Moses, in taking nothing from the Israelites in consideration of his services Nu 16:15.Joseph, in resisting Potiphar’s wife Ge 39:8-12.Jacob, returning money which had been placed in the sacks Ge 43:12.Jacob, in the care of Laban’s property Ge 31:39.Do not curse the king even in your thoughts, or curse the rich even in your bedroom, for a bird of the sky may carry your words, and a winged creature may report your speech.He who walks with integrity will be delivered, but whoever is perverse in his ways will suddenly fall.A king will remain in power as long as his rule is honest, just, and fair.The LORD wants weights and measures to be honest and every sale to be fair.Unfailing love and faithfulness make atonement for sin.Righteousness guards the man of integrity, but wickedness undermines the sinner.The righteous hate falsehood, but the wicked bring shame and disgrace.The Lord detests lying lips, but he delights in those who tell the truth.The godly are directed by honesty the wicked fall beneath their load of sin.Integrity guides decent people, but hypocrisy leads treacherous people to ruin.People with integrity walk safely, but those who follow crooked paths will slip and fall.Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck write them upon the table of thine heart: (Proverbs 3:3).In my integrity You uphold me and set me in Your presence forever.The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry.Integrity and honesty will protect me because I wait for you.Who may climb the mountain of the Lord? Who may stand in his holy place? Only those whose hands and hearts are pure, who do not worship idols and never tell lies.Who may worship in your sanctuary, LORD? Who may enter your presence on your holy hill? Those who despise flagrant sinners, and honor the faithful followers of the LORD, and keep their promises even when it hurts.The prayers and songs of the Psalms and the wise sayings of the Proverbs speak a lot of integrity, honesty, and faithfulness… Prayers and wisdom about integrity, honesty, and faithfulness Speak the truth in love, growing in every way more and more like Christ (Ephesians 4:15).Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure (Philippians 4:8).If you cultivate these in your life and make them part of the fabric of your being, you will never lose your integrity. The 2 most important concepts of integrity are: truth and honesty.
He rebuked her by remembering the good things God had given him. When Lot lost his family, livelihood, and health, his wife foolishly told him to give up his integrity: curse God and die.
Integrity is the opposite of situational ethics. The opposite of integrity is dishonesty without moral principles with imperfect divided loyalties and impaired double-minded opinions. Sometimes, as in the Proverbs, it’s good to compare and contrast the opposite of something in order to understand it. It is colloquially a personal choice to hold oneself to consistent moral and ethical standards. Integrity is the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles, or moral uprightness. – English Oxford Living DictionariesĢ the quality or state of being complete or undivided – Merriam-Websterģ a sound, unimpaired, or perfect condition – Integrityġ The quality of being honest and having strong moral principles. Let’s look at some dictionary definitions and talk about what they mean. The word “integrity” is thrown around a lot and sometimes it doesn’t seem to mean the same thing to everyone.
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