This word comes from the name of Jashar.
Definition
from H3474; straight (literally or figuratively)
Traditional renderings: convenient, equity, Jasher, just, meet(-est), pleased well right(-eous), straight, (most) upright(-ly, -ness).
Traditional renderings: convenient, equity, Jasher, just, meet(-est), pleased well right(-eous), straight, (most) upright(-ly, -ness).
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders יָשָׁר:
Usage patterns
Occurrences
119 total
- Job 8:6וְיָשָׁ֗ר · and upright…if you are pure and upright, even now He will rouse Himself on your behalf and restore your righteous estate.
- Job 17:8יְשָׁרִ֣ים · The uprightThe upright are appalled at this, and the innocent are stirred against the godless.
- Job 23:7יָ֭שָׁר · an upright manThen an upright man could reason with Him, and I would be delivered forever from my Judge.
- Job 33:27וְיָשָׁ֥ר · what was rightThen he sings before men with these words: ‘I have sinned and perverted what was right; yet I did not get what I deserved.
- Psalm 7:10יִשְׁרֵי־ · the uprightMy shield is with God, who saves the upright in heart.
- Psalm 11:2לְיִשְׁרֵי־ · at the uprightFor behold, the wicked bend their bows. They set their arrow on the string to shoot from the shadows at the upright in heart.
- Psalm 11:7יָ֝שָׁ֗ר · The uprightFor the LORD is righteous; He loves justice. The upright will see His face.
- Psalm 19:8יְ֭שָׁרִים · are rightThe precepts of the LORD are right, bringing joy to the heart; the commandments of the LORD are radiant, giving light to the eyes.
- Psalm 25:8וְיָשָׁ֥ר · and uprightGood and upright is the LORD; therefore He shows sinners the way.
- Psalm 32:11יִשְׁרֵי־ · you uprightBe glad in the LORD and rejoice, O righteous ones; shout for joy, all you upright in heart.
- Psalm 33:1לַ֝יְשָׁרִ֗ים · for the uprightRejoice in the LORD, O righteous ones; it is fitting for the upright to praise Him.
- Psalm 33:4יָשָׁ֥ר · is uprightFor the word of the LORD is upright, and all His work is trustworthy.
- Psalm 36:10לְיִשְׁרֵי־ · to the uprightExtend Your loving devotion to those who know You, and Your righteousness to the upright in heart.
- Psalm 37:14יִשְׁרֵי־ · [are] uprightThe wicked have drawn the sword and bent the bow to bring down the poor and needy, to slay those whose ways are upright.
- Psalm 37:37יָשָׁ֑ר · the uprightConsider the blameless and observe the upright, for posterity awaits the man of peace.
- Psalm 49:14יְשָׁרִ֨ים׀ · The uprightLike 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.
- Psalm 64:10יִשְׁרֵי־ · the uprightLet the righteous rejoice in the LORD and take refuge in Him; let all the upright in heart exult.
- Psalm 92:15יָשָׁ֣ר · [is] upright…to proclaim, “The LORD is upright; He is my Rock, and in Him there is no unrighteousness.”
- Psalm 94:15יִשְׁרֵי־ · the uprightSurely judgment will again be righteous, and all the upright in heart will follow it.
- Psalm 97:11וּֽלְיִשְׁרֵי־ · on the uprightLight shines on the righteous, gladness on the upright in heart.
- Psalm 107:7יְשָׁרָ֑ה · on a straightHe led them on a straight path to reach a city where they could live.
- Psalm 107:42יְשָׁרִ֣ים · The uprightThe upright see and rejoice, and all iniquity shuts its mouth.
- Psalm 111:1יְשָׁרִ֣ים · of the uprightHallelujah! I will give thanks to the LORD with all my heart in the council of the upright and in the assembly.
- Psalm 111:8וְיָשָֽׁר׃ · and uprightnessThey are upheld forever and ever, enacted in truth and uprightness.
- Psalm 112:2יְשָׁרִ֣ים · of the uprightHis descendants will be mighty in the land; the generation of the upright will be blessed.
- Psalm 112:4לַיְשָׁרִ֑ים · for the uprightLight dawns in the darkness for the upright—for the gracious, compassionate, and righteous.
- Psalm 119:137וְ֝יָשָׁ֗ר · and uprightRighteous are You, O LORD, and upright are Your judgments.
- Psalm 125:4וְ֝לִֽישָׁרִ֗ים · and to the uprightDo good, O LORD, to those who are good, and to the upright in heart.
- Psalm 140:13יְ֝שָׁרִ֗ים · the uprightSurely the righteous will praise Your name; the upright will dwell in Your presence.
- Proverbs 2:7לַ֭יְשָׁרִים · for the uprightHe stores up sound wisdom for the upright; He is a shield to those who walk with integrity,
- Proverbs 2:21יְשָׁרִ֥ים · the uprightFor the upright will inhabit the land, and the blameless will remain in it;
- Proverbs 3:32יְשָׁרִ֥ים · to the upright…for the LORD detests the perverse, but He is a friend to the upright.
- Proverbs 8:9וִֽ֝ישָׁרִ֗ים · and uprightThey are all plain to the discerning, and upright to those who find knowledge.
- Proverbs 11:3יְשָׁרִ֣ים · of the uprightThe integrity of the upright guides them, but the perversity of the faithless destroys them.
- Proverbs 11:6יְ֭שָׁרִים · of the uprightThe righteousness of the upright delivers them, but the faithless are trapped by their own desires.
- Proverbs 11:11יְ֭שָׁרִים · of the uprightBy the blessing of the upright a city is built up, but by the mouth of the wicked it is torn down.
- Proverbs 12:6יְ֝שָׁרִ֗ים · of the uprightThe words of the wicked lie in wait for blood, but the speech of the upright rescues them.
- Proverbs 12:15יָשָׁ֣ר · [is] rightThe way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but a wise man listens to counsel.
- Proverbs 14:9יְשָׁרִ֣ים · the uprightFools mock the making of amends, but goodwill is found among the upright.
- Proverbs 14:11יְשָׁרִ֣ים · of the uprightThe house of the wicked will be destroyed, but the tent of the upright will flourish.
- Proverbs 14:12יָ֭שָׁר · that seems rightThere is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death.
- Proverbs 15:8יְשָׁרִ֣ים · of the uprightThe sacrifice of the wicked is detestable to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is His delight.
- Proverbs 15:19יְשָׁרִ֣ים · of the uprightThe way of the slacker is like a hedge of thorns, but the path of the upright is a highway.
- Proverbs 16:13יְשָׁרִ֣ים · honestlyRighteous lips are a king’s delight, and he who speaks honestly is beloved.
- Proverbs 16:17יְ֭שָׁרִים · of the uprightThe highway of the upright leads away from evil; he who guards his way protects his life.
- Proverbs 16:25יָ֭שָׁר · that seems rightThere is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death.
- Proverbs 20:11יָשָׁ֣ר · and uprightEven a young man is known by his actions—whether his conduct is pure and upright.
- Proverbs 21:2יָשָׁ֣ר · right to himAll a man’s ways seem right to him, but the LORD weighs the heart.
- Proverbs 21:8יָשָׁ֥ר · is uprightThe way of a guilty man is crooked, but the conduct of the innocent is upright.
- Proverbs 21:18יְשָׁרִ֣ים · the uprightThe wicked become a ransom for the righteous, and the faithless for the upright.