יֹשֶׁרyôsher
straightness, uprightness
Pronunciation: yo'-sher · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H3476
Meanings
1. straightness, evenness, of paths (with moral implication) (Proverbs 2:13; Proverbs 4:11)
2. rightness, uprightness (Proverbs 17:26; Psalms 25:21; Job 6:25)
3. what is due, right (Job 33:23; Proverbs 11:24)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 14 times in the Bible.
- Deuteronomy 9:5 It is not because you are so good or have such integrity that you are about to occupy their land. The Lord your God will drive these nations out ahead of you only because of their wickedness, and to fulfill the oath he swore to your ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
- 1 Kings 9:4 “As for you, if you will follow me with integrity and godliness, as David your father did, obeying all my commands, decrees, and regulations,
- 1 Chronicles 29:17 I know, my God, that you examine our hearts and rejoice when you find integrity there. You know I have done all this with good motives, and I have watched your people offer their gifts willingly and joyously.
- Job 6:25 Honest words can be painful, but what do your criticisms amount to?
- Job 33:3 I speak with all sincerity; I speak the truth.
- Job 33:23 “But if an angel from heaven appears— a special messenger to intercede for a person and declare that he is upright—
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).