Quotes About Honesty

“Not so, my lord,” they replied. “Your servants have come to buy food.

We are all sons of one man. Your servants are honest men, not spies.”

If you are honest, leave one of your brothers in custody while the rest of you go and take back grain to relieve the hunger of your households.

But we told him, ëWe are honest men, not spies.

Then the man who is lord of the land said to us, ëThis is how I will know whether you are honest: Leave one brother with me, take food to relieve the hunger of your households, and go.

But bring your youngest brother back to me so I will know that you are not spies but honest men. Then I will give your brother back to you, and you can trade in the land.í”

Take double the silver with you so that you may return the silver that was put back into the mouths of your sacks. Perhaps it was a mistake.

But when we came to the place we lodged for the night, we opened our sacks and, behold, each of us found his silver in the mouth of his sack! It was the full amount of our silver, and we have brought it back with us.

We have brought additional silver with us to buy food. We do not know who put our silver in our sacks.”

“Why does my lord say these things?” they asked. “Your servants could not possibly do such a thing.

We even brought back to you from the land of Canaan the silver we found in the mouths of our sacks. Why would we steal silver or gold from your masterís house?

So each one quickly lowered his sack to the ground and opened it.

Now when we returned to your servant my father, we relayed your words to him.

Furthermore, select capable men from among the people—God-fearing, trustworthy men who are averse to dishonest gain. Appoint them over the people as leaders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens.

You shall not steal.

You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.

In all cases of illegal possession of an ox, a donkey, a sheep, a garment, or any lost item that someone claims, ëThis is mine,í both parties shall bring their cases before the judges. The one whom the judges find guilty must pay back double to his neighbor.

“You shall not spread a false report. Do not join the wicked by being a malicious witness.

And do not show favoritism to a poor man in his lawsuit.

You must not steal. You must not lie or deceive one another.

You must not defraud your neighbor or rob him. You must not withhold until morning the wages due a hired hand.

You must not use dishonest measures of length, weight, or volume.

You shall maintain honest scales and weights, an honest ephah, and an honest hin. I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt.

If you make a sale to your neighbor or a purchase from him, you must not take advantage of each other.