# upright, uprightness #

## Definition: ##

The terms "upright" and "uprightness" refer to acting in a way that follows God's laws.

* The meaning of these words includes the idea of standing up straight and looking directly ahead.
* A person who is "upright" is someone who obeys God's rules and does not do things that are against his will.
* Terms such as "integrity" and "righteous" have similar meanings and are sometimes used in parallelism constructions, such as "integrity and uprightness."  (See: [parallelism](https://git.door43.org/Door43/en-ta-translate-vol2/src/master/content/figs_parallelism.md))

## Translation Suggestions: ##

* Ways to translate "upright" could include, "acting rightly" or "one who acts rightly" or "following God's laws" or "obedient to God" or "behaving in a way that is right."
* The term "uprightness" could be translated as, "moral purity" or "good moral conduct" or "rightness."
* The phrase "the upright" could be translated as "people who are upright" or "upright people."

(See also: [integrity](../other/integrity.md) **·** [law](../other/law.md) **·** [lawofmoses](../kt/lawofmoses.md) **·** [obey](../other/obey.md) **·** [purify](../kt/purify.md) **·** [righteous](../kt/righteous.md))

## Bible References: ##

* [Ecclesiastes 12:10-11](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/ecc/12/10)
* [Job 01:6-8](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/job/01/06)
* [Psalms 049:14-15](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/psa/049/014)
* [Psalms 107:41-43](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/psa/107/041)