What does the word honesty mean?
- Honesty is telling the truth.
- Honesty is straightforward conduct.
- Honesty is being sincere, truthful, trustworthy, honorable, fair, genuine, and loyal with integrity.
What does lying mean? It is a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive.
In Proverbs 12:22 it says: Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord, but those who act faithfully are his delight.
The first lie in the Bible was told in the first book of the bible, Genesis chapter 3 where Eve says they were told that they were not to touch the fruit. God had only said they could not eat the fruit. Things would have been so different if Eve had not lied.
Another time in the Bible where someone lied was in Genesis chapter 26 when Isaac lied about his wife. He told the men that she was his sister instead of his wife.
How do you think lying affects others?
How does our honesty affect others?
Do you think that sometimes people get away with lying? It seems to us that they do sometimes, but in Proverbs 19:9 it says: A false witness will not go unpunished, and whoever pours out lies will perish.
Put honesty into action
- Thank someone in your family for being honest.
- Tell your parents about a mistake you've made.
- Tell the truth when you've done something wrong.
- Compliment a friend for being honest.
- Express your real feelings without anger, without blaming others, without exaggerating, and without hurting the feelings of someone else.
- Turn in something that is lost and encourage others to do the same.
- When someone wants to copy your work, politely explain that it isn't right and that it's best to do your own work.
- Admit a mistake or error in judgment you have made and apologize to anyone it might have affected.
- Do your schoolwork honestly
- Be truthful with your friends and thank them for being truthful with you.
- When you ask someone to be honest with you, don't get angry with them if their honesty isn't what you wanted to hear.
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