HONESTY

HONESTY. → General scriptures concerning Le 19:35,36; De 16:20; 25:13-16; Job 27:6; Ps 7:3,4; 15:5; 24:4; Pr 4:25; 11:1; 12:22; 16:11; 20:10,23; Isa 33:15,16; Eze 45:10; Mt 7:12; Mr 10:19; Lu 3:12,13; 6:31; Ac 24:16; 2Co 4:1,2; 7:2; 8:21; Php 4:8; Col 3:22; 1Th 4:11,12; Heb 13:18; 1Pe 2:12 → INSTANCES OF
* Jacob, returning money which had been placed in the sacks Ge 43:12
* The overseers of the temple repairs 2Ki 12:15; 22:4-7
* Treasurers of the temple Ne 13:13
* See INTEGRITY
* See RIGHTEOUSNESS
* See DISHONESTY

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honesty. Honesty, n. justice, truth, virtue, purity, a flower

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Hon″es‐ty (?), n. [[OE. honeste, oneste, honor, OF. honesté, onesté (cf. F. honnêteté), L. honestas. See Honest, a.]] 1. 1. Honor; honorableness; dignity; propriety; suitableness; decency. Chaucer.
She derives her honesty and achieves her goodness. Shak. 2. 2. The quality or state of being honest; probity; fairness and straightforwardness of conduct, speech, etc.; integrity; sincerity; truthfulness; freedom from fraud or guile.
That we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty. 1 Tim. ii. 2. 3. 3. Chastity; modesty. Chaucer.
To lay . . . siege to the honesty of this Ford's wife. Shak. 4. 4. (Bot.) Satin flower; the name of two cruciferous herbs having large flat pods, the round shining partitions of which are more beautiful than the blossom; — called also lunary and moonwort. Lunaria biennis is common honesty; L. rediva is perennial honesty.
Syn. — Integrity; probity; uprightness; trustiness; faithfulness; honor; justice; equity; fairness; candor; plain-dealing; veracity; sincerity.