PRINCIPLES OF HONEST BUSINESS

Accepted standards of business ethics vary from place to place.

However Bible principles can be used as a foundation for ethical decision-making.

Honest business practices have the following six characteristics:

Truthful

Principle:

“Do not be lying to one another.”

- Colossians 3:9.

Dependable

Principle:

“Just let your word yes mean Yes, you’re No, No”. – Matthew 5:37.

Trustworthy

Principle:

“Do not reveal the confidential talk of another”. – Proverbs 25:9.

Honest

Principle: “You are not to accept a bribe, for the bribe blinds clear-sighted men”. – Exodus 23:8.

Fair

Principle:

“All things, therefore, that you want men to do to you, you also must likewise do to them.”

– Matthew 7:12.

Legal

Principle:

“Render to all their dues, to him, who calls for the tax, the tax.” – Romans 13:7.