Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'upright' occurs 70 times in the standard works.

8 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'upright' in the standard works and contain 11.4% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 4 minutes to read the entire list.

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2 Sam. 22:24-26 (3 in 3 verses)

 22:24 I was also upright before him, and have kept myself from mine iniquity.

 22:25 Therefore the Lord hath recompensed me according to my righteousness; according to my cleanness in his eye sight.

 22:26 With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful, and with the upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright.





Ps. 18:23-25 (3 in 3 verses)

 18:23 I was also upright before him, and I kept myself from mine iniquity.

 18:24 Therefore hath the Lord recompensed me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his eyesight.

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





Ps. 32:11-33:1 (2 in 2 verses)

 32:11 Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice, ye righteous: and shout for joy, all ye that are upright in heart.

 33:1 Rejoice in the Lord, O ye righteous: for praise is comely for the upright.




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Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 67 30 97
NT 1 1 2
BM 1 8 9
DC 1 7 8
PGP 0 0 0
TOTAL 70 46 116

Gen. 37:7
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.

Ex. 15:8
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.

Lev. 26:13
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.

Deut. 9:5
Not for thy righteousness, or for the uprightness of thine heart, dost thou go to possess their land: but for the wickedness of these nations the Lord thy God doth drive them out from before thee, and that he may perform the word which the Lord sware unto thy fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

1 Sam. 29:6
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.

2 Sam. 22:24
I was also upright before him, and have kept myself from mine iniquity.

2 Sam. 22:26
With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful, and with the upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright.

1 Kgs. 3:6
And Solomon said, Thou hast shewed unto thy servant David my father great mercy, according as he walked before thee in truth, and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with thee; and thou hast kept for him this great kindness, that thou hast given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this day.

1 Kgs. 9:4
And if thou wilt walk before me, as David thy father walked, in integrity of heart, and in uprightness, to do according to all that I have commanded thee, and wilt keep my statutes and my judgments:

1 Chr. 29:17
I know also, my God, that thou triest the heart, and hast pleasure in uprightness. As for me, in the uprightness of mine heart I have willingly offered all these things: and now have I seen with joy thy people, which are present here, to offer willingly unto thee.

2 Chr. 29:34
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.

Job 1:1
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.

Job 1:8
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?

Job 2:3
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.

Job 4:6
Is not this thy fear, thy confidence, thy hope, and the uprightness of thy ways?

Job 8:6
If thou wert pure and upright; surely now he would awake for thee, and make the habitation of thy righteousness prosperous.

Job 12:4
I am as one mocked of his neighbour, who calleth upon God, and he answereth him: the just upright man is laughed to scorn.

Job 17:8
Upright men shall be astonied at this, and the innocent shall stir up himself against the hypocrite.

Job 33:3
My words shall be of the uprightness of my heart: and my lips shall utter knowledge clearly.

Job 33:23
If there be a messenger with him, an interpreter, one among a thousand, to shew unto man his uprightness:

Ps. 7:10
My defence is of God, which saveth the upright in heart.

Ps. 9:8
And he shall judge the world in righteousness, he shall minister judgment to the people in uprightness.

Ps. 11:2
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.

Ps. 11:7
For the righteous Lord loveth righteousness; his countenance doth behold the upright.

Ps. 15:2
He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart.

Ps. 18:23
I was also upright before him, and I kept myself from mine iniquity.

Ps. 18:25
With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful; with an upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright;

Ps. 19:13
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.

Ps. 20:8
They are brought down and fallen: but we are risen, and stand upright.

Ps. 25:8
Good and upright is the Lord: therefore will he teach sinners in the way.

Ps. 25:21
Let integrity and uprightness preserve me; for I wait on thee.

Ps. 32:11
Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice, ye righteous: and shout for joy, all ye that are upright in heart.

Ps. 33:1
Rejoice in the Lord, O ye righteous: for praise is comely for the upright.

