I can remember my Dad telling me how much he loved the word integrity and how important it was to be a person of integrity. Proverbs has much to say about being that person.

To walk in integrity is to walk in moral soundness or purity; incorruptness; uprightness; honesty. (Webster’s 1828 Dictionary) Today’s Proverb tells us that integrity guides the upright.

”The integrity of the upright guides them, but the unfaithful are destroyed by their duplicity.“ Proverbs 11:3 NIV

It is when we deal crookedly that we are destroyed. We cannot enjoy abundant lives if we live a life of duplicity trying to follow God’s righteous ways and wanting to have our own way at the same time. God want us to be “all in” as we follow after Him!

Another word that describes a person who lives their spiritual life with duplicity is unfaithfulness. Believing and then not believing is a trap coming from our “evil desires” (verse 6). We are warned to not live this way. This is a perverse heart that is obstinate and stubborn. God detests that kind of heart because it separated us far away from Him and His love. (Verse 20)

A person who has a heart of integrity is the one who is in wholehearted pursuit of God and His ways. This is the only way to abundant life!