Lexicon :: Strong's H3477 - yāšār

He stores away sound wisdom for the righteous [those who are in right standing with Him];

He is a shield to those who walk in integrity [those of honorable character and moral courage],

For the upright [those who are in right standing with God] will live in the land

And those [of integrity] who are blameless [in God’s sight] will remain in it;

For the devious are repulsive to the LORD;

But His private counsel is with the upright [those with spiritual integrity and moral courage].

“They are all straightforward to him who understands [with an open and willing mind],

And right to those who find knowledge and live by it.

The integrity and moral courage of the upright will guide them,

But the crookedness of the treacherous will destroy them.

The righteousness of the upright will rescue them,

But the treacherous will be caught by their own greed.

By the blessing [of the influence] of the upright the city is exalted,

But by the mouth of the wicked it is torn down.

The [malevolent] words of the wicked lie in wait for [innocent] blood [to slander],

But the mouth of the upright will rescue and protect them.

The way of the [arrogant] fool [who rejects God’s wisdom] is right in his own eyes,

But a wise and prudent man is he who listens to counsel.

Fools mock sin [but sin mocks the fools],

But among the upright there is good will and the favor and blessing of God.

The house of the wicked will be overthrown,

But the tent of the upright will thrive.

The sacrifice of the wicked is hateful and exceedingly offensive to the LORD,

But the prayer of the upright is His delight!

The way of the lazy is like a hedge of thorns [it pricks, lacerates, and entangles him],

But the way [of life] of the upright is smooth and open like a highway.

Righteous lips are the delight of kings,

And he who speaks right is loved.

The highway of the upright turns away and departs from evil;

He who guards his way protects his life (soul).

There is a way which seems right to a man and appears straight before him,

But its end is the way of death.

Even a boy is known and distinguished by his acts,

Whether his conduct is pure and right.

Every man’s way is right in his own eyes,

But the LORD weighs and examines the hearts [of people and their motives].

The way of the guilty is [exceedingly] crooked,

But as for the pure, his conduct is upright.

The wicked become a ransom for the righteous,

And the treacherous in the place of the upright [for they fall into their own traps].

A wicked man puts on a bold face,

But as for the upright, he considers, directs, and establishes his way [with the confidence of integrity].

He who leads the upright astray on an evil path

Will himself fall into his own pit,

But the blameless will inherit good.

The bloodthirsty hate the blameless [because of his integrity],

But the upright are concerned for his life.

An unjust man is repulsive to the righteous,

And he who is upright in the way [of the LORD] is repulsive to the wicked.