יֹשֶׁר

Not for thy righteousness, or for the uprightness of thine heart, dost thou go to possess their land: but for the wickedness of these nations the LORD thy God doth drive them out from before thee, and that he may perform the word which the LORD sware unto thy fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

The preacher sought to find out acceptable words: and that which was written was upright, even words of truth.

I know also, my God, that thou triest the heart, and hast pleasure in uprightness. As for me, in the uprightness of mine heart I have willingly offered all these things: and now have I seen with joy thy people, which are present here, to offer willingly unto thee.

And if thou wilt walk before me, as David thy father walked, in integrity of heart, and in uprightness, to do according to all that I have commanded thee, and wilt keep my statutes and my judgments:

How forcible are right words! but what doth your arguing reprove?

My words shall be of the uprightness of my heart: and my lips shall utter knowledge clearly.

If there be a messenger with him, an interpreter, one among a thousand, to shew unto man his uprightness:

Who leave the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness;

I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in right paths.

There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty.