Proverbs 10:9 New International Version (NIV)
9 Whoever walks in integrity walks securely,
but whoever takes crooked paths will be found out.
but whoever takes crooked paths will be found out.
"Tell the truth the first time and then you won't have
to remember what you said." That's a quote attributed to the famous
Speaker of the House (U.S.A. House of Representatives) Sam Rayburn. That's
basically what God's wisdom is trying to teach us in this passage. Be a person
of integrity. Then, when someone finds out your secrets, you can feel secure
knowing that you have lived for godliness. However, a perverse and deceitful
person has to constantly worry that someone will find him out. There is no
security or assurance in crooked paths, only the certainty of getting tripped
up and caught. When the secrets of evil that have been whispered in dark places
get shouted from the rooftops, those who have lived for the Lord can be secure,
knowing that what gets shouted about them is said with the voice of God:
"Well done, good and faithful servant!"
Thought for today:
Do I walk, talk and move with integrity or do I entertain “the little white
lies”?
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