously Definition: justly, righteously. Cognate: 1346 (an adverb) -- ()
justly, uprightly. See 1343 (). Word Origin from dikaios ...
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2569. kalopoieo -- to do well
... to do well. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: kalopoieo Phonetic Spelling:
(kal-op-oy-eh'-o) Short Definition: I act uprightly Definition: I do well, act ...
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Strong's Hebrew

3477. yashar -- straight, right
... 1), fittest (1), Jashar (2), just (1), proposal of peace (1), right (35), safe
(1), straight (5), upright (51), Upright One (1), uprightly (1), uprightness (1 ...
/hebrew/3477.htm - 6k

4339. meshar -- evenness, uprightness, equity
... 8), peaceful arrangement (1), right things (1), rightly (1), sincerity (1), smooth
(1), smoothly (2), things that are upright (1), uprightly (1), uprightness (1 ...
/hebrew/4339.htm - 6k

8537. tom -- completeness, integrity, also part of the high ...
... 16), random (2), upright (1). full, integrity, perfection, simplicity, uprightly
at a venture. From tamam; completeness; figuratively ...
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8549. tamim -- complete, sound
... blameless (22), blamelessly (1), complete (1), entire (1), full (1), intact (1),
integrity (4), perfect (5), sincerity (1), unblemished (2), uprightly (1), who ...
/hebrew/8549.htm - 6k

Library

"He that Walketh Uprightly, Walketh Surely. "
... CHRISTIAN CHARACTER AND LIFE. 412. " "He that walketh uprightly, walketh surely.".
412. 7s. & 8s. M. Bowring. "He that walketh uprightly, walketh surely.". ...
/.../adams/hymns for christian devotion/412 he that walketh.htm

Chapter i.
... If, indeed, not to live uprightly is hurtful; yet to live uprightly, and not to
wish to be praised, what else is this than to be an enemy to the affairs of men ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/augustine/our lords sermon on the mount/chapter i 2.htm

All Sufficiency
... "The LORD GOD is a Sun and Shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: "No good
thing will He withhold from them that walk uprightly." "Psalm 84:11. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/taylor/a ribband of blue/all sufficiency.htm

But, Before I Make My Answer to Your Letter, I must Expostulate ...
... still remained friends. Did not the same Paul resist Peter to the face because
he did not walk uprightly in the Gospel? Yet he speaks ...
/.../2 but before i make.htm

Rest.
... The Lord says in the eighty fourth Psalm, "No good thing will he withhold from them
that walk uprightly." If I am not walking uprightly I have no claims under ...
//christianbookshelf.org/moody/the overcoming life/rest.htm

The Crowning of Abimelech
... Now therefore, if ye have dealt truly and uprightly, in that ye have made Abimelech
king, and if ye have dealt well with Jerubbaal and his house, and have done ...
/.../select masterpieces of biblical literature/iii the crowning of abimelech.htm

Interpretation of "Tasting of Death. "
... is death, [5766] of which the soul that sinneth dies, having the opposite disposition
to that which takes place in the soul that lives uprightly, and in ...
/.../origens commentary on the gospel of matthew/33 interpretation of tasting of.htm

How Much the Arguments Make for Us...
... If it was therefore possible for Peter in some point to walk not uprightly according
to the truth of the gospel, so as to compel the Gentiles to judaize, as ...
/.../writings in connection with the donatist controversy /chapter 1 1 how.htm

Letter Xl. (AD 397. )
... write unto you, behold, before God, I lie not," [1606] the apostle lied when he
said of Peter and Barnabas, "I saw that they walked not uprightly, according to ...
/.../augustine/the confessions and letters of st/letter xl a d 397.htm

How to Dwell in the Fire of God
... He that walketh righteously, and speaketh uprightly; he that despiseth the gain
of oppressions, that shaketh his hands from holding of bribes, that stoppeth ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture h/how to dwell in the.htm

Thesaurus

Uprightly (32 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (adv.) In an upright manner. Multi-Version Concordance
Uprightly (32 Occurrences). Galatians 2:14 But when ...
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Walketh (62 Occurrences)
... (KJV ASV DBY WBS). Psalms 15:2 He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness,
and speaketh the truth in his heart. (KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS). ...
/w/walketh.htm - 24k

Jerub-baal (8 Occurrences)
... Judges 9:16 Now therefore, if ye have dealt truly and uprightly, in that ye have
made Abimelech king, and if ye have dealt well with Jerubbaal and his house ...
/j/jerub-baal.htm - 8k

Uprightness (46 Occurrences)
... NAS). Psalms 67:4 Rejoice and sing do nations, For Thou judgest peoples
uprightly, And peoples on earth comfortest. Selah. (See NAS). ...
/u/uprightness.htm - 19k

Decisions (133 Occurrences)
... at that time I gave orders to your judges, saying, Let all questions between your
brothers come before you for hearing, and give decisions uprightly between a ...
/d/decisions.htm - 35k

Koheleth (7 Occurrences)
... (See JPS). Ecclesiastes 12:10 The Preacher sought to find out acceptable words,
and that which was written uprightly, even words of truth. (See JPS). ...
/k/koheleth.htm - 8k

Kicking (4 Occurrences)
... Isaiah 33:15 Whoso is walking righteously, And is speaking uprightly, Kicking against
gain of oppressions, Shaking his hands from taking hold on a bribe ...
/k/kicking.htm - 7k

Uprightest (1 Occurrence)

