Dictionary of Bible Themes  »  8000 The life of the believer  »  8700 Threats to the life of faith  »  8714 dishonesty  »  8715 dishonesty, and God's nature

Dishonesty is contrary to the will and nature of God, and so should not be found among the people of God.

Dishonesty is contrary to the will and nature of God

Numbers 23:19 See also 1 Samuel 15:29; Romans 3:4; Titus 1:2

Dishonesty, like sin, is of satanic origin

John 8:44 See also Genesis 3:1-5

God's hatred of dishonesty

Proverbs 12:22 See also Psalm 5:4-6; Proverbs 6:16-17; Isaiah 59:1-4,12-15

Kinds of dishonesty

In business deals

Hosea 12:7 See also Deuteronomy 25:13-16; Proverbs 20:14; Amos 8:5; Micah 6:10

In not paying debts

Psalm 37:21 See also James 5:4

In exploiting the poor

Ezekiel 22:29 See also Job 24:2-11; Isaiah 32:7; Jeremiah 22:13

God's judgment on dishonesty

God's denunciation of dishonesty in general

Hosea 4:1-2 See also Leviticus 19:15; Jeremiah 7:8-10; 1 Thessalonians 4:6

The dishonesty of liars and false witnesses

Proverbs 19:9; Acts 5:1-10 See also Deuteronomy 19:16-19; Joshua 7:10-12 regarding Achan's sin; 2 Kings 5:19-27; Psalm 5:6; Isaiah 29:20-21; Jeremiah 9:4-9; Revelation 21:8

The dishonesty of false prophets and teachers

Jeremiah 14:14-15; 2 Peter 2:1-3; Isaiah 9:14-15; Jeremiah 28:15-16; Ezekiel 13:1-23; Zechariah 10:2-3; 1 Timothy 4:1-2

God's demands for making amends for dishonesty

Leviticus 6:1-7; Luke 3:12-14 This demonstrated that their repentance was genuine; Luke 19:8 the result of encountering Jesus Christ; Luke 16:1-12 Jesus Christ was not commending the steward's dishonesty but his shrewdness.

See also

1065  God, holiness of
5492  restitution
5614  weights & measures, laws
6130  corruption
6145  deceit
8275  honesty
8767  hypocrisy