Proverbs 10:9 “Whoever walks in integrity walks securely, but he who makes his ways crooked will be found out.”
Our verse compares the person who has INTEGRITY and the CROOKED person. As we think about INTEGRITY, we should know that INTEGRITY is doing what is right and doing so even when no one is looking. The person with integrity has a reputation, yes, a CHARACTER, that makes them trustworthy and reliable. The idea of integrity is to be completely complete. There are no holes in your life. Nothing sketchy. There is no corruption. There are no hidden sins.
Our verse conveys that integrity brings many benefits. There is the personal benefit of not having anything to worry about, as Proverbs 10:9 says, one walks SECURELY. Integrity brings inward peace as you don’t have to worry about being caught. You know when someone goes looking into your “closet” as they did Daniel’s, they will find it clean!
There are also benefits for others, as by living with integrity, others are blessed. Proverbs 20:7 says, “The one who lives with integrity is righteous; his children who come after him will be blessed.”
However, if one is crooked (deceitful, lying, dishonest), that one will be found out. Sooner or later, the truth of Numbers 32:23 is going to happen! You do know Numbers 32:23? It says, “Be sure your sin will find you out.” Sooner or later, what is done in the dark will come to light. The lie will be exposed, and the truth revealed. The crooked will be caught!
Get personal: How important is living with integrity to you? Are you doing right even when no one is looking? How good is your word? Are you trustworthy?
A life of influence (and enjoyment) begins with living a life of INTEGRITY!
“It is impossible to be our best at the supreme moment if character is corroded and eaten into by daily inconsistency, unfaithfulness, and besetting sin.” F. B. Meyer
Continue Strong with a life of integrity!
And remember to DATE the Word