100 Bible Verses About Truth

Behold, ye trust in lying words, that cannot profit.

A talebearer revealeth secrets: but he that is of a faithful spirit concealeth the matter.

Therefore I said, Surely these are poor; they are foolish: for they know not the way of the Lord, nor the judgment of their God.

And the Lord passed by before him, and proclaimed, The Lord, The Lord God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth,

O God, how long shall the adversary reproach? shall the enemy blaspheme thy name for ever?

The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him.

For they speak against thee wickedly, and thine enemies take thy name in vain.

As the nations which the Lord destroyeth before your face, so shall ye perish; because ye would not be obedient unto the voice of the Lord your God.

Into thine hand I commit my spirit: thou hast redeemed me, O Lord God of truth.

And the Spirit of the Lord will come upon thee, and thou shalt prophesy with them, and shalt be turned into another man.

Ye shall diligently keep the commandments of the Lord your God, and his testimonies, and his statutes, which he hath commanded thee.

The Lord rewarded me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.

Truly God is good to Israel, even to such as are of a clean heart.

Hearken unto me, ye stouthearted, that are far from righteousness:

But all the princes said unto all the congregation, We have sworn unto them by the Lord God of Israel: now therefore we may not touch them.

If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do?

Then hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place, and forgive, and do, and give to every man according to his ways, whose heart thou knowest; (for thou, even thou only, knowest the hearts of all the children of men;)

The vile person shall be no more called liberal, nor the churl said to be bountiful.

Rid me, and deliver me from the hand of strange children, whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood:

And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.

Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him.

For I know not to give flattering titles; in so doing my maker would soon take me away.

That ye may remember, and do all my commandments, and be holy unto your God.

But the Lord is the true God, he is the living God, and an everlasting king: at his wrath the earth shall tremble, and the nations shall not be able to abide his indignation.

Open ye the gates, that the righteous nation which keepeth the truth may enter in.

The simple believeth every word: but the prudent man looketh well to his going.

Now therefore be content, look upon me; for it is evident unto you if I lie.

All they shall speak and say unto thee, Art thou also become weak as we? art thou become like unto us?

He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.

For the Lord giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.

For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.

And he hath made my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of his hand hath he hid me, and made me a polished shaft; in his quiver hath he hid me;

For a thousand years in thy sight are but as yesterday when it is past, and as a watch in the night.

Hear me, O Lord, hear me, that this people may know that thou art the Lord God, and that thou hast turned their heart back again.

I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy name for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name.

He that walketh righteously, and speaketh uprightly; he that despiseth the gain of oppressions, that shaketh his hands from holding of bribes, that stoppeth his ears from hearing of blood, and shutteth his eyes from seeing evil;

Hearken unto me, my people; and give ear unto me, O my nation: for a law shall proceed from me, and I will make my judgment to rest for a light of the people.

And now, O Lord God, thou art that God, and thy words be true, and thou hast promised this goodness unto thy servant:

And the spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord;

The simple inherit folly: but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.

Shew me thy ways, O Lord; teach me thy paths.

Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!

He hath not dealt so with any nation: and as for his judgments, they have not known them. Praise ye the Lord.

Thou shalt therefore obey the voice of the Lord thy God, and do his commandments and his statutes, which I command thee this day.

Only if thou carefully hearken unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to observe to do all these commandments which I command thee this day.

Touching the Almighty, we cannot find him out: he is excellent in power, and in judgment, and in plenty of justice: he will not afflict.

The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying,

O Lord God of hosts, who is a strong Lord like unto thee? or to thy faithfulness round about thee?

And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising.

A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident.

Save me, O God, by thy name, and judge me by thy strength.

And I gave my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I perceived that this also is vexation of spirit.

It shall be established for ever as the moon, and as a faithful witness in heaven. Selah.

For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: but the Lord upholdeth the righteous.

Thy throne is established of old: thou art from everlasting.

I understand more than the ancients, because I keep thy precepts.

It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.

And when I rose in the morning to give my child suck, behold, it was dead: but when I had considered it in the morning, behold, it was not my son, which I did bear.

Praise ye the Lord. O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.

A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth: and a word spoken in due season, how good is it!

A false witness shall perish: but the man that heareth speaketh constantly.

There is gold, and a multitude of rubies: but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.

Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God hath shined.

As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, so is a faithful messenger to them that send him: for he refresheth the soul of his masters.

Moreover thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord; Shall they fall, and not arise? shall he turn away, and not return?

And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the Lord, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son:

When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; and when thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble.

Know therefore that the Lord thy God, he is God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations;

One generation shall praise thy works to another, and shall declare thy mighty acts.

I will fetch my knowledge from afar, and will ascribe righteousness to my Maker.

God understandeth the way thereof, and he knoweth the place thereof.

He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities.

But it is good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord God, that I may declare all thy works.

To such as keep his covenant, and to those that remember his commandments to do them.

They draw nigh that follow after mischief: they are far from thy law.

My son, if thine heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine.

But the word of God came unto Shemaiah the man of God, saying,

He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain persons is void of understanding.

Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil.

And the king sent and called for Shimei, and said unto him, Did I not make thee to swear by the Lord, and protested unto thee, saying, Know for a certain, on the day thou goest out, and walkest abroad any whither, that thou shalt surely die? and thou saidst unto me, The word that I have heard is good.

Hell and destruction are before the Lord: how much more then the hearts of the children of men?

That he may incline our hearts unto him, to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and his statutes, and his judgments, which he commanded our fathers.

O Lord, by these things men live, and in all these things is the life of my spirit: so wilt thou recover me, and make me to live.

They stand fast for ever and ever, and are done in truth and uprightness.

For he will not lay upon man more than right; that he should enter into judgment with God.

O Zion, that bringest good tidings, get thee up into the high mountain; O Jerusalem, that bringest good tidings, lift up thy voice with strength; lift it up, be not afraid; say unto the cities of Judah, Behold your God!

Now therefore, behold, the Lord hath put a lying spirit in the mouth of these thy prophets, and the Lord hath spoken evil against thee.

O God, thou knowest my foolishness; and my sins are not hid from thee.

And if she vowed in her husband’s house, or bound her soul by a bond with an oath;

In God I will praise his word, in God I have put my trust; I will not fear what flesh can do unto me.

Order my steps in thy word: and let not any iniquity have dominion over me.

Let the righteous smite me; it shall be a kindness: and let him reprove me; it shall be an excellent oil, which shall not break my head: for yet my prayer also shall be in their calamities.

This wisdom have I seen also under the sun, and it seemed great unto me:

As the whirlwind passeth, so is the wicked no more: but the righteous is an everlasting foundation.

Thy testimonies that thou hast commanded are righteous and very faithful.

Better is the poor that walketh in his uprightness, than he that is perverse in his ways, though he be rich.

And I commanded you at that time all the things which ye should do.

Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee.

The tongue of the just is as choice silver: the heart of the wicked is little worth.

The living, the living, he shall praise thee, as I do this day: the father to the children shall make known thy truth.