He who conceals his hatred has lying lips, …

but he who holds his tongue is wise …

Truthful lips endure forever,

but a lying tongue lasts only a moment …

The lord detests lying lips,

but he delights in men who are truthful …

Kings take pleasure in honest lips;

they value a man who speaks the truth …

A fortune made by a lying tongue

is a fleeting vapor and a deadly snare …

A false witness will perish,

and whoever listens to him will be destroyed forever.

Character Check
Ask the Lord to help you be more open with others.

In Business Terms
I first learned about the value of honesty in prison.

Not when I was in prison, but when in high school I visited a prison with my sociology class. Everyone, especially the guys, was acting totally cool, as if we'd been to lots of prisons, and prisoners didn't scare us, and we could handle ourselves. You know, smart remarks, jokes, all the guy baloney.

We were finally escorted into a room with three prisoners with whom we were going to ...