What does the Bible say about dishonesty?

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• Proverbs 6:16-19

  [16] There are six things which Yahweh hates; Yes, seven which are an abomination to him: [17] Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, Hands that shed innocent blood; [18] A heart that devises wicked schemes, Feet that are swift in running to mischief, [19] A false witness who utters lies, And he who sows discord among brothers.

• Proverbs 20:17

  Fraudulent food is sweet to a man, But afterwards his mouth is filled with gravel.

• Colossians 3:9-10

  [9] Don't lie to one another, seeing that you have put off the old man with his doings, [10] and have put on the new man, that is being renewed in knowledge after the image of his Creator,

• Proverbs 11:3

  The integrity of the upright shall guide them, But the perverseness of the treacherous shall destroy them.

• Luke 16:10-12

  [10] He who is faithful in a very little is faithful also in much. He who is dishonest in a very little is also dishonest in much. [11] If therefore you have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches? [12] If you have not been faithful in that which is another's, who will give you that which is your own?

• Exodus 20:16

  "You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.

• Luke 16:10

  He who is faithful in a very little is faithful also in much. He who is dishonest in a very little is also dishonest in much.

• Proverbs 16:28

  A perverse man stirs up strife. A whisperer separates close friends.

• Proverbs 11:1

  A false balance is an abomination to Yahweh, But accurate weights are his delight.

• Proverbs 20:23

  Yahweh detests differing weights, And dishonest scales are not pleasing.

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