Ps. 36:10
O continue thy lovingkindness unto them that know thee; and thy righteousness to the upright in heart.

Ps. 37:14
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.

Ps. 37:18
The Lord knoweth the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall be for ever.

Ps. 37:37
Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: for the end of that man is peace.

Ps. 49:14
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.

Ps. 58:1
Do ye indeed speak righteousness, O congregation? do ye judge uprightly, O ye sons of men?

Ps. 64:10
The righteous shall be glad in the Lord, and shall trust in him; and all the upright in heart shall glory.

Ps. 75:2
When I shall receive the congregation I will judge uprightly.

Ps. 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.

Ps. 92:15
To shew that the Lord is upright: he is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him.

Ps. 94:15
But judgment shall return unto righteousness: and all the upright in heart shall follow it.

Ps. 97:11
Light is sown for the righteous, and gladness for the upright in heart.

Ps. 111:1
Praise ye the Lord. I will praise the Lord with my whole heart, in the assembly of the upright, and in the congregation.

Ps. 111:8
They stand fast for ever and ever, and are done in truth and uprightness.

Ps. 112:2
His seed shall be mighty upon earth: the generation of the upright shall be blessed.

Ps. 112:4
Unto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness: he is gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous.

Ps. 119:7
I will praise thee with uprightness of heart, when I shall have learned thy righteous judgments.

Ps. 119:137
Righteous art thou, O Lord, and upright are thy judgments.

Ps. 125:4
Do good, O Lord, unto those that be good, and to them that are upright in their hearts.

Ps. 140:13
Surely the righteous shall give thanks unto thy name: the upright shall dwell in thy presence.

Ps. 143:10
Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my God: thy spirit is good; lead me into the land of uprightness.

Prov. 2:7
He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: he is a buckler to them that walk uprightly.

Prov. 2:13
Who leave the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness;

Prov. 2:21
For the upright shall dwell in the land, and the perfect shall remain in it.

Prov. 10:9
He that walketh uprightly walketh surely: but he that perverteth his ways shall be known.

Prov. 10:29
The way of the Lord is strength to the upright: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.

Prov. 11:3
The integrity of the upright shall guide them: but the perverseness of transgressors shall destroy them.

Prov. 11:6
The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them: but transgressors shall be taken in their own naughtiness.

Prov. 11:11
By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted: but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.

Prov. 11:20
They that are of a froward heart are abomination to the Lord: but such as are upright in their way are his delight.

Prov. 12:6
The words of the wicked are to lie in wait for blood: but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.

Prov. 13:6
Righteousness keepeth him that is upright in the way: but wickedness overthroweth the sinner.

Prov. 14:2
He that walketh in his uprightness feareth the Lord: but he that is perverse in his ways despiseth him.

Prov. 14:11
The house of the wicked shall be overthrown: but the tabernacle of the upright shall flourish.

Prov. 15:8
The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord: but the prayer of the upright is his delight.

Prov. 15:21
Folly is joy to him that is destitute of wisdom: but a man of understanding walketh uprightly.

Prov. 16:17
The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: he that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.

Prov. 21:18
The wicked shall be a ransom for the righteous, and the transgressor for the upright.

Prov. 21:29
A wicked man hardeneth his face: but as for the upright, he directeth his way.

Prov. 28:6
Better is the poor that walketh in his uprightness, than he that is perverse in his ways, though he be rich.

Prov. 28:10
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.

Prov. 28:18
Whoso walketh uprightly shall be saved: but he that is perverse in his ways shall fall at once.

Prov. 29:10
The bloodthirsty hate the upright: but the just seek his soul.

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

Eccl. 7:29
Lo, this only have I found, that God hath made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions.

Eccl. 12:10
The preacher sought to find out acceptable words: and that which was written was upright, even words of truth.

Song. 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: the upright love thee.

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

Isa. 26:10
Let favour be shewed to the wicked, yet will he not learn righteousness: in the land of uprightness will he deal unjustly, and will not behold the majesty of the Lord.

