15 Bible Verses about Integrity
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Furthermore brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things pertain to love, whatsoever things are of honest report, if there be any virtuous thing, if there be any laudable thing, those same have ye in your mind,
Whoso leadeth a godly and an innocent life; happy shall his children be whom he leaveth behind him.
Understand us: we have hurt no man, we have corrupted no man, we have defrauded no man.
And Moses waxed very angry and said unto the LORD, "Turn not unto their offerings. I have not taken so much as an ass from them, neither have vexed any of them."
but have cast from us the cloaks of unhonesty, and walk not in craftiness, neither corrupt we the word of God: but walk in open truth, and report ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God.
When Simon saw that through laying on of the apostles' hands on them, the holy ghost was given: he offered them money, saying, "Give me also this power, that on whomsoever I put the hands, he may receive the holy ghost." Then said Peter unto him, "Thy money perish with thee, because thou wenest that the gift of God may be obtained with money.read more.
Thou hast neither part nor fellowship in this business. For thy heart is not right in the sight of God. Repent, therefore, of this thy wickedness, and pray God that the thought of thine heart may be forgiven thee. For I perceive that thou art full of bitter gall, and wrapped in iniquity."
But Job said unto her, "Thou speakest like a foolish woman. Seeing we have received prosperity at the hand of God, wherefore should we not be content with adversity also?" In all these things, did not Job sin with his lips.
It pleased Darius to set over his kingdom a hundred and twenty lords, which should be in all his kingdom about. Above these he set three princes - of whom Daniel was one - that the lords might give accounts unto them, and the king to be undiseased. But Daniel exceeded all these princes and lords, for the spirit of God was plenteous in him: so that the king was minded to set him over the whole realm.read more.
Wherefore the princes and lords sought to pick out in Daniel some quarrel against the kingdom: yet could they find none occasion nor fault upon him. For why? He was so faithful, that there was no blame nor dishonesty found in him.
The LORD shall judge the people; give sentence with me, O LORD, according to my righteousness, and according to the innocence that is in me.
And God came to Abimelech by night in a dream and said to him, "See, thou art but a dead man for the woman's sake which thou hast taken away, for she is a man's wife." But Abimelech had not yet come nigh her, and therefore said, "LORD, wilt thou slay righteous people? Said not he unto me, that she was his sister? Yea, and said not she herself that he was her brother? With a pure heart and innocent hands have I done this!"read more.
And God said unto him in a dream, "I know it well that thou didst it in the pureness of thy heart: And therefore I kept thee that thou shouldest not sin against me, neither suffered I thee to come nigh her. Now, therefore, deliver the man his wife again, for he is a prophet. And let him pray for thee that thou mayest live. But and if thou deliver her not again, be sure that thou shalt die the death, with all that thou hast." Then Abimelech rose up betimes in the morning and called all his servants, and told all these things in their ears, and the men were sore afraid. And Abimelech called Abraham and said unto him, "What hast thou done unto us, and what have I offended thee, that thou shouldest bring on me and on my kingdom so great a sin? Thou hast done deeds unto me that ought not to be done." And Abimelech said moreover unto Abraham, "What sawest thou that moved thee to do this thing?"
Thou hast upholden me because of my innocency, and set me before thy face forever.
The innocent dealing of the just shall lead them; but the unfaithfulness of the despisers shall be their own destruction.
Better is the poor that liveth godly, than the blasphemer that is but a fool.
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And Moses waxed very angry and said unto the LORD, "Turn not unto their offerings. I have not taken so much as an ass from them, neither have vexed any of them."
Moreover, they reckoned not with the men, into whose hands they delivered that money to be bestowed on workmen: But they did it even of fidelity.
And they said, "Thou hast done us no wrong, nor oppressed us; neither hast thou taken ought of any man's hand."
And the man answered Joab, "Though I had a thousand sicles of silver told in my hand yet would I not stretch out mine hand against the king's son. For we heard with our ears when the king charged thee, Abishai and Ittai, saying, 'Spare me the lad Absalom.'
But the man of God answered the king, "If thou wouldest give me half thine house, I would not go with thee - neither would I eat meat or drink water in this place.
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Wherefore the princes and lords sought to pick out in Daniel some quarrel against the kingdom: yet could they find none occasion nor fault upon him. For why? He was so faithful, that there was no blame nor dishonesty found in him.
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And Moses waxed very angry and said unto the LORD, "Turn not unto their offerings. I have not taken so much as an ass from them, neither have vexed any of them."
Moreover, they reckoned not with the men, into whose hands they delivered that money to be bestowed on workmen: But they did it even of fidelity.
And they said, "Thou hast done us no wrong, nor oppressed us; neither hast thou taken ought of any man's hand."
