Bible Verses About Integrity

If I haue lift vp mine hande against the fatherlesse, when I saw that I might helpe him in the gate,

Let mine arme fal from my shoulder, and mine arme be broken from the bone.

For Gods punishment was fearefull vnto me, and I could not be deliuered from his highnes.

If I made gold mine hope, or haue sayd to the wedge of golde, Thou art my confidence,

If I reioyced because my substance was great, or because mine hand had gotten much,

If I did behold the sunne, when it shined, or the moone, walking in her brightnes,

If mine heart did flatter me in secrete, or if my mouth did kisse mine hand,

(This also had bene an iniquitie to be condemned: for I had denied the God aboue)

If I reioyced at his destruction that hated me, or was mooued to ioye when euill came vpon him,

Neither haue I suffred my mouth to sinne, by wishing a curse vnto his soule.

Did not the men of my Tabernacle say, Who shall giue vs of his flesh? we can not bee satisfied.

The stranger did not lodge in the streete, but I opened my doores vnto him, that went by the way.

If I haue hid my sinne, as Adam, concealing mine iniquitie in my bosome,

Though I could haue made afraid a great multitude, yet the most contemptible of the families did feare me: so I kept silence, and went not out of the doore.

Oh that I had some to heare me! beholde my signe that the Almightie will witnesse for me: though mine aduersary should write a booke against me,

Woulde not I take it vpon my shoulder, and binde it as a crowne vnto me?

I will tell him the nomber of my goings, and goe vnto him as to a prince.

If my lande cry against me, or the furrowes thereof complayne together,

If I haue eaten the fruites thereof without siluer: or if I haue grieued the soules of the masters thereof,

Let thistles growe in steade of wheate, and cockle in the stead of Barley. The wordes of Iob are ended.

O Lord my God, if I haue done this thing, if there be any wickednes in mine handes,

If I haue rewarded euill vnto him that had peace with mee, (yea I haue deliuered him that vexed me without cause)

Then let the enemie persecute my soule and take it: yea, let him treade my life downe vpon the earth, and lay mine honour in the dust. Selah.

A Psalme of Dauid. Lord, who shall dwell in thy Tabernacle? who shall rest in thine holy Mountaine?

He that walketh vprightly and worketh righteousnes, and speaketh the trueth in his heart.