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The Bible consistently emphasizes the importance of truthfulness and integrity, and fraud is seen as a violation of God's commandments and an affront to His holy nature.<br><br><b>Old Testament References</b><br><br>The Old Testament contains numerous admonitions against fraudulent behavior. In <a href="/leviticus/19-11.htm">Leviticus 19:11</a>, the Israelites are commanded, "You must not steal. You must not lie or deceive one another." This verse underscores the expectation of honesty among God's people. Similarly, <a href="/proverbs/11.htm">Proverbs 11:1</a> states, "Dishonest scales are an abomination to the LORD, but an accurate weight is His delight." This highlights the importance of fairness and integrity in business dealings.<br><br>The account of Jacob and Esau in <a href="/bsb/genesis/27.htm">Genesis 27</a> is a notable example of fraud. Jacob, with the help of his mother Rebekah, deceives his father Isaac to receive the blessing meant for Esau. Although Jacob's actions led to significant consequences, God's sovereignty and grace are evident as He continues to work through Jacob's lineage.<br><br><b>New Testament References</b><br><br>The New Testament continues to address the issue of fraud, particularly in the context of the early Christian community. In <a href="/acts/5.htm">Acts 5:1-11</a>, the account of Ananias and Sapphira serves as a stark warning against deceit. They sold a piece of property and kept back part of the proceeds while pretending to donate the entire amount to the apostles. Their fraudulent act resulted in their sudden deaths, demonstrating the seriousness with which God views dishonesty.<br><br>In <a href="/1_thessalonians/4-6.htm">1 Thessalonians 4:6</a>, Paul warns, "In this matter no one should wrong or take advantage of a brother. The Lord will avenge all such offenses, as we have already told you and solemnly warned you." This passage emphasizes the need for ethical conduct and the consequences of exploiting others.<br><br><b>Moral and Ethical Implications</b><br><br>Fraud is fundamentally at odds with the character of God, who is described as a God of truth (<a href="/deuteronomy/32-4.htm">Deuteronomy 32:4</a>). Christians are called to reflect God's nature by living lives marked by honesty and integrity. <a href="/ephesians/4-25.htm">Ephesians 4:25</a> instructs believers, "Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to your neighbor, for we are all members of one body."<br><br>The Bible also highlights the destructive nature of fraud, not only in terms of personal relationships but also in the broader community. Fraud undermines trust, creates division, and leads to societal decay. As such, believers are encouraged to pursue justice and righteousness in all their dealings.<br><br><b>Practical Application</b><br><br>In practical terms, Christians are urged to avoid any form of deceit, whether in personal relationships, business transactions, or legal matters. This includes being truthful in speech, fair in trade, and transparent in all dealings. The call to honesty is not merely a legalistic requirement but a reflection of a transformed heart that seeks to honor God in every aspect of life.<br><br>Ultimately, the biblical teaching on fraud serves as a reminder of the high ethical standards to which believers are called. By adhering to these principles, Christians bear witness to the transformative power of the Gospel and the integrity of the Christian faith.<a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/ambrose/works_and_letters_of_st_ambrose/chapter_xi_having_adduced_examples.htm"><span class="l">Having Adduced Examples of Certain <b>Frauds</b> Found in a Few Passages <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> Book III. Chapter XI. Having adduced examples of certain <b>frauds</b> found in<br> a few passages of the rhetoricians? Having adduced examples <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../ambrose/works and letters of st ambrose/chapter xi having adduced examples.htm</font><p><a href="/library/aquinas/summa_theologica/whether_fraud_pertains_to_craftiness.htm"><span class="l">Whether Fraud Pertains to Craftiness?</span></a> <br><b>...</b> But the <b>frauds</b> of some are against themselves, for it is written (Prov.1:18) concerning<br> some "that they practice <b>frauds</b> [Douay: 'deceits'] against their own <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether fraud pertains to craftiness.htm</font><p><a href="/library/ephraim/hymns_and_homilies_of_ephraim_the_syrian/hymn_vii_as_in_a.htm"><span class="l">As in a Race Saw I the Disputers, the Children of Strife, [Trying] <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> 3. Satan saw that the Truth strangled him, and united himself to the tares, and<br> secreted his <b>frauds</b>, and spread his snares for the faith, and cast upon the <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../ephraim/hymns and homilies of ephraim the syrian/hymn vii as in a.htm</font><p><a href="/library/spurgeon/sermons_on_proverbs/unsound_spiritual_trading.htm"><span class="l">Unsound Spiritual Trading</span></a> <br><b>...</b> And yet we have been compelled to hear justifications of gigantic <b>frauds</b>, and have<br> even been compelled to believe that the perpetrators of them did not <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../spurgeon/sermons on proverbs/unsound spiritual trading.htm</font><p><a href="/library/cyprian/the_epistles_of_cyprian/epistle_xxxvii_to_caldonius_herculanus.htm"><span class="l">Epistle xxxvii. To Caldonius, Herculanus, and Others, About the <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> as charity requires, you tell me now that Felicissimus has been attempting many<br> things with wickedness and craft; so that, besides his old <b>frauds</b> and plundering <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../cyprian/the epistles of cyprian/epistle xxxvii to caldonius herculanus.htm</font><p><a href="/library/rees/the_heart-cry_of_jesus/chapter_vi_fearlessness.htm"><span class="l">Fearlessness.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> GILT-EDGED <b>FRAUDS</b>. <b>...</b> Why, how can the ministers say anything when they are<br> the chaplains of these gilt-edged <b>frauds</b> called "lodges"? <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/...//christianbookshelf.org/rees/the heart-cry of jesus/chapter vi fearlessness.htm</font><p><a href="/library/bente/american_lutheranism/peculiarities_of_tennessee_synod.htm"><span class="l">Peculiarities of Tennessee Synod.