Character & Integrity
🌊 Telling the truth beside 1 Kings 22:16
When telling the truth is loud, 1 Kings 22:16 is a sentence you can borrow. “The king said to him, “How many times do I have to adjure you that you speak to me nothing but the truth in Yahweh’s name?”” The other two verses on this page stay with the same need.
Telling the truth
“The king said to him, “How many times do I have to adjure you that you speak to me nothing but the truth in Yahweh’s name?””
1 Kings 22:16 · World English Bible
He said,…
“He said, “Blessed be Yahweh, the God of my master Abraham, who has not forsaken his loving kindness and his truth toward my master. As for me, Yahweh has led me on the way to the house of my master’s relatives.””
Genesis 24:27 · World English Bible
I am not worthy…
“I am not worthy of the least of all the loving kindnesses, and of all the truth, which you have shown to your servant; for with just my staff I crossed over this Jordan; and now I have become two companies.”
Genesis 32:10 · World English Bible
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Say it
Practice 1 Kings 22:16
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
Thesaidtohim,“HowmanytimesdoIhavetoadjureyouyouspeaktomenothingbutthetruthinYahweh’s
Pray together
Lord, this is a telling the truth night. Keep 1 Kings 22:16 close enough to remember. Amen.
Two-minute challenge
Say 1 Kings 22:16 out loud once, then tell one person in the house what feeling it names.
Parent tip
If the feeling is bigger than a verse, stay in the room. 1 Kings 22:16 is a companion, not a fix-it line. The other two verses are for a second night if this one is enough.