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upright

Meaning of “upright”

1. Honest, just, or morally right; also a person so characterized. 2. Straight, erect, or standing up.

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68 occurrences66 verses17 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 37:7

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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.
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1611 witness · Micah 7:2 · retained source text

The good man is perished out of the earth, and there is none vpright among men: they all lie in waite for blood: they hunt euery man his brother with a net.

1611 marginal noteOr, godly, or mercifull.

1611 marginal notePsal.12.3. isai.57.1.

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.
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1611 witness · Micah 7:4 · retained source text

The best of them is as a brier: the most vpright is sharper then a thorne hedge: the day of thy watchmen, and thy visitation commeth; now shall be their perplexitie.

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