"Therefore, putting away lying, 'Let each one of you speak truth with his neighbor,' for we are members of one another." (Eph. 4:25)

In Boston, a minister noticed a group of boys standing around a small stray dog. "What are you doing, boys?" "Telling lies," said one of the boys. "The one who tells the biggest lie gets the dog." The shocked minister said, "When I was your age, I never ever thought of telling a lie." The boys unhappily looked at each other and, finally, one of them shrugged his shoulders and said, "I guess he wins the dog!" (From Illustrations Unlimited, by James S. Hewett, p. 287)

Prov. 12:22 says, "Lying lips are an abomination to the LORD, but those who deal truthfully are His delight." Let us be painstakingly truthful at all times.