Corruption in office is a serious matter that results in severe consequences, not only for officeholders and their associates, but also for political parties and even for nations.

Since this dishonesty is so costly a matter in government, what can we do proactively to prevent it? Since corruption does not happen overnight, what lies specifically at its headwaters? The Old Testament (OT) psalmist speaks to the progression of corruption in his first psalm.

In this study we take a closer look at these six verses and glean God’s wisdom about this serious and ruinous matter.