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Integrity

Integrity is living according to God's standards of honesty and moral uprightness in all circumstances. Biblical integrity demands that our words and actions align with God's truth regardless of personal cost.

Overview

Integrity means maintaining consistent moral and ethical standards rooted in God's character. The Old Testament emphasizes that those who serve God must reject bribes, pursue justice, and guard their hearts and eyes against temptation. Job's testimony demonstrates that true integrity involves deliberate commitments to righteousness even when no one is watching.

Key Scriptures

"You shall not pervert justice. You shall not show partiality, and you shall not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and subverts the cause of the righteous" (Deuteronomy 16:19, ESV). "Justice, and only justice, you shall follow" (Deuteronomy 16:20, ESV). Job declared: "My lips shall not speak falsehood, and my tongue shall utter no deceit" (Job 27:4, ESV), and "I have made a covenant with my eyes; how then could I gaze upon a virgin?" (Job 31:1, ESV).

Application

Commit today to align your private choices with your public faith, trusting that God honors those who maintain integrity even when it costs them.

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Deuteronomy 16:19 Deuteronomy 16:20 Job 27:4 Job 27:5 Job 27:6 Job 31:1 Job 31:2 Job 31:3 Job 31:4 Job 31:5 Job 31:6 Job 31:7 Job 31:8 Job 31:9 Job 31:10 Job 31:11 Job 31:12 Job 31:13 Job 31:14 Job 31:15 Job 31:16 Job 31:17 Job 31:18 Job 31:19 Job 31:20 Job 31:21 Job 31:22 Job 31:23 Job 31:24 Job 31:25 Job 31:26 Job 31:27 Job 31:28 Job 31:29 Job 31:30 Job 31:31 Job 31:32 Job 31:33 Job 31:34 Job 31:35
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General references

Deuteronomy 16:19 Deuteronomy 16:20 Job 27:4 Job 27:5 Job 27:6 Job 31:1 Job 31:2 Job 31:3 Job 31:4 Job 31:5 Job 31:6 Job 31:7 Job 31:8 Job 31:9 Job 31:10 Job 31:11 Job 31:12 Job 31:13 Job 31:14 Job 31:15 Job 31:16 Job 31:17 Job 31:18 Job 31:19 Job 31:20 Job 31:21 Job 31:22 Job 31:23 Job 31:24 Job 31:25 Job 31:26 Job 31:27 Job 31:28 Job 31:29 Job 31:30 Job 31:31 Job 31:32 Job 31:33 Job 31:34 Job 31:35 Job 31:36 Job 31:37 Job 31:38 Job 31:39 Job 31:40 Psalms 7:3 Psalms 7:4 Psalms 7:5 Psalms 15:1 Psalms 15:2
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