# an upright heart "a sincere heart." A person who is sincere will do what is right. The heart refers to the center of emotions in a person. See how you translated "uprightness" in [Psalms 25:21](../025/020.md). (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]]) # your statutes "Statutes" refers to God's laws or commands. # translationWords * [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/heart]] * [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/righteous]] * [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/decree]]