Upright, Straight (יָשָׁר)

The Christian Life Podcast · Sep 13, 2026 · 13m

Upright describes a path, objects, or moral character that is level. The one who walks upright is conforming to the fixed standard of God’s law.

In Exodus 15:26, God gave Israel an ordinance. If they diligently heed His voice and do what is upright in His sight, He will put none of the diseases on them that He used to bring them out of Egypt. To walk upright, they were to give ear to His commandments and guard His statutes. Deuteronomy 6:18 reiterates these instructions to Israel. They are to do what is upright and good in the sight of the LORD, that all may be well with them.

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