And the man answered Joab, "Though I had a thousand sicles of silver told in my hand yet would I not stretch out mine hand against the king's son. For we heard with our ears when the king charged thee, Abishai and Ittai, saying, 'Spare me the lad Absalom.'
But the man of God answered the king, "If thou wouldest give me half thine house, I would not go with thee - neither would I eat meat or drink water in this place.
Integrity » Instances of » David, in his conduct while in refuge with the philistines
Achish answered and said to David, "I know well thou pleasest me, as it were an angel of God. Notwithstanding, the lords of the Philistines have said that thou shalt not go with them to battle.
Then Achish called David and said unto him, "As sure as the LORD liveth thou art honest, and it pleaseth me well that thou shouldest accompany me in the host, for I have found none evil with thee since thou camest to me unto this day. Nevertheless, the lords of the Philistines favour thee not:
Integrity » Instances of » Jacob's sons, when accused by joseph of robbery
Thus took they the present and twice so much more money with them, and Benjamin. And rose up, went down to Egypt, and presented themself to Joseph. When Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the ruler of his house, "Bring these men home, and slay and make ready: for they shall dine with me at noon." And the man did as Joseph bade, and brought them in to Joseph's house. read more.
When they were brought to Joseph's house, they were afraid, and said, "Because of the money that came in our sacks' mouths at the first time, are we brought, to pick a quarrel with us and to lay something to our charge: to bring us in bondage and our asses also." Therefore came they to the man that was the ruler over Joseph's house, and communed with him at the door, and said, "Sir, we came hither at the first time to buy food, and as we came to an inn and opened our sacks: behold, every man's money was in his sack with full weight. But we have brought it again with us, and other money have we brought also in our hands, to buy food, but we cannot tell who put our money in our sacks."
And they answered him, "Wherefore saith my lord such words? God forbid that thy servants should do so. Behold, the money which we found in our sack's mouths, we brought again unto thee, out of the land of Canaan: how then should we steal out of my lord's house, either silver or gold? With whosoever of thy servants it be found, let him die, and let us also be my lord's bondmen." read more.
And he said, "Now therefore, according unto your words, he with whom it is found shall be my servant: but ye, shall be harmless." And at once every man took down his sack to the ground, and every man opened his sack. And he searched, and began at the eldest and left at the youngest. And the cup was found in Benjamin's sack. Then they rent their clothes, and laded every man his ass and went again unto the city. And Judah and his brethren came to Joseph's house, for he was yet there, and they fell before him on the ground. And Joseph said unto them, "What deed is this which ye have done? Wist ye not that such a man as I can prophesy?" Then said Judah, "What shall we say unto my lord? What shall we speak, or what excuse can we make? God hath found out the wickedness of thy servants. Behold, both we and he with whom the cup is found, are thy servants."
Integrity » Instances of » Workmen, who repaired the temple
Moreover, they reckoned not with the men, into whose hands they delivered that money to be bestowed on workmen: But they did it even of fidelity.
Howbeit, let no reckoning be made with them of the money that is delivered into their hands, but let them do it of their conscience."
Integrity » Instances of » The rechabites, in keeping the nazarite vows
Then came the word of the LORD unto Jeremiah, saying, "Thus sayeth the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel: Go and tell whole Judah and all the inhabiters of Jerusalem: Will ye not be reformed, to obey my words, sayeth the LORD? The words which Jonadab the son of Rechab commanded his sons, that they should drink no wine, are fast and surely kept: for unto this day they drink no wine but obey their father's commandment. But as for me, I have stood up early, I have spoken unto you, and given you earnest warning: and yet have ye not been obedient unto me. read more.
Yea, I have sent my servants, all the prophets, unto you. I rose up early, and sent you word, saying: O turn you, every man from his wicked way: amend your lives, and go not after strange gods, to worship them: that ye may continue in the land, which I have given unto you and your fathers. But ye would neither hear me, nor follow me. The children of Jonadab Rechab's son have steadfastly kept their father's commandment that he gave them, but this people is not obedient unto me. And therefore thus sayeth the LORD of Hosts the God of Israel: Behold, I will bring upon Judah and upon everyone that dwelleth in Jerusalem, all the trouble that I have devised against them. For I have spoken unto them, but they would not follow: I have called unto them, nevertheless they would give me no answer."
Integrity » Instances of » Priests, who received the offerings of gold and other gifts for the renewing of the temple under ezra
And I took out twelve of the chief priests, Sherebiah and Hashabiah, and ten of their brethren with them, and weighed them there the silver and gold and vessels for the heave offering unto the house of our God, which the king and his lords of his counsel and princes, and all Israel that were at hand, had given to the heave offering: And there weighed I them, under their hand, six hundred and fifty talents of silver, and in silver vessel a hundred talents, and in gold a hundred talents, read more.
twenty cups of gold of a thousand drams, and two costly ornaments of good brass, as clear as gold, and said unto them, "Ye are holy unto the LORD, therefore are these vessels holy also, and so is the silver and the gold that is given of a good will unto the LORD God of your fathers: Watch ye therefore and keep it, till ye weigh it down before the chief priests and Levites, and ancient fathers of Israel at Jerusalem in the chests of the house of the LORD." Then took the priests and the Levites that weighed silver and gold and vessel, to bring it to Jerusalem unto the house of our God.
