Bible Verses About Honesty
This collection includes 50 passages about Honesty. Copy a verse or open its chapter for context.
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But have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every manβs conscience in the sight of God.
Scripture Passages
Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.
He that speaketh truth sheweth forth righteousness: but a false witness deceit.
Ye shall not steal, neither deal falsely, neither lie one to another.
I say the truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience also bearing me witness in the Holy Ghost,
Remove from me the way of lying: and grant me thy law graciously.
A righteous man hateth lying: but a wicked man is loathsome, and cometh to shame.
A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies.
Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; and deceive not with thy lips.
Lying lips are abomination to the Lord: but they that deal truly are his delight.
Providing for honest things, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men.
Neither shalt thou bear false witness against thy neighbour.
He that worketh deceit shall not dwell within my house: he that telleth lies shall not tarry in my sight.
Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men.
Pray for us: for we trust we have a good conscience, in all things willing to live honestly.
My lips shall not speak wickedness, nor my tongue utter deceit.
But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.
A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall not escape.
Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.
These are the things that ye shall do; Speak ye every man the truth to his neighbour; execute the judgment of truth and peace in your gates:
A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall perish.
Blessed is that man that maketh the Lord his trust, and respecteth not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.
Thou shalt not raise a false report: put not thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.
God forbid: yea, let God be true, but every man a liar; as it is written, That thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, and mightest overcome when thou art judged.
For my mouth shall speak truth; and wickedness is an abomination to my lips.
He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.
A true witness delivereth souls: but a deceitful witness speaketh lies.
Deliver my soul, O Lord, from lying lips, and from a deceitful tongue.
That no man go beyond and defraud his brother in any matter: because that the Lord is the avenger of all such, as we also have forewarned you and testified.
If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
The lip of truth shall be established for ever: but a lying tongue is but for a moment.
(For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;)
Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.
But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.
He that speaketh of himself seeketh his own glory: but he that seeketh his glory that sent him, the same is true, and no unrighteousness is in him.
My words shall be of the uprightness of my heart: and my lips shall utter knowledge clearly.
He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart.
Once have I sworn by my holiness that I will not lie unto David.
Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings,
Let me be weighed in an even balance, that God may know mine integrity.
Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.
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