THE SPIRIT OF HONESTY

Proverbs 10, 11 (Solomon's Proverbs)
2) Wealth you get by dishonesty will do you no good, but honesty can save your life. 25) Honest people are always safe. 29) The Lord protects honest people, but destroys those who do wrong.
11, 1) The Lord hates people who use dishonest scales. He is happy with honest weights. 2) It is wiser to be modest. 3) If you are good, you are guided by honesty. People who can't be trusted are destroyed by their own dishonesty. 4) Riches will do you no good on the day you face death, but honesty can save your life. 5) Honesty makes a good man's life easier, but a wicked man will cause his own downfall. 7) Confidence placed in riches comes to nothing. 24) Some people spend their money freely and still grow richer. Others are cautious, and yet grow poorer. 25) Be generous (in a spiritual sense), and you will be prosperous. Help others, and you will be helped.
3) The Lord will not let good people go hungry, but he will keep the wicked from getting what they want. 4) A good man will receive blessings. 5) Good people will be remembered as a blessing, but the wicked will soon be forgotten. 8) Sensible people accept good advice. 9) Honest people are safe and secure, but the dishonest will be caught. 24) The righteous get what they want, but the wicked will get what they fear most. 28) The hopes of good men lead to joy.
11) A good man's words are a fountain of life...20) ... are like pure silver... 21) ... will benefit many people.  12) Hate stirs up trouble, but love forgives all offenses. 13) Intelligent people talk sense.
14) The wise get all the knowledge they can. 11, 12) It is foolish to speak scornfully of others. If you are smart, you will keep quiet. 13) No one who gossips can be trusted with a secret, but you can put confidence in someone who is trustworthy. 19) Anyone who is determined to do right will live, but anyone who insists on doing wrong will die.
30) Righteous people speak wisdom, but the tongue that speaks evil will be stopped. 30) Righteous people will always have security. 32) Righteous people know the kind thing to say, but the wicked are always saying things that hurt. 11, 6) Righteousness rescues the honest man, but someone who can't be trusted is trapped by his own greed. 8) The righteous are protected from trouble; it comes to the wicked instead. 9) The wisdom of the righteous can save you. 20) The Lord hates evil-minded people, but loves those who do right. 28) Those who depend on their wealth will fall like the leaves of autumn, but the righteous will prosper like the leaves of summer. 31) Those who are good are rewarded here on earth.