And there was then in Jerusalem a man whose name was Simeon; and he was an upright man, fearing God and waiting for the comfort of Israel: and the Holy Spirit was on him.
And when the captain saw what was done, he gave praise to God, saying, Without doubt this was an upright man.
Now there was a man named Joseph, a man of authority and a good and upright man
I have come, not to get the upright, but sinners, so that they may be turned from their sins.
Then you will again see how the upright man is different from the sinner, and the servant of God from him who is not.
And Jesus, hearing it, said to them, Those who are well have no need of a medical man, but those who are ill: I have come not to get the upright but sinners.
For Herod was in fear of John, being conscious that he was an upright and holy man, and kept him safe. And hearing him, he was much troubled; and he gave ear to him gladly.
He who gives honour to a prophet, in the name of a prophet, will be given a prophet's reward; and he who gives honour to an upright man, in the name of an upright man, will be given an upright man's reward.
And Joseph, her husband, being an upright man, and not desiring to make her a public example, had a mind to put her away privately.
For truly, I say to you that prophets and upright men had a desire to see the things which you see, and saw them not; and to have knowledge of the words which have come to your ears, and they had it not.
Then will the upright be shining as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him give ear.
So that on you may come all the blood of the upright on the earth, from the blood of upright Abel to the blood of Zachariah, son of Barachiah, whom you put to death between the Temple and the altar.
Then will the upright make answer to him, saying, Lord, when did we see you in need of food, and give it to you? or in need of drink, and give it to you?
And these will go away into eternal punishment; but the upright into eternal life.
And while he was on the judge's seat, his wife sent to him, saying, Have nothing to do with that upright man, for I have had much trouble this day in a dream because of him.
So when Pilate saw that he was able to do nothing, but that trouble was working up, he took water and, washing his hands before the people, said, The blood of this upright man is not on my hands: you are responsible.
Saying, I have done wrong in giving into your hands an upright man. But they said, What is that to us? it is your business.
So that you may be the sons of your Father in heaven; for his sun gives light to the evil and to the good, and he sends rain on the upright man and on the sinner.
But go and take to heart the sense of these words, My desire is for mercy, not offerings: for I have come not to get the upright, but sinners.
O my people, keep in mind now what was designed by Balak, king of Moab, and the answer which Balaam, son of Beor, gave him; the events, from Shittim to Gilgal, so that you may be certain of the upright acts of the Lord.
The good man is gone from the earth, there is no one upright among men: they are all waiting secretly for blood, every man is going after his brother with a net.
The best of them is like a waste plant, and their upright ones are like a wall of thorns. Sorrow! the day of their fate has come; now will trouble come on them.
And for a fourth part of the day, upright in their places, they were reading from the book of the law of their God; and for a fourth part of the day they were requesting forgiveness and worshipping the Lord their God.
Who is able to take the measure of the dust of Jacob or the number of the thousands of Israel? May my death be the death of the upright and my last end like his!
For the rest, my brothers, whatever things are true, whatever things have honour, whatever things are upright, whatever things are holy, whatever things are beautiful, whatever things are of value, if there is any virtue and if there is any praise, give thought to these things.
The mouth of the upright man is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the evil-doer is a bitter cup.
The work of the upright gives life: the increase of the evil-doer is a cause of sin.
Hate is covered up by the lips of the upright man, but he who lets out evil about another is foolish.
The tongue of the upright man is like tested silver: the heart of the evil-doer is of little value.
The lips of the upright man give food to men, but the foolish come to death for need of sense.
The thing feared by the evil-doer will come to him, but the upright man will get his desire.
When the storm-wind is past, the sinner is seen no longer, but the upright man is safe for ever.
The hope of the upright man will give joy, but the waiting of the evil-doer will have its end in sorrow.
The way of the Lord is a strong tower for the upright man, but destruction to the workers of evil.
The Lord will not let the upright be in need of food, but he puts far from him the desire of the evil-doers.
The upright man will never be moved, but evil-doers will not have a safe resting-place in the land.
The mouth of the upright man is budding with wisdom, but the twisted tongue will be cut off.
The lips of the upright man have knowledge of what is pleasing, but twisted are the mouths of evil-doers.
Blessings are on the head of the upright, but the face of sinners will be covered with sorrow.
The memory of the upright is a blessing, but the name of the evil-doer will be turned to dust.
He whose ways are upright will go safely, but he whose ways are twisted will be made low.
If they say, Come with us; let us make designs against the good, waiting secretly for the upright, without cause;
When things go well for the upright man, all the town is glad; at the death of sinners, there are cries of joy.
By the blessing of the upright man the town is made great, but it is overturned by the mouth of the evil-doer.
Certainly the evil-doer will not go free from punishment, but the seed of the upright man will be safe.
The desire of the upright man is only for good, but wrath is waiting for the evil-doer.
He who puts his faith in wealth will come to nothing; but the upright man will be full of growth like the green leaf.
The righteousness of the upright will be their guide, but the twisted ways of the false will be their destruction.
If the upright man is rewarded on earth, how much more the evil-doer and the sinner!
The righteousness of the upright will be their salvation, but the false will themselves be taken in their evil designs.
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