Honestidade
A honestidade é virtude cristã fundamental. Deus é Deus de verdade e nos chama a viver com integridade, transparência e retidão em todos os nossos relacionamentos e negócios.
Integridade diante de Deus
O Senhor abomina a balança falsa, mas o peso justo é seu prazer. A integridade dos justos os guia pelos caminhos retos.
A guileful balance is abomination with God; and an even weight is his will.
The simpleness of just [or rightwise] men shall dress them; and the deceiving of wayward men shall destroy them.
The simpleness of just [or rightwise] men shall dress them; and the deceiving of wayward men shall destroy them.
Then thou shalt understand rightfulness [or rightwiseness], and doom, and equity, and each good path.
To do mercy and doom, pleaseth more the Lord, than sacrifices.
Thine eyes see rightful [or right] things; and thine eyelids go before thy steps.
but do we away the privy things of shame, not walking in subtle guile, neither doing adultery by the word of God [or neither adulterating the word of God], but in showing of the truth commending us-selves to each conscience of men before God.
For we purvey good things, not only before God, but also before all men.
Praticar a honestidade
Falai a verdade, pagai o que deveis, não negueis ao próximo o bem. A honestidade prática é testemunho do evangelho.
Do not ye lie, [or gab], together; despoil ye you from the old man with his deeds,
Therefore yield ye to all men debts, to whom tribute, tribute, to whom toll, [or custom for things borne about], toll, [or such custom], to whom dread, dread, to whom honour, honour.
For therefore ye give tributes, they be the ministers of God, and serve for this same thing.
to no man yielding evil for evil, but purvey ye good things, not only before God, but also before all men.
Do not thou forbid to do well him that may; if thou mayest, also do thou well.
Better is a little with rightfulness [or rightwiseness], than many fruits with wickedness.
Treasures of wickedness shall not profit; but rightfulness [or rightwiseness] shall deliver from death.
Confissão e transparência
Confessai as vossas ofensas uns aos outros. Quem confessa e deixa o pecado encontra misericórdia e restauração.
He that hideth his great trespasses, shall not be made rightful; but he that acknowledgeth and forsaketh them, shall get mercy.
Therefore acknowledge ye each to other your sins, and pray ye each for other, that ye be saved. For the continual prayer of a just man is much worth.
Before all things, my brethren, do not ye swear, neither by heaven, neither by earth, neither by whatever other oath. But be your word Yea, yea, Nay, nay, that ye fall not under doom.
But wisdom that is from above, first it is chaste, afterward peaceable, mild, able to be counselled [or persuadable], consenting to good things, full of mercy and of good fruits, deeming without feigning.
If we say, that we have fellowship with him, and we wander in darknesses, we lie, and do not truth.
My little sons, love we not in word, neither in tongue, but in work and truth.
Coração puro
Bem-aventurados os puros de coração, porque verão a Deus. A honestidade começa no interior e se manifesta nas ações.
Blessed be they that be of clean heart, for they shall see God.
be thou subject to the Lord, and pray thou him. Do not thou pursue [or follow] him, that hath prosperity in his way; nor a man doing unright-fulness.
The man is merry, that doeth mercy, and lendeth; he disposeth his words in doom;
Busily keep [or Take care] to give thyself a proved, praiseable workman to God, without shame, rightly treating the word of truth.
No man lighteth a lantern, and covereth it with a vessel, or putteth it under a bed, but on a candlestick, that men that enter see light.
For the sins of lips, falling down nigheth to an evil man; but a just [or rightwise] man shall escape from anguish.
He that speaketh that, that he knoweth, is a judge of rightfulness [or of rightwiseness]; but he that lieth, is a guileful witness.
A wayward man raiseth strives; and a man full of words separateth princes.