That’s because God gave Solomon what he requested and that was wisdom beyond the reach of most. Maybe you’ve noticed that half of these Bible verses on honesty come from the Book of Proverbs. Someone who’s poor most of their life and yet lives an honest, godly life will fare better than many in the coming kingdom because they were entrusted with little but were still faithful in that little Jesus said in Luke 16:10 “ One who is faithful in a very little is also faithful in much, and one who is dishonest in a very little is also dishonest in much.” Conclusion The idea that character is more important than possessions is given in this verse because it’s better to be poor and walk in integrity or honesty than to be crooked in speech, be rich, and be less than honest. Proverbs 19:1 “Better is a poor person who walks in his integrity than one who is crooked in speech and is a fool.” His only delight is reserved for those who are acting in faith. God reserves the word “abomination” only for the worst of sins but in this verse, and elsewhere in the Book of Proverbs, God says lying is an abomination to Him. How much does God hate lying? He uses the word “abomination” which means that it is utterly deplorable to God. Proverbs 12:22 “Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord, but those who act faithfully are his delight.” We simply need to have our “Yes” be “Yes” and our “No” be “No” and not add anything else to it like “I promise to” or “I swear by…” Jesus said “ do not take an oath by your head, for you cannot make one hair white or black” (Matt 5:36) meaning you can’t ensure something will or won’t happen because we don’t even know what tomorrow might bring (Prov 27:1 James 4:13-14) or if we’ll still even be here (Luke 12:20 Heb 9:27). Jesus said this within the context of making oaths or swearing by the altar or anything like it which apparently the Jews had been doing. Matthew 5:37 “Let what you say be simply ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ anything more than this comes from evil.” God, in asking this rhetorical question “ Shall I acquit someone with dishonest scales, with a bag of false weights” (Micah 8:11) the obvious answer is no, He will not! It’s not the scales that God is angry at it is the deception and deceit in the person behind it. We might be able to fool someone using false readings but “ Honest scales and balances belong to the LORD all the weights in the bag are of his making” (Prov 16:11) which is why “ Differing weights and differing measures– the LORD detests them both” (Prov 20:10). Proverbs 11:1 “A false balance is an abomination to the LORD, but a just weight is his delight.” One of the most loving things that we can do, whether it brings good or bad consequences, is to speak the truth. When we lie, we are often trying to avoid some uncomfortable situation that we’ve found ourselves in either by our own hand or through no fault of our own but we are not give another option we must speak the truth in love (Eph 4:15). Paul said that they need to “put off the old self” including the practice of lying. Paul is writing this command to the church because apparently some of the believers were lying to one another. 6:13).Colossians 3:9 “Do not lie to one another, seeing that you have put off the old self with its practices.” Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God ( Rom. Job tells them he would never do anything to allow their accusations to be truth. He first calls out his friends that we spoke of before. Jesus answered, Are there not twelve hours in the day? If any man walk in the day, he stumbleth not, because he seeth the light of this world ( John 11:9).Ī careful look at Job 27:5-6 shows how serious Job is about maintaining his witness. He held true to his upright walk before God. He did not allow himself to go in that direction. When it came to matters such as sin, Job had taken the high road through all that had happened. They would not have had to speculate about any hidden sin that Job might be concealing. This would have justified the assault they had launched on him. Sometimes, in the reading of scripture, it would seem that the friends of Job might have been more content if they had found him in open sin. Job could have used all the things happening to him as an excuse to sin. My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go: my heart shall not reproach me so long as I live." - Job 27:5-6 BIBLE VERSE OF THE DAY: "God forbid that I should justify you: till I die I will not remove mine integrity from me.
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