What Does the Bible Say About Integrity?

“And Pharaoh called Abram, and said, What is this that thou hast done unto me? why didst thou not tell me that she was thy wife?”

“For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and judgment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.”

“And Abimelech called Isaac, and said, Behold, of a surety she is thy wife: and how saidst thou, She is my sister? And Isaac said unto him, Because I said, Lest I die for her.”

“That which was torn of beasts I brought not unto thee; I bare the loss of it; of my hand didst thou require it, whether stolen by day, or stolen by night.”

“But he refused, and said unto his master's wife, Behold, my master wotteth not what is with me in the house, and he hath committed all that he hath to my hand;”

“For indeed I was stolen away out of the land of the Hebrews: and here also have I done nothing that they should put me into the dungeon.”

“And the men took that present, and they took double money in their hand, and Benjamin; and rose up, and went down to Egypt, and stood before Joseph.”

“And they said unto him, Wherefore saith my lord these words? God forbid that thy servants should do according to this thing:”

“But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men children alive.”

“Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, and rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens:”

“And Moses was very wroth, and said unto the LORD, Respect not thou their offering: I have not taken one ass from them, neither have I hurt one of them.”

“Thou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons, neither take a gift: for a gift doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous. words: or, matters”

“That which is altogether just shalt thou follow, that thou mayest live, and inherit the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee. That which: Heb. Justice, justice”

“Then I separated twelve of the chief of the priests, Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brethren with them,”

“Moreover from the time that I was appointed to be their governor in the land of Judah, from the twentieth year even unto the two and thirtieth year of Artaxerxes the king, that is, twelve years, I and my brethren have not eaten the bread of the governor.”

“And the LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil? and still he holdeth fast his integrity, although thou movedst me against him, to destroy him without cause. to destroy: Heb. to swallow him up”

“Thou knowest that I am not wicked; and there is none that can deliver out of thine hand. Thou: Heb. It is upon thy knowledge”

“Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him: but I will maintain mine own ways before him. maintain: Heb. prove, or, argue”

“Behold now, I have ordered my cause; I know that I shall be justified.”

“Not for any injustice in mine hands: also my prayer is pure.”

“My lips shall not speak wickedness, nor my tongue utter deceit.”

“God forbid that I should justify you: till I die I will not remove mine integrity from me.”

“My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go: my heart shall not reproach me so long as I live. so long: Heb. from my days”

“I put on righteousness, and it clothed me: my judgment was as a robe and a diadem.”

“I made a covenant with mine eyes; why then should I think upon a maid?”

“For what portion of God is there from above? and what inheritance of the Almighty from on high?”

“Is not destruction to the wicked? and a strange punishment to the workers of iniquity?”

“Doth not he see my ways, and count all my steps?”

“If I have walked with vanity, or if my foot hath hasted to deceit;”

“Let me be weighed in an even balance, that God may know mine integrity. Let: Heb. Let him weigh me in balances of justice”

“If my step hath turned out of the way, and mine heart walked after mine eyes, and if any blot hath cleaved to mine hands;”

“Then let me sow, and let another eat; yea, let my offspring be rooted out.”

“If mine heart have been deceived by a woman, or if I have laid wait at my neighbour's door;”

“Then let my wife grind unto another, and let others bow down upon her.”

“For this is an heinous crime; yea, it is an iniquity to be punished by the judges.”

“For it is a fire that consumeth to destruction, and would root out all mine increase.”

“If I did despise the cause of my manservant or of my maidservant, when they contended with me;”

“What then shall I do when God riseth up? and when he visiteth, what shall I answer him?”

“Did not he that made me in the womb make him? and did not one fashion us in the womb? did not one: or, did he not fashion us in one womb?”

“If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail;”

“Or have eaten my morsel myself alone, and the fatherless hath not eaten thereof;”

“(For from my youth he was brought up with me, as with a father, and I have guided her from my mother's womb;) her: that is, the widow”

“If I have seen any perish for want of clothing, or any poor without covering;”

“If his loins have not blessed me, and if he were not warmed with the fleece of my sheep;”

“If I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless, when I saw my help in the gate:”

“Then let mine arm fall from my shoulder blade, and mine arm be broken from the bone. bone: or, chanelbone”

“For destruction from God was a terror to me, and by reason of his highness I could not endure.”

“If I have made gold my hope, or have said to the fine gold, Thou art my confidence;”

“If I rejoiced because my wealth was great, and because mine hand had gotten much; gotten: Heb. found much”

“If I beheld the sun when it shined, or the moon walking in brightness; sun: Heb. light in: Heb. bright”

“And my heart hath been secretly enticed, or my mouth hath kissed my hand: my mouth: Heb. my hand hath kissed my mouth”

“This also were an iniquity to be punished by the judge: for I should have denied the God that is above.”

