UPRIGHT,
a. upri'te or up'rite. [up and right. This word is marked in books
with the accent on the first syllable. But it is frequently pronounced
with the accent on the second, and the accent on the first syllable of
its derivatives is inadmissible.]
1. Erect; perpendicular to the plane of the horizon; as an upright tree; an upright post. Among mechanics, plumb.2. Erected; pricked up; shooting directly from the body.All have their ears upright -With chatt'ring teeth and bristling hair upright.3.
Honest; just; adhering to rectitude in all social intercourse; not
deviating from correct moral principles; as an upright man. Job. 1.4. Conformable to moral rectitude.Conscience rewards upright conduct with pleasure.
SCRIPTURES:
Light is sown for the righteous, and gladness for the upright in heart.
For the upright shall dwell in the land, and the perfect shall remain in it.
With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful, and with the upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright.
Righteous art thou, O Lord, and upright are thy judgments.
Said with a loud voice, Stand upright on thy feet. And he leaped and walked.
Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me: then shall I be upright, and I shall be innocent from the great transgression.
The way of the just is uprightness: thou, most upright, dost weigh the path of the just.
The righteous shall be glad in the Lord, and shall trust in him; and all the upright in heart shall glory.
REC'TITUDE, n. [L. rectus, right, straight.]
In
morality, rightness of principle or practice; uprightness of mind;
exact conformity to truth, or to the rules prescribed for moral conduct,
either by divine or human laws. Rectitude of mind is the disposition
to act in conformity to any known standard of right, truth or justice;
rectitude of conduct is the actual conformity to such standard. Perfect
rectitude belongs only to the Supreme Being. The more nearly the
rectitude of men approaches to the standard of the divine law, the more
exalted and dignified is their character. Want of rectitude is not only
sinful, but debasing.
There is a sublimity in conscious rectitude - in comparison with which the treasures of earth are not worthnaming.
PERSONAL DEFINITION: think to be upright, means to be morally correct and genuinely righteous. The upright in heart have many promised blessings. It says that the upright in heart can be glad in the Lord. If you have an upright heart, you are in the right and your desires are pure and so you can rejoice in the gospel because as you live it, you are constantly reminded of the peace that comes with that. To be glad IN the Lord is a form of humility, because you are giving the credit to him. You rejoice because of His goodness.
So when you are upright in heart, you trust God and rejoice in Him for your blessings that He gives you as you make actions that are upright. Then you can confidently stand upright knowing that your intentions are pure, therefore making your actions upright. So I guess the pattern is:
Upright heart
Upright actions
Rejoice in the Lord for all the blessings that come from living upright.
The gospel is the most truly upright (morally and principally correct) doctrine, so if your heart's desire is to live that, you have an upright heart. Then once you act on it, all your actions will be upright.
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