God of Hope

When the godly are in authority, the people rejoice.  But when the wicked are in power, they groan (Proverbs 29:2).

I know, my God, that you test the heart and are pleased with integrity (1 Chronicles 29:17).

My conscience is clear, but that doesn’t prove I’m right. It is the Lord himself who will examine me and decide (1 Corinthians 4:4).

The integrity of the upright guides them (Proverbs 11:3).

Honest scales and balances belong to the Lord; all the weights in the bag are of his making (Proverbs 16:11).

Let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven (Matthew 5:16).

[You are] being strengthened with all power according to [God’s] glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience (Colossians 1:11).

Consider it pure joy . . . whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance (James 1:2-3).

Describing the person who wants to serve God: “He must also have a good reputation with outsiders, so that he will not fall into disgrace and into the devil’s trap” (1 Timothy 3:7).

Solomon wrote the biblical Proverbs: “for receiving instruction in prudent behavior, doing what is right and just and fair” (Proverbs 1:3).

If someone is caught in a [fall], you who live by the Spirit should restore that person gently. But watch yourselves, or you also may be tempted (Galatians 6:1).

Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much (Luke 16:10).