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Saturday, May 12, 2012

5-13-12 Ten Words -9th Word- Honesty - Exodus 20:16


Ten Words - 9th Word - Honesty
Exodus 20:16 / Deuteronomy 5:20

Ninth Word - You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor. Exodus 20:16

Why Truth is So important.

What This Principle Rule is Intended to Prohibit.
* Perjury = Deut 19:15-19
* All Lying = Leviticus 19:11
* Slander = James 4:11
* Gossip = Proverbs 26:22
* Flattery = Proverbs 26:28

How To Become a More Respected Person.
* Examine your own heart = Jeremiah 17:9
* Think about honest things = Philippians 4:8
* Refuse to give or receive gossip = Proverbs 11:13
* Keep your promises = Leviticus 19:11
* Make it your goal to be an encourager = Ephesians 4:29

There is so much good in the worst of us,
And so much bad in the best of us,
That it ill behooves the best of us,
To talk about the rest of us.


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