A false witness shall not be unpunished,
and he that speaketh lies shall not escape.
Ever hear someone say that “you can’t cheat an honest man”? An honest man can’t be cheated because he expects to pay fair price for his purchases. He doesn’t expect to achieve his goals through a cheat or a shortcut or a scam. If you offer him a “deal too good to be true”, he won’t fall for it. If you try to trip him up with a lie, he won’t go along, and the trap will fail.
The innocence of a child so often reveals the truth. The child does not accept the “white lie” and so speaks out the truth. Remember the story of the Emperor’s New Clothes?
The truth reveals a lie for what it is. Truth cannot be concealed. Lies, innuendo and misdirection can obscure the truth. They can direct your attention away from the truth. But like a magician who does tricks before an audience, the truth is still there. Lies produce more lies, and eventually the lies become too many. They fall like boxes piled too high.
God tells us to walk the straight way, to be fair, even when others are not.
Give, and it shall be given unto you;
Good measure, pressed down,
and shaken together, and running over,
shall men give into your bosom.
For with the same measure that ye mete
withal it shall be measured to you again.
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