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> language, and as sundry extracts have been made out of them, and most erroneously<br> translated into the English; and as it is probable that such <b>frauds</b> may be <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../bente/american lutheranism/peculiarities of tennessee synod.htm</font><p><a href="/library/unknown/the_decretals/introductory_notice_to_the_decretals.htm"><span class="l">Introductory Notice to the Decretals.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> The learned editors of the Edinburgh series have given us only a specimen of these<br> <b>frauds</b>, which, pretending to be a series of "papal edicts" from Clement and <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../unknown/the decretals/introductory notice to the decretals.htm</font><p><a href="/library/mcgarvey/the_four-fold_gospel/lxxxi_contention_over_the_man.htm"><span class="l">Contention Over the Man Born Blind.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> It is your best course, since we know all about the <b>frauds</b> of Jesus and will soon<br> unearth this one.] 25 He therefore answered, Whether he is a sinner, I know <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../mcgarvey/the four-fold gospel/lxxxi contention over the man.htm</font><p><a href="/library/finney/lectures_to_professing_christians/he_that_is_unjust_in.htm"><span class="l">He that is Unjust in the Least is Unjust Also in Much. Luke 16:10.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> 6. <b>Frauds</b> on the post-office are of the same class. <b>...</b> What would not such a man do,<br> if he had the same prospect of impunity in other <b>frauds</b>, that he has in this? <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../finney/lectures to professing christians/he that is unjust in.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/f/frauds.htm"><span class="l"><b>Frauds</b> (2 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b><b>Frauds</b> (2 Occurrences). <b>...</b> Proverbs 29:13 The poor and the man of <b>frauds</b> have met<br> together, Jehovah is enlightening the eyes of them both. (YLT). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/f/frauds.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/f/fraud.htm"><span class="l">Fraud (15 Occurrences)</span></a><br><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/f/fraud.htm - 11k</font><p><a href="/topical/f/fraudulently.htm"><span class="l">Fraudulently (2 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Numbers 25:18 for they are adversaries to you with their <b>frauds</b>, 'with' which they<br> have acted fraudulently to you, concerning the matter of Peor, and <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/f/fraudulently.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/f/fraudulent.htm"><span class="l">Fraudulent (2 Occurrences)</span></a><br><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/f/fraudulent.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/e/eliphaz.htm"><span class="l">Eliphaz (14 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> In the third speech he is moved by the exigencies of his theory to impute actual<br><b>frauds</b> and crimes to Job, iniquities indulged in because God was too far away <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/e/eliphaz.htm - 15k</font><p><a href="/topical/e/enlightening.htm"><span class="l">Enlightening (5 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV). Proverbs 29:13 The poor and the man of <b>frauds</b><br> have met together, Jehovah is enlightening the eyes of them both. (YLT). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/e/enlightening.htm - 8k</font><p><a href="/topical/p/pious.htm"><span class="l">Pious (18 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 2. (a.) Practiced under the pretext of religion; prompted by mistaken piety; as,<br> pious errors; pious <b>frauds</b>. Multi-Version Concordance Pious (18 Occurrences). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/p/pious.htm - 11k</font><p><a href="/topical/a/adversaries.htm"><span class="l">Adversaries (93 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Numbers 25:18 for they are adversaries to you with their <b>frauds</b>, 'with' which they<br> have acted fraudulently to you, concerning the matter of Peor, and <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/a/adversaries.htm - 34k</font><p><a href="/topical/a/acted.htm"><span class="l">Acted (98 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> (See NAS). Numbers 25:18 for they are adversaries to you with their <b>frauds</b>, 'with'<br> which they have acted fraudulently to you, concerning the matter of Peor, and <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/a/acted.htm - 37k</font><p><a href="/topical/s/smitten.htm"><span class="l">Smitten (215 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Numbers 25:18 for they are adversaries to you with their <b>frauds</b>, 'with' which they<br> have acted fraudulently to you, concerning the matter of Peor, and <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/smitten.htm - 38k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/channeling-Bible.html">What does the Bible say about channeling? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Jesus-reincarnated.html">How should Christians respond when someone claims to be Jesus reincarnated? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a 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class="rtext"><a href="/proverbs/29-13.htm">Proverbs 29:13</a></span><br />The poor and the man of <span class="boldtext">frauds</span> have met together, Jehovah is enlightening the eyes of them both.<br /><span class="source">(YLT)</span><a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/f/frauds.htm">Frauds</a></p><a name="rel" id="rel"></a><div class="vheading2">Related Terms</div><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/f/fraudulently.htm">Fraudulently (2 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/u/utter.htm">Utter (111 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/u/unlike.htm">Unlike (13 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/g/gravel.htm">Gravel (3 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/i/imitation.htm">Imitation (3 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/f/frauds.htm">Frauds (2 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/f/fraud.htm">Fraud (15 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