A person of integrity will have a good reputation and not have to fear that he or she will be exposed or found out. Integrity provides a safe path through life. Proverbs is a book of wisdom. The wise man or woman will live a life of integrity, which is a part of wisdom. Those who follow corruption or falsehood will be destroyed by the decisions and actions of their lives.
Integrity leaves a legacy.
A righteous man or woman walks in integrity and provides a path for his or her children to follow. All of these verses imply a sense of duty and a recognition that we must have a level of discernment of God's will in our lives. That would certainly require that people of integrity be students of the Word, and then diligently seek to apply God's Word to their lives. That is my goal in this article as we talk about integrity. A powerful illustration can be found in the book, The Day America Told the Truth, by James Patterson and Peter Kim.