יָשָׁר yâshâr

Hebrew · Strong's H3477 · pronounced yaw-shawr' · used 119 times in 119 verses

Meaning

straight (literally or figuratively)

In the King James Version: convenient, equity, Jasher, just, meet(-est), [phrase] pleased well right(-eous), straight, (most) upright(-ly, -ness).

Derivation: from H3474 (יָשַׁר);

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Where it is used

Psalms 33:1 Rejoice in the LORD, O righteous ones; it is fitting for the upright to praise Him.
Psalms 33:4 For the word of the LORD is upright, and all His work is trustworthy.
Psalms 36:10 Extend Your loving devotion to those who know You, and Your righteousness to the upright in heart.
Psalms 37:14 The wicked have drawn the sword and bent the bow to bring down the poor and needy, to slay those whose ways are upright.
Psalms 37:37 Consider the blameless and observe the upright, for posterity awaits the man of peace.
Psalms 49:14 Like sheep they are destined for Sheol. Death will be their shepherd. The upright will rule them in the morning, and their form will decay in Sheol, far from their lofty abode.
Psalms 64:10 Let the righteous rejoice in the LORD and take refuge in Him; let all the upright in heart exult.
Psalms 92:15 to proclaim, “The LORD is upright; He is my Rock, and in Him there is no unrighteousness.”
Psalms 94:15 Surely judgment will again be righteous, and all the upright in heart will follow it.
Psalms 97:11 Light shines on the righteous, gladness on the upright in heart.
Psalms 107:7 He led them on a straight path to reach a city where they could live.
Psalms 107:42 The upright see and rejoice, and all iniquity shuts its mouth.
Psalms 111:1 Hallelujah! I will give thanks to the LORD with all my heart in the council of the upright and in the assembly.
Psalms 111:8 They are upheld forever and ever, enacted in truth and uprightness.
Psalms 112:2 His descendants will be mighty in the land; the generation of the upright will be blessed.
Psalms 112:4 Light dawns in the darkness for the upright—for the gracious, compassionate, and righteous.
Psalms 119:137 Righteous are You, O LORD, and upright are Your judgments.
Psalms 125:4 Do good, O LORD, to those who are good, and to the upright in heart.
Psalms 140:13 Surely the righteous will praise Your name; the upright will dwell in Your presence.
Proverbs 2:7 He stores up sound wisdom for the upright; He is a shield to those who walk with integrity,
Proverbs 2:21 For the upright will inhabit the land, and the blameless will remain in it;
Proverbs 3:32 for the LORD detests the perverse, but He is a friend to the upright.
Proverbs 8:9 They are all plain to the discerning, and upright to those who find knowledge.
Proverbs 11:3 The integrity of the upright guides them, but the perversity of the faithless destroys them.
Proverbs 11:6 The righteousness of the upright delivers them, but the faithless are trapped by their own desires.
Proverbs 11:11 By the blessing of the upright a city is built up, but by the mouth of the wicked it is torn down.
Proverbs 12:6 The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood, but the speech of the upright rescues them.
Proverbs 12:15 The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but a wise man listens to counsel.
Proverbs 14:9 Fools mock the making of amends, but goodwill is found among the upright.
Proverbs 14:11 The house of the wicked will be destroyed, but the tent of the upright will flourish.
Proverbs 14:12 There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death.
Proverbs 15:8 The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is His delight.
Proverbs 15:19 The way of the slacker is like a hedge of thorns, but the path of the upright is a highway.
Proverbs 16:13 Righteous lips are a king’s delight, and he who speaks honestly is beloved.
Proverbs 16:17 The highway of the upright leads away from evil; he who guards his way protects his life.
Proverbs 16:25 There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death.
Proverbs 20:11 Even a young man is known by his actions—whether his conduct is pure and upright.
Proverbs 21:2 All a man’s ways seem right to him, but the LORD weighs the heart.
Proverbs 21:8 The way of a guilty man is crooked, but the conduct of the innocent is upright.
Proverbs 21:18 The wicked become a ransom for the righteous, and the faithless for the upright.
Proverbs 21:29 A wicked man hardens his face, but the upright man makes his way sure.
Proverbs 28:10 He who leads the upright along the path of evil will fall into his own pit, but the blameless will inherit what is good.
Proverbs 29:10 Men of bloodshed hate a blameless man, but the upright care for his life.
Proverbs 29:27 An unjust man is detestable to the righteous, and one whose way is upright is detestable to the wicked.
Ecclesiastes 7:29 Only this have I found: I have discovered that God made mankind upright, but they have sought out many schemes.”
Isaiah 26:7 The path of the righteous is level; You clear a straight path for the upright.
Jeremiah 26:14 As for me, here I am in your hands; do to me what you think is good and right.
Jeremiah 31:9 They will come with weeping, and by their supplication I will lead them; I will make them walk beside streams of waters, on a level path where they will not stumble. For I am Israel’s Father, and Ephraim is My firstborn.”
Jeremiah 34:15 Recently you repented and did what pleased Me; each of you proclaimed freedom for his neighbor. You made a covenant before Me in the house that bears My Name.
Jeremiah 40:4 But now, behold, I am freeing you today from the chains that were on your wrists. If it pleases you to come with me to Babylon, then come, and I will take care of you. But if it seems wrong to you to come with me to Babylon, go no farther. Look, the whole land is before you. Wherever it seems good and right to you, go there.”
Jeremiah 40:5 But before Jeremiah turned to go, Nebuzaradan added, “Return to Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon has appointed over the cities of Judah, and stay with him among the people, or go anywhere else that seems right.” Then the captain of the guard gave him a ration and a gift and released him.
Ezekiel 1:7 Their legs were straight, and the soles of their feet were like the hooves of a calf, gleaming like polished bronze.
Ezekiel 1:23 And under the expanse, their wings stretched out toward one another. Each one also had two wings covering its body.
Daniel 11:17 He will resolve to come with the strength of his whole kingdom, and will reach an agreement with the king of the South. He will give him a daughter in marriage in order to overthrow the kingdom, but his plan will not succeed or help him.
Hosea 14:9 Whoever is wise, let him understand these things; whoever is discerning, let him know them. For the ways of the LORD are right, and the righteous walk in them but the rebellious stumble in them.
Micah 2:7 Should it be said, O house of Jacob, “Is the Spirit of the LORD impatient? Are these the things He does?” Do not My words bring good to him who walks uprightly?
Micah 3:9 Now hear this, O leaders of the house of Jacob and rulers of the house of Israel, who despise justice and pervert all that is right,
Micah 7:2 The godly man has perished from the earth; there is no one upright among men. They all lie in wait for blood; they hunt one another with a net.
Micah 7:4 The best of them is like a brier; the most upright is sharper than a hedge of thorns. The day for your watchmen has come, the day of your visitation. Now is the time of their confusion.