Integrity » Instances of » Paul and barnabas, when the people of lystra desired to deify them
And they called Barnabas, Jupiter; and Paul, Mercury, because he was the preacher. Then Jupiter's priest, which dwelt before their city, brought oxen and garlands unto the gate, and would have done sacrifice with the people. But when the apostles, Barnabas and Paul heard that, they rent their clothes, and ran in among the people, crying read more.
and saying, "Sirs, why do ye this? We are mortal men like unto you, and preach unto you that ye should turn from these vanities unto the living God, which made heaven and earth and the sea and all that in them is,
Integrity » Instances of » Joseph, a counselor
And behold, there was a man named Joseph, a councilor: and was a good man and a just; and did not consent to the counsel and deed of them; which was of Arimathaea, a city of the Jews. Which same also, waited for the kingdom of God.
Integrity » Instances of » Abimelech, when warned by God that the woman he had taken into his household was actually abraham's wife
And Abimelech sent for Isaac and said, "See, she is of a surety thy wife, and why saidest thou that she was thy sister?" And Isaac said unto him, "I thought that I might peradventure have died for her sake." Then said Abimelech, "Why hast thou done this unto us? One of the people might lightly have lain by thy wife and so shouldest thou have brought sin upon us." Then Abimelech charged all his people saying, "He that toucheth this man or his wife, shall surely die for it."
Integrity » Instances of » Nehemiah, reforming the civil service, and receiving no compensation for his own services
And from the time forth that it was committed unto me to be a captain in the land of Judah, namely from the twentieth year even unto the two and thirtieth year of king Artaxerxes - that is twelve years - I and my brethren lived not of such sustenance as was given to a captain: For the old captains that were before me, had been chargeable unto the people, and had taken of them bread and wine, and forty sicles of silver: yea and their servants had oppressed the people. But so did not I, and that because of the fear of God. I laboured also in the work upon the wall, and bought no land. And all my servants came thither together unto the work. read more.
Moreover there were at my table a hundred and fifty of the Jews and rulers, which came unto me, from among the Heathen that are about us. And there was prepared me daily an ox, and six chosen sheep, and birds, and once in every ten days a great sum of wine. Yet required not I the living of a captain for the bondage was grievous unto the people. Think upon me my God unto the best, according to all that I have done for this people.
Integrity » Instances of » The egyptian midwives when commanded to destroy the newborn babies of the israelites
Notwithstanding, the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them: but saved the men children. Then the king of Egypt called for the midwives and said unto them, "Why have ye dealt on this manner and have saved the men children?" And the midwives answered Pharaoh, that the Hebrews' women were not as the women of Egypt: but were sturdy women, and were delivered yer the midwives came at them. read more.
And God therefore dealt well with the midwives. And the people multiplied, and waxed very mighty, and - because the midwives feared God - he made them houses.
Integrity » Instances of » Peter, when offered money by simon magus
When Simon saw that through laying on of the apostles' hands on them, the holy ghost was given: he offered them money, saying, "Give me also this power, that on whomsoever I put the hands, he may receive the holy ghost." Then said Peter unto him, "Thy money perish with thee, because thou wenest that the gift of God may be obtained with money. read more.
Thou hast neither part nor fellowship in this business. For thy heart is not right in the sight of God. Repent, therefore, of this thy wickedness, and pray God that the thought of thine heart may be forgiven thee. For I perceive that thou art full of bitter gall, and wrapped in iniquity."
Integrity » Instances of » Joseph in resisting potiphar's wife
But he denied, and said to her, "Behold, my master knoweth not what he hath in the house with me, but hath committed all that he hath to my hand. He himself is not greater in the house than I, and hath kept nothing from me, but only thee because thou art his wife. How then can I do this great wickedness, for to sin against God?" And after this manner spake she to Joseph day by day; but he hearkened not unto her, to sleep near her or to be in her company. read more.
And it fortuned about the same season, that Joseph entered into the house, to do his business: and there was none of the household by, in the house. And she caught him by the garment, saying, "Come, sleep with me." And he left his garment in her hand and fled and got him out.
Integrity » Instances of » David, in preventing foraging by his insurgent forces
And yet the men were very good unto us and did us no displeasure, neither missed we anything, as long as were conversant with them, when we were in the fields.
