Honesty and integrity are upheld as essential virtues in the Bible, with warnings against dishonest actions such as cheating. In Ephesians 4:28, believers are exhorted to work honestly and earn their own living, while Luke 16:10 emphasizes the importance of faithfulness in small matters. The book of James teaches that knowing what is right and failing to do it is a sin, as seen in James 4:17, and Leviticus 19:11 prohibits deceiving one another. Proverbs 10:9 also highlights the consequences of dishonest behavior, encouraging believers to walk in integrity.
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He who has been stealing must steal no longer, but must work, doing good with his own hands, that he may have something to share with the one in need.
Whoever is faithful with very little will also be faithful with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much.
Anyone, then, who knows the right thing to do, yet fails to do it, is guilty of sin.
He who walks in integrity walks securely, but he who perverts his ways will be found out.
Instead, we have renounced secret and shameful ways. We do not practice deceit, nor do we distort the word of God. On the contrary, by open proclamation of the truth, we commend ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God.
Lying lips are detestable to the LORD, but those who deal faithfully are His delight.
Like one who grabs a dog by the ears is a passerby who meddles in a quarrel not his own.
He who robs his father or mother, saying, “It is not wrong,” is a companion to the man who destroys.