Isa. 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;

Isa. 57:2
He shall enter into peace: they shall rest in their beds, each one walking in his uprightness.

Jer. 10:5
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.

Dan. 8:18
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.

Dan. 10:11
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.

Dan. 11:17
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.

Amos 5:10
They hate him that rebuketh in the gate, and they abhor him that speaketh uprightly.

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?

Micah 7:2
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.

Micah 7:4
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.

Hab. 2:4
Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him: but the just shall live by his faith.

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

Gal. 2:14
But when I saw that they walked not uprightly according to the truth of the gospel, I said unto Peter before them all, If thou, being a Jew, livest after the manner of Gentiles, and not as do the Jews, why compellest thou the Gentiles to live as do the Jews?

1 Ne. 16:3
And now my brethren, if ye were righteous and were willing to hearken to the truth, and give heed unto it, that ye might walk uprightly before God, then ye would not murmur because of the truth, and say: Thou speakest hard things against us.

Mosiah 18:29
And this he said unto them, having been commanded of God; and they did walk uprightly before God, imparting to one another both temporally and spiritually according to their needs and their wants.

Alma 1:1
Now it came to pass that in the first year of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephi, from this time forward, king Mosiah having gone the way of all the earth, having warred a good warfare, walking uprightly before God, leaving none to reign in his stead; nevertheless he had established laws, and they were acknowledged by the people; therefore they were obliged to abide by the laws which he had made.

Alma 27:27
And they were among the people of Nephi, and also numbered among the people who were of the church of God. And they were also distinguished for their zeal towards God, and also towards men; for they were perfectly honest and upright in all things; and they were firm in the faith of Christ, even unto the end.

Alma 45:24
But they grew proud, being lifted up in their hearts, because of their exceedingly great riches; therefore they grew rich in their own eyes, and would not give heed to their words, to walk uprightly before God.

Alma 50:37
And it came to pass that in the same year that the people of Nephi had peace restored unto them, that Nephihah, the second chief judge, died, having filled the judgment-seat with perfect uprightness before God.

Alma 53:21
Yea, they were men of truth and soberness, for they had been taught to keep the commandments of God and to walk uprightly before him.

Alma 63:2
And he was a just man, and he did walk uprightly before God; and he did observe to do good continually, to keep the commandments of the Lord his God; and also did his brother.

Hel. 6:34
And thus we see that the Nephites did begin to dwindle in unbelief, and grow in wickedness and abominations, while the Lamanites began to grow exceedingly in the knowledge of their God; yea, they did begin to keep his statutes and commandments, and to walk in truth and uprightness before him.

D&C 5:21
And now I command you, my servant Joseph, to repent and walk more uprightly before me, and to yield to the persuasions of men no more;

D&C 18:31
And now I speak unto you, the Twelve-- Behold, my grace is sufficient for you; you must walk uprightly before me and sin not.

D&C 46:7
But ye are commanded in all things to ask of God, who giveth liberally; and that which the Spirit testifies unto you even so I would that ye should do in all holiness of heart, walking uprightly before me, considering the end of your salvation, doing all things with prayer and thanksgiving, that ye may not be seduced by evil spirits, or doctrines of devils, or the commandments of men; for some are of men, and others of devils.

D&C 61:16
And it shall be said in days to come that none is able to go up to the land of Zion upon the waters, but he that is upright in heart.

D&C 68:28
And they shall also teach their children to pray, and to walk uprightly before the Lord.

D&C 90:24
Search diligently, pray always, and be believing, and all things shall work together for your good, if ye walk uprightly and remember the covenant wherewith ye have covenanted one with another.

D&C 100:15
Therefore, let your hearts be comforted; for all things shall work together for good to them that walk uprightly, and to the sanctification of the church.

D&C 109:1
Thanks be to thy name, O Lord God of Israel, who keepest covenant and showest mercy unto thy servants who walk uprightly before thee, with all their hearts--