“And if thou wilt walk before me, as David thy father walked, in integrity of heart, and in uprightness, to do according to all that I have commanded thee, and wilt keep my statutes and my judgments:”
— 1 Kings 9:4
Daniel's enemies could find no fault in his work, so they attacked his prayer life — the Bible's most famous integrity story is about a man whose public and private file matched. The fifteen verses below are the Bible's direct address to that situation, shown in full KJV text from 1 Kings 9:4 to Titus 2:7.
Quick answer: The best-known verse about integrity here is 1 Kings 9:4: "And if thou wilt walk before me, as David thy father walked, in integrity of heart, and in uprightness, to do according to all that I have commanded thee, and wilt keep my…" Job 27:5 follows close behind: "God forbid that I should justify you: till I die I will not remove mine integrity from me." Both are public-domain translations, shown in full on the cards below with a modern-English toggle.
And if thou wilt walk before me, as David thy father walked, in integrity of heart, and in uprightness, to do according to all that I have commanded thee, and wilt keep my statutes and my judgments:
As for you, if you will walk before me as David your father walked, in integrity of heart and in uprightness, to do according to all that I have commanded you, and will keep my statutes and my ordinances,
1 Kings 9:4
God forbid that I should justify you: till I die I will not remove mine integrity from me.
Far be it from me that I should justify you. Until I die I will not put away my integrity from me.
Job 27:5
Let integrity and uprightness preserve me; for I wait on thee.
Let integrity and uprightness preserve me, for I wait for you.
Psalms 25:21
Judge me, O LORD; for I have walked in mine integrity: I have trusted also in the LORD; therefore I shall not slide.
By David. Judge me, Yahweh, for I have walked in my integrity. I have trusted also in Yahweh without wavering.
Psalms 26:1
But as for me, I will walk in mine integrity: redeem me, and be merciful unto me.
But as for me, I will walk in my integrity. Redeem me, and be merciful to me.
Psalms 26:11
And as for me, thou upholdest me in mine integrity, and settest me before thy face for ever.
As for me, you uphold me in my integrity, and set me in your presence forever.
Psalms 41:12
So he fed them according to the integrity of his heart; and guided them by the skilfulness of his hands.
So he was their shepherd according to the integrity of his heart, and guided them by the skillfulness of his hands.
Psalms 78:72
I will behave myself wisely in a perfect way. O when wilt thou come unto me? I will walk within my house with a perfect heart.
I will be careful to live a blameless life. When will you come to me? I will walk within my house with a blameless heart.
Psalms 101:2
He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: he is a buckler to them that walk uprightly.
He lays up sound wisdom for the upright. He is a shield to those who walk in integrity,
Proverbs 2:7
For the upright shall dwell in the land, and the perfect shall remain in it.
For the upright will dwell in the land. The perfect will remain in it.
Proverbs 2:21
The integrity of the upright shall guide them: but the perverseness of transgressors shall destroy them.
The integrity of the upright shall guide them, but the perverseness of the treacherous shall destroy them.
Proverbs 11:3
Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.
Better is the poor who walks in his integrity than he who is perverse in his lips and is a fool.
Proverbs 19:1
Better is the poor that walketh in his uprightness, than he that is perverse in his ways, though he be rich.
Better is the poor who walks in his integrity than he who is perverse in his ways, and he is rich.
Proverbs 28:6
Then the presidents and princes sought to find occasion against Daniel concerning the kingdom; but they could find none occasion nor fault; forasmuch as he was faithful, neither was there any error or fault found in him.
Then the presidents and the local governors sought to find occasion against Daniel as touching the kingdom; but they could find no occasion or fault, because he was faithful. There wasn’t any error or fault found in him.
Daniel 6:4
In all things shewing thyself a pattern of good works: in doctrine shewing uncorruptness, gravity, sincerity,
In all things show yourself an example of good works. In your teaching, show integrity, seriousness, incorruptibility,
Titus 2:7
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