1. PRINCIPLES OF
HONEST BUSINESS

2. 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:

3. Truthful
Principle:
“Do not be lying to one another.”
- Colossians 3:9.

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

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

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

7. Fair
Principle:
“All things, therefore, that you want men to do to
you, you also must likewise do to them.”
– Matthew 7:12.

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