Integrity » Instances of » Daniel, in his abstemiousness (i. E. Abstinent)
But Daniel was at a point with himself, that he would not be defiled through the king's meat, nor the wine which he drunk. And this he desired of the chief chamberlain, lest he should defile himself. So God gave Daniel favour and grace before the chief chamberlain, that he said unto him, "I am afraid of my lord the king, which hath appointed you your meat and drink: lest he spy your faces to be worse liking than the other springaldes of your age, and so ye shall make me lose my head unto the king." read more.
Then Daniel answered Melzar, whom the chief chamberlain had set over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, and said, "O prove but ten days with thy servants, and let us have pottage to eat, and water to drink: Then look upon our faces, and theirs that eat of the king's meat. And as thou seest, so deal with thy servants." So he consented to them in this matter, and proved them ten days. And after the ten days, their faces were better liking and fatter, than all the young springaldes, which ate of the king's meat. Thus Melzar took away their meat and wine, and gave them pottage therefore. God gave now these four springaldes cunning and learning in all scripture and wisdom: but unto Daniel specially, he gave understanding of all visions and dreams. Now when the time was expired, that the king had appointed to bring in these young springaldes unto him: the chief chamberlain brought them before Nebuchadnezzar, and the king communed with them. But among them all were found none such as Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah. Therefore stood they before the king, which in all wisdom and matters of understanding that he enquired of them, found them ten times better than all the soothsayers and charmers that were in all his realm.
Integrity » Instances of » Moses, in taking nothing from the israelites in consideration of his services
And Moses waxed very angry and said unto the LORD, "Turn not unto their offerings. I have not taken so much as an ass from them, neither have vexed any of them."
Integrity » Instances of » Joseph, innocent of the charge which caused him to be cast into the dungeon
for I was stolen out of the land of the Hebrews, and here also have I done nothing at all wherefore they should have put me into this dungeon."
Integrity » Instances of » Samuel, in exacting nothing from the people on account of his services
And they said, "Thou hast done us no wrong, nor oppressed us; neither hast thou taken ought of any man's hand."
Integrity » Instances of » Joab, when ordered by david to count the military forces of israel
But the Levites and Benjamin he counted not among them. For the king's deed seemed abominable to Joab.
Integrity » Instances of » David, in self-reproach for the cutting of saul's robe
And immediately David's heart smote him, because he had cut off the tip of Saul's coat.
Integrity » Instances of » Pharaoh, when he learned that sarah was abraham's wife
Then Pharaoh called Abram and said, "Why hast thou thus dealt with me? Wherefore toldest thou me not that she was thy wife?
Integrity » Instances of » Jacob, in the care of laban's property
Whatsoever was torn of beasts I brought it not unto thee, but made it good myself: of my hand didst thou require it, whether it was stolen by day or night.
Integrity » Instances of » Nathanael, in whom was no guile
Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and said of him, "Behold a right Israelite, in whom is no guile."
Integrity » Instances of » Joseph » in not jealously accusing her of immorality
Then Joseph her husband, being a perfect man, and loath to make an example of her, was minded to put her away secretly.
Integrity » Instances of » Zacchaeus, in the administration of his wealth
And Zacchaeus stood forth and said unto the Lord, "Behold Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor, and if I have done any man wrong, I will restore him four fold."
Integrity » Instances of » Daniel, in maintaining uprightness of character and consistent devoutness
Wherefore the princes and lords sought to pick out in Daniel some quarrel against the kingdom: yet could they find none occasion nor fault upon him. For why? He was so faithful, that there was no blame nor dishonesty found in him.
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And Moses waxed very angry and said unto the LORD, "Turn not unto their offerings. I have not taken so much as an ass from them, neither have vexed any of them."
Moreover, they reckoned not with the men, into whose hands they delivered that money to be bestowed on workmen: But they did it even of fidelity.
And they said, "Thou hast done us no wrong, nor oppressed us; neither hast thou taken ought of any man's hand."
And the man answered Joab, "Though I had a thousand sicles of silver told in my hand yet would I not stretch out mine hand against the king's son. For we heard with our ears when the king charged thee, Abishai and Ittai, saying, 'Spare me the lad Absalom.'
But the man of God answered the king, "If thou wouldest give me half thine house, I would not go with thee - neither would I eat meat or drink water in this place.
Virtues » Honesty » Integrity » General references to
Whoso leadeth a godly and an innocent life; happy shall his children be whom he leaveth behind him.
The innocent dealing of the just shall lead them; but the unfaithfulness of the despisers shall be their own destruction.
Thou hast upholden me because of my innocency, and set me before thy face forever.
Better is the poor that liveth godly, than the blasphemer that is but a fool.
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Job 2:9-10Then said his wife unto him, "Dost thou yet continue in thy perfectness? Curse God, and die."
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