Devise not evil against thy neighbor,
seeing he dwelleth securely by thee.
The abuse of trust is in the sight of the Holy and the True is an abominable thing. Confidence misplaced has ruined many. How dreadful the testimony if the one who has abused that confidence be a professor of Christianity!
It is things like these that turn the ignorant to skepticism, and ruin the influence of those who might, if faithful, be used in blessing to many.