“If I rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me, or lifted up myself when evil found him:”

“Neither have I suffered my mouth to sin by wishing a curse to his soul. mouth: Heb. palate”

“If the men of my tabernacle said not, Oh that we had of his flesh! we cannot be satisfied.”

“The stranger did not lodge in the street: but I opened my doors to the traveller. traveller: or, way”

“If I covered my transgressions as Adam, by hiding mine iniquity in my bosom: as Adam: or, after the manner of men”

“Did I fear a great multitude, or did the contempt of families terrify me, that I kept silence, and went not out of the door?”

“Oh that one would hear me! behold, my desire is, that the Almighty would answer me, and that mine adversary had written a book. my: or, my sign is that the Almighty will”

“Surely I would take it upon my shoulder, and bind it as a crown to me.”

“I would declare unto him the number of my steps; as a prince would I go near unto him.”

“If my land cry against me, or that the furrows likewise thereof complain; complain: Heb. weep”

“If I have eaten the fruits thereof without money, or have caused the owners thereof to lose their life: fruits: Heb. strength the owners: Heb. the soul of the owners thereof to expire, or, breathe out”

“Let thistles grow instead of wheat, and cockle instead of barley. The words of Job are ended. cockle: or, noisome weeds”

“O LORD my God, if I have done this; if there be iniquity in my hands;”

“If I have rewarded evil unto him that was at peace with me; (yea, I have delivered him that without cause is mine enemy:)”

“Let the enemy persecute my soul, and take it; yea, let him tread down my life upon the earth, and lay mine honour in the dust. Selah.”

“The LORD shall judge the people: judge me, O LORD, according to my righteousness, and according to mine integrity that is in me.”

“A Psalm of David. LORD, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? who shall dwell in thy holy hill? abide: Heb. sojourn”

“He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart.”

“He that backbiteth not with his tongue, nor doeth evil to his neighbour, nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbour. taketh: or, receiveth, or, endureth”

“In whose eyes a vile person is contemned; but he honoureth them that fear the LORD. He that sweareth to his own hurt, and changeth not.”

“He that putteth not out his money to usury, nor taketh reward against the innocent. He that doeth these things shall never be moved.”

“Thou hast proved mine heart; thou hast visited me in the night; thou hast tried me, and shalt find nothing; I am purposed that my mouth shall not transgress.”

“The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.”

“Who shall ascend into the hill of the LORD? or who shall stand in his holy place?”

“He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully. He: Heb. The clean of hands”

“He shall receive the blessing from the LORD, and righteousness from the God of his salvation.”

“Let integrity and uprightness preserve me; for I wait on thee.”

“A Psalm of David. Judge me, O LORD; for I have walked in mine integrity: I have trusted also in the LORD; therefore I shall not slide.”

“Examine me, O LORD, and prove me; try my reins and my heart.”

“For thy lovingkindness is before mine eyes: and I have walked in thy truth.”

“They that hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of mine head: they that would destroy me, being mine enemies wrongfully, are mighty: then I restored that which I took not away.”

“But as for me, my feet were almost gone ; my steps had well nigh slipped.”

“For I was envious at the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.”

“For there are no bands in their death: but their strength is firm. firm: Heb. fat”

“They are not in trouble as other men; neither are they plagued like other men. in: Heb. in the trouble of other men like: Heb. with”

“Therefore pride compasseth them about as a chain; violence covereth them as a garment.”

“Their eyes stand out with fatness: they have more than heart could wish. have: Heb. pass the thoughts of the heart”

“They are corrupt, and speak wickedly concerning oppression: they speak loftily.”

“They set their mouth against the heavens, and their tongue walketh through the earth.”

“Therefore his people return hither: and waters of a full cup are wrung out to them.”

“And they say, How doth God know? and is there knowledge in the most High?”

“Behold, these are the ungodly, who prosper in the world; they increase in riches.”

“Verily I have cleansed my heart in vain, and washed my hands in innocency.”

“For all the day long have I been plagued, and chastened every morning. chastened: Heb. my chastisement was”

“If I say, I will speak thus; behold, I should offend against the generation of thy children.”

“When I thought to know this, it was too painful for me; too: Heb. labour in mine eyes”

“Until I went into the sanctuary of God; then understood I their end.”

“Surely thou didst set them in slippery places: thou castedst them down into destruction.”