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Judgest (9 Occurrences)
... (KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS). Psalms 67:4 Rejoice and sing do nations, For Thou judgest
peoples uprightly, And peoples on earth comfortest. Selah. (YLT). ...
/j/judgest.htm - 9k

Wisely (60 Occurrences)
... Titus 2:12 Training us so that, turning away from evil and the desires of this world,
we may be living wisely and uprightly in the knowledge of God in this ...
/w/wisely.htm - 24k

Resources

What does it mean that God provides? | GotQuestions.org

Is it biblical to say 'rest in peace' (RIP) in regards to someone who has died? | GotQuestions.org

Uprightly: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com

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Uprightly (32 Occurrences)

Galatians 2:14
But when I saw that they didn't walk uprightly according to the truth of the Good News, I said to Peter before them all, "If you, being a Jew, live as the Gentiles do, and not as the Jews do, why do you compel the Gentiles to live as the Jews do?
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE WBS YLT)

Colossians 1:10
Living uprightly in the approval of the Lord, giving fruit in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;
(BBE)

1 Thessalonians 2:10
You are witnesses, with God, how holy and upright and free from all evil was our way of life among you who have faith;
(See NAS)

Titus 2:12
Training us so that, turning away from evil and the desires of this world, we may be living wisely and uprightly in the knowledge of God in this present life;
(BBE)

Deuteronomy 1:16
And at that time I gave orders to your judges, saying, Let all questions between your brothers come before you for hearing, and give decisions uprightly between a man and his brother or one from another nation who is with him.
(BBE)

Deuteronomy 10:18
Judging uprightly in the cause of the widow and of the child who has no father, and giving food and clothing in his mercy to the man from a strange country.
(BBE)

Judges 9:16
Now therefore, if ye have dealt truly and uprightly, in that ye have made Abimelech king, and if ye have dealt well with Jerubbaal and his house, and have done unto him according to the deserving of his hands;
(See JPS ASV BBE)

Judges 9:19
if ye then have dealt truly and uprightly with Jerubbaal and with his house this day, then rejoice ye in Abimelech, and let him also rejoice in you:
(See JPS ASV)

1 Kings 2:4
So that the Lord may give effect to what he said of me, If your children give attention to their ways, living uprightly before me with all their heart and their soul, you will never be without a man to be king in Israel.
(BBE)

1 Kings 9:4
As for you, if you will go on your way before me, as David your father did, uprightly and with a true heart, doing what I have given you orders to do, keeping my laws and my decisions;
(BBE)

Psalms 15:2
He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart.
(KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT)

Psalms 17:2
From before thee my judgment doth go out; Thine eyes do see uprightly.
(YLT)

Psalms 37:14
The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow; to cast down the poor and needy, to slay such as are upright in the way;
(See RSV)

Psalms 58:1
Do ye indeed speak righteousness, O congregation? do ye judge uprightly, O ye sons of men?
(KJV ASV WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Psalms 67:4
Rejoice and sing do nations, For Thou judgest peoples uprightly, And peoples on earth comfortest. Selah.
(YLT)

Psalms 75:2
When I shall receive the congregation I will judge uprightly.
(KJV ASV WBS YLT NIV)

Psalms 84:11
For the LORD God is a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV)

Proverbs 2:7
He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: he is a buckler to them that walk uprightly.
(KJV WBS YLT)

Proverbs 10:9
He that walketh uprightly walketh surely: but he that perverteth his ways shall be known.
(KJV JPS ASV WBS)

Proverbs 15:21
Folly is joy to him that is destitute of wisdom: but a man of understanding walketh uprightly.
(KJV WBS)

Proverbs 16:13
The delight of kings 'are' righteous lips, And whoso is speaking uprightly he loveth,
(YLT)

Proverbs 23:16
And my reins exult when thy lips speak uprightly.
(YLT)

Proverbs 28:18
Whoso walketh uprightly shall be saved: but he that is perverse in his ways shall fall at once.
(KJV JPS ASV WBS YLT)

Ecclesiastes 12:10
The Preacher sought to find out acceptable words, and that which was written uprightly, even words of truth.
(See JPS ASV RSV)

Song of Songs 1:4
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. They love thee uprightly.
(DBY YLT)

Isaiah 33:15
He that walketh righteously, and speaketh uprightly; he that despiseth the gain of oppressions, that shaketh his hands from holding of bribes, that stoppeth his ears from hearing of blood, and shutteth his eyes from seeing evil;
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT RSV)

Isaiah 57:2
He entereth into peace, they rest in their beds, each one that walketh in his uprightness.
(See NIV)

Jeremiah 22:3
This is what the Lord has said: Do what is right, judging uprightly, and make free from the hands of the cruel one him whose goods have been violently taken away: do no wrong and be not violent to the man from a strange country and the child without a father and the widow, and let not those who have done no wrong be put to death in this place.
(BBE)

Jeremiah 23:5
See, the days are coming, says the Lord, when I will give to David a true Branch, and he will be ruling as king, acting wisely, doing what is right, and judging uprightly in the land.
(BBE)

Ezekiel 45:9
This is what the Lord has said: Let this be enough for you, O rulers of Israel: let there be an end of violent behaviour and wasting; do what is right, judging uprightly; let there be no more driving out of my people, says the Lord.
(BBE)

Amos 5:10
They hate him that rebuketh in the gate, and they abhor him that speaketh uprightly.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)

Micah 2:7
O thou that art named the house of Jacob, is the spirit of the LORD straitened? are these his doings? do not my words do good to him that walketh uprightly?
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Subtopics

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