DMS_GL_my_tw/bible/kt/upright.md

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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)

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, law, law, obey, pure, righteous)

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