How to Add Value – Do Not Misapply the Golden Rule

Proverbs 24:29. The Bible tells us how to add value in any situation by following the Golden Rule (Luke 6:31, "And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise"). This means at work employees should treat bosses as they would desire to be treated and visa versa. What we need to watch out after is that we do not misapply the Golden Rule. It is easy to get caught up in an “eye for eye” (Exodus 21:24) situation. This is where if someone treats us poorly we will do the same to them. This is not the Golden Rule and you do not add any value by doing this. As a Christian, it is immaterial how a person treats you in determining how you treat them. If a person is mean, we still need to treat them with kindness. If an employer is cruel, we still need to do our best in the workplace (Proverbs 24:29, "Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me: I will render to the man according to his work”).

PROVERBS 24 BIBLE SCRIPTURE Proverbs 24:29 "Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me: I will render to the man according to his work."