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“Most men will proclaim every one his own goodness: but a faithful man who can find?” (Proverbs 20:6).
This verse was true three thousand years ago when Solomon wrote it, and it is true today. If something good happens to people today, they usually take credit for it themselves. But if something bad happens to them, they usually blame someone else for it. They say it was someone else’s fault. When people write a resume, if they are looking for a job, they usually exaggerate their good points, and minimize their faults. Even while speaking to the police, or in court, people often tell wild stories about what happened in, say, a car accident, to try and make it look as if the other driver was at fault.
As our proverb says, “A faithful man who can find”? You and I, as Christians, should be faithful ones who can be depended upon to tell the truth, even if we are in the wrong. This is honoring to the Lord, and although we may suffer in the short term, in the long run we will be honored of the Lord for being truthful.
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