Prayers for business and enterprise
Keeping integrity in business
For founders, owners, and anyone whose livelihood is on the line.
Also for integrity · honesty at work · cutting corners · bribes · dishonest · ethics · pressure to lie · fair dealing · reputation · tax honesty · temptation to cheat
A false balance is an abomination to Yahweh, but accurate weights are his delight.
He who walks blamelessly walks surely, but he who perverts his ways will be found out.
A good name is more desirable than great riches, and loving favor is better than silver and gold.
“ ‘You shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in measures of length, of weight, or of quantity. You shall have just balances, just weights, a just ephah, and a just hin. I am Yahweh your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt.
Yahweh, who shall dwell in your sanctuary? Who shall live on your holy hill? He who walks blamelessly and does what is right, and speaks truth in his heart;
in whose eyes a vile man is despised, but who honors those who fear Yahweh; he who keeps an oath even when it hurts, and doesn’t change;
A prayer
Original writing, not a quotation of Scripture.
Lord, there is pressure to shade the truth: a little padding on the invoice, a promise I can't quite keep, a shortcut everyone else takes. I want to keep my word even when it costs me. Give me the backbone to be honest in small things and big ones.
Let my business be known for fair dealing. I would rather have a good name than an easy profit. In Jesus' name, Amen.