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Which proverbs relate to honesty?



    
    

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Stringio Colin Wong Supporter Founder, eBible.com
The following proverbs will help you.

Proverbs 10:2
Treasures gained by wickedness do not profit, 
but righteousness delivers from death.

Proverbs 10:9
Whoever walks in integrity walks securely, 
but he who makes his ways crooked will be found out.

Proverbs 14:2
Whoever walks in uprightness fears the Lord, 
but he who is devious in his ways despises him. 

Proverbs 15:19
The way of a sluggard is like a hedge of thorns, 
but the path of the upright is a level highway.

Proverbs 15:27
Whoever is greedy for unjust gain troubles his own household, 
but he who hates bribes will live. 

Proverbs 16:8
Better is a little with righteousness 
than great revenues with injustice. 

Proverbs 16:11
A just balance and scales are the Lord's; 
all the weights in the bag are his work.

Proverbs 19:1
Better is a poor person who walks in his integrity 
than one who is crooked in speech and is a fool.

Proverbs 20:11
Even a child makes himself known by his acts, 
by whether his conduct is pure and upright.

Proverbs 20:17
Bread gained by deceit is sweet to a man, 
but afterward his mouth will be full of a gravel.

Proverbs 20:23
Unequal weights are an abomination to the Lord, 
and false scales are not good. 

Proverbs 21:6
The getting of treasures by a lying tongue 
is a fleeting vapor and a snare of death. 

Proverbs 21:21
Whoever pursues righteousness and kindness 
will find a life, righteousness, and honor. 

Proverbs 24:15-16
Lie not in wait as a wicked man 
against the dwelling of the righteous; 
do no violence to his home; 
for the righteous falls seven times and rises again, 
but the wicked stumble in times of calamity.

Proverbs 28:1
The wicked flee when no one pursues, 
but the righteous are bold as a lion.

Proverbs 28:6
Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity 
than a rich man who is crooked in his ways.

Proverbs 28:10
Whoever misleads the upright into an evil way 
will fall into his own pit, 
but the blameless will have a goodly inheritance. 

Proverbs 28:16
A ruler who lacks understanding is a cruel oppressor, 
but he who hates unjust gain will prolong his days.

Proverbs 28:18
Whoever walks in integrity will be delivered, 
but he who is crooked in his ways will suddenly fall. 

Proverbs 28:20
A faithful man will abound with blessings, 
but whoever hastens to be rich will not go unpunished. 

Proverbs 29:10
Bloodthirsty men hate one who is blameless 
and seek the life of the upright.

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