What God Says About Integrity

Businessman Henry Kravis said, “If you don’t have integrity, you have nothing. You can’t buy it. You can have all the money in the world, but if you are not a moral and ethical person, you really have nothing.” I believe integrity is a necessity to be Christlike. In John 14:6, Jesus said, “I am the way, the truth, and the life.” As Christians, we have to be people of our word. We have to speak truth and live it or our testimony is void.

Below, you will find ten Bible verses that talk about integrity and its importance to God. If it’s important to God, it should be important to us.

  
1. Fear the LORD and judge with integrity, for the LORD our God does not tolerate perverted justice, partiality, or the taking of bribes.

2 Chronicles 19:7 NLT

2. Whoever walks in integrity walks securely, but whoever takes crooked paths will be found out.

Proverbs 10:9 NIV

3. But as for me, I will walk in my integrity; redeem me and be merciful and gracious to me.

Psalm 26:11 AMP

4. Wicked people bring about their own downfall by their evil deeds, but good people are protected by their integrity.

Proverbs 14:32 GNT

5. Get the word out. Teach all these things. And don’t let anyone put you down because you’re young. Teach believers with your life: by word, by demeanor, by love, by faith, by integrity. Stay at your post reading Scripture, giving counsel, teaching. And that special gift of ministry you were given when the leaders of the church laid hands on you and prayed—keep that dusted off and in use.

1 Timothy 4:11-14 MSG

6. In everything set them an example by doing what is good. In your teaching show integrity, seriousness and soundness of speech that cannot be condemned, so that those who oppose you may be ashamed because they have nothing bad to say about us.

Titus 2:7-8 NIV

7. Stand therefore [hold your ground], having tightened the belt of truth around your loins and having put on the breastplate of integrity and of moral rectitude and right standing with God, And having shod your feet in preparation [to face the enemy with the firm-footed stability, the promptness, and the readiness produced by the good news] of the Gospel of peace.

Ephesians 6:14-15 AMP

8. GOD can’t stand deceivers, but oh how he relishes integrity.

Proverbs 11:20 MSG

9. I know, my God, that you test the heart and are pleased with integrity.

1 Chronicles 29:17a NIV

10. Like a muddied fountain and a polluted spring is a righteous man who yields, falls down, and compromises his integrity before the wicked.

Proverbs 25:26 AMP