Integritous

in·teg·ri·ty

     [in-teg-ri-tee]  

noun

1.

adherence to moral and ethical principles; soundness of moral character; honesty.

2.

the state of being whole, entire, or undiminished: to preservethe integrity of the empire.

3.

 sound, unimpaired, or perfect condition: the integrity of aship's hull.

-      It Effects Our Relationship With God

Proverbs 2:7

⁷ he stores up sound wisdom for the upright;
    he is a shield to those who walk in integrity,

1 Kings 9:4-5

⁴ And as for you, if you will walk before me, as David your father walked, with integrity of heart and uprightness, doing according to all that I have commanded you, and keeping my statutes and my rules, ⁵ then I will establish your royal throne over Israel forever, as I promised David your father, saying, ‘You shall not lack a man on the throne of Israel.’

Psalm 25:21

²¹ May integrity and uprightness preserve me,
    for I wait for you.

Psalm 18:20

²⁰ The Lord dealt with me according to my righteousness;
    according to the cleanness of my hands he rewarded me.

-      Our Integrity Is Seen By Not Only God, But The World Around Us

2 Corinthians 8:21

²¹ for we aim at what is honorable not only in the Lord's sight but also in the sight of man.

Acts 24:16

¹⁶ So I always take pains to have a clear conscience toward both God and man.

Luke 16:10

¹⁰ “One who is faithful in a very little is also faithful in much, and one who is dishonest in a very little is also dishonest in much.

-      God Will Hold Us Accountable For Our Integrity

Ecclesiastes 12:14 

¹⁴ For God will bring every deed into judgment, with every secret thing, whether good or evil

Job 31:6

⁶ (Let me be weighed in a just balance,
    and let God know my integrity!)

Psalm 26:1-3

26 Vindicate me, O Lord,
    for I have walked in my integrity,
    and I have trusted in the Lord without wavering.
² Prove me, O Lord, and try me;
    test my heart and my mind.
³ For your steadfast love is before my eyes,
    and I walk in your faithfulness.

-      It Has To Be A Conscious Choice

Job 27:4-6

⁴ my lips will not speak falsehood,
    and my tongue will not utter deceit.
⁵ Far be it from me to say that you are right;
    till I die I will not put away my integrity from me.
⁶ I hold fast my righteousness and will not let it go;
    my heart does not reproach me for any of my days.

Hebrews 13:18

¹⁸ Pray for us, for we are sure that we have a clear conscience, desiring to act honorably in all things.

-      Integrity Is Something That Takes Constant Effort And Can Be Lost If We Don’t Guard Ourselves

1 Kings 9:4-5

⁴ And as for you, if you will walk before me, as David your father walked, with integrity of heart and uprightness…..

2 Samuel 11:2-4

² It happened, late one afternoon, when David arose from his couch and was walking on the roof of the king's house, that he saw from the roof a woman bathing; and the woman was very beautiful. ³ And David sent and inquired about the woman. And one said, “Is not this Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite?” ⁴ So David sent messengers and took her, and she came to him, and he lay with her. (Now she had been purifying herself from her uncleanness.) Then she returned to her house.

Genesis 39:8-12

⁸ But he refused and said to his master's wife, “Behold, because of me my master has no concern about anything in the house, and he has put everything that he has in my charge. ⁹ He is not greater in this house than I am, nor has he kept back anything from me except you, because you are his wife. How then can I do this great wickedness and sin against God?” ¹⁰ And as she spoke to Joseph day after day, he would not listen to her, to lie beside her or to be with her.

¹¹ But one day, when he went into the house to do his work and none of the men of the house was there in the house, ¹² she caught him by his garment, saying, “Lie with me.” But he left his garment in her hand and fled and got out of the house.