He whose ways are upright will be safe, but sudden will be the fall of him whose ways are twisted.
When evil-doers are lifted up, men take cover; but when destruction overtakes them, the upright are increased.
Better is the poor man whose ways are upright, than the man of wealth whose ways are not straight.
Then you will have knowledge of righteousness and right acting, and upright behaviour, even of every good way.
When evil men are in power, wrongdoing is increased; but the upright will have pleasure when they see their downfall.
When the upright have power, the people are glad; when an evil man is ruler, grief comes on the people.
An evil man is disgusting to the upright, and he who is upright is disgusting to evil-doers.
In the steps of an evil man there is a net for him, but the upright man gets away quickly and is glad.
The upright man gives attention to the cause of the poor: the evil-doer gives no thought to it.
For the wrong-hearted man is hated by the Lord, but he is a friend to the upright.
The curse of the Lord is on the house of the evil-doer, but his blessing is on the tent of the upright.
But the way of the upright is like the light of early morning, getting brighter and brighter till the full day.
Give ear, for my words are true, and my lips are open to give out what is upright.
Give teaching to a wise man, and he will become wiser; give training to an upright man, and his learning will be increased.
The upright are crushed and made low, and the feeble are overcome by his strong ones.
Happy are they whose decisions are upright, and he who does righteousness at all times.
The upright see it and are glad: the mouth of the sinner is stopped.
Let the Lord be praised. I will give praise to the Lord with all my heart, among the upright, and in the meeting of the people.
See, the bows of the evil-doers are bent, they make ready their arrows on the cord, so that they may send them secretly against the upright in heart.
His seed will be strong on the earth; blessings will be on the generation of the upright.
For the upright there is a light shining in the dark; he is full of grace and pity.
He will not ever be moved; the memory of the upright will be living for ever.
If the bases are broken down, what is the upright man to do?
The Lord puts the upright and the sinner to the test, but he has hate in his soul for the lover of violent acts.
For the Lord is upright; he is a lover of righteousness: the upright will see his face.
The sound of joy and salvation is in the tents of the upright; the right hand of the Lord does works of power.
I have made an oath and kept it, to be guided by your upright decisions.
<TZADE> O Lord, great is your righteousness, and upright are your decisions.
Your word is true from the first; and your upright decision is unchanging for ever.
Seven times a day do I give you praise, because of your upright decisions.
I will give you praise with an upright heart in learning your right decisions.
For the rod of sinners will not be resting on the heritage of the upright; so that the upright may not put out their hands to evil.
Do good, O Lord, to those who are good, and to those who are upright in heart.
Truly, the upright will give praise to your name: the holy will have a place in your house.
Let the upright give me punishment; and let the god-fearing man put me in the right way; but I will not let the oil of sinners come on my head: when they do evil I will give myself to prayer.
Take my soul out of prison, so that I may give praise to your name: the upright will give praise because of me; for you have given me a full reward.
Let not your servant come before you to be judged; for no man living is upright in your eyes.
Then were they in great fear: for God is in the generation of the upright.
The Lord is upright in all his ways, and kind in all his works.
The Lord makes open the eyes of the blind; the Lord is the lifter up of those who are bent down; the Lord is a lover of the upright;
For this cause there will be no mercy for sinners when they are judged, and the evil-doers will have no place among the upright,
Because the Lord sees the way of the upright, but the end of the sinner is destruction.
And I was upright before him, and I kept myself from sin.
On him who has mercy you will have mercy; to the upright you will be upright;
Keep your servant back from sins of pride; let them not have rule over me: then will I be upright and free from great sin.
For my clean and upright ways keep me safe, because my hope is in you.
Good and upright is the Lord: so he will be the teacher of sinners in the way.
He will be an upright guide to the poor in spirit: he will make his way clear to them.
<Of David.> O Lord, be my judge, for my behaviour has been upright: I have put my faith in the Lord, I am not in danger of slipping.
But as for me, I will go on in my upright ways: be my saviour, and have mercy on me.
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