This supports ethical Principle 8.07 – Deception in Research
The Bible has had a profound effect on billions of people, both believers and non-believers. Some ethical principles that can be derived from the Bible include the importance of caring for the stranger, the poor, employees, the environment, and animals. Demonstrating the importance of keeping honest records, Scripture (Proverbs 11:1, NIV): “A false scale is an abomination to God; but a just weight is His desire.” Researcher’s also have an obligation to behave in a manner that does not cause others to be suspicious of what they are doing. This includes using truly independent auditors and avoiding situations that give rise to conflicts of interest. Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct of APA ethics concerning research based on Biblical principles is an important step in caring for both the researcher and society. “These are the things that you are to do: Speak the truth every man with his fellow; with truth, justice and peace, judge in your gates. And let none of you contrive evil in your hearts against one another and do not love false oaths; because all these are things that I hate, declares the Lord.” (Zechariah 8: 16-17, NIV. Obviously, all types of deception and dishonesty are prohibited. The Bible (Exodus 23: 7) also states: “Distance yourself from a false matter.” Which include all kinds of falsehoods including press releases with misleading information, deceptive advertisements, deceptive labels, deceptive packages, etc. Certainly, selling defective items or low-quality items and duping customers into believing they are better than they really are would also be a violation of this law.