52 Bible Verses about Honesty

He who speaks truth shows righteousness, but a false witness deceit.

Lord Jehovah, you are God. You have promised me some very good things, and you can be trusted to do what you promise.

The law of Jehovah is perfect. It gives new life. The testimony of Jehovah is dependable. It makes the simple wise.

The word of Jehovah is upright. All his works are true (trustworthy).

His works are done with truth and justice. All his guiding principles are trustworthy.

Your righteousness is an everlasting righteousness. Your law is truth.

I have not spoken in secret, from somewhere in a land of darkness. I have not said to Jacob's descendants: Seek me in vain. I, Jehovah, speak the truth; I declare what is right.

Jehovah is the true (faithful) (right) God! He is the living God and the everlasting king. The earth quakes at his wrath. The nations cannot endure his indignation.

Jesus shouted in the temple: You know me and from where I came. I did not come on my own. He who sent me is true and you do not know him.

Certainly not! But let God be true, and every man false. It is written: So that you should be proved righteous in your words and should overcome when you are judged.

All those people speak about how you received us when we visited you, and how you turned away from idols to God, to serve the true and living God,

We know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding. We know him that is true for we are in him who is true, [and] in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God and everlasting life.

To the angel of the congregation in Philadelphia write: He says these things. He who is holy, he who is true, he who has the key of David, he who opens and no man shuts, and shuts and no man opens.

I saw what looked like a sea of glass mingled with fire. Those who were victorious over the beast, and over his image, and over his mark, and over the number of his name, stand on the sea of glass, having harps (written Word) of God. They sing the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying: Great and marvelous are your works, Jehovah God, the Almighty; just and true are your ways, you King of the ages (Eternal King) (King of the nations) (King of the holy ones). (Deuteronomy 31:30; 32:4) (Exodus 6:3)

He said to me: Write: Blessed are they who are called to the marriage supper of the Lamb. He said to me: These are the true sayings of God.

([Psalm of David]) O Jehovah, who may stay in your tent? Who may reside on your holy mountain? The one who walks with integrity and does what is righteous. He speaks the truth in his heart.

We have renounced the hidden things of shame. And we do not walk in craftiness and deceit. We do not adulterate the word of God. But by the manifestation of the truth we commend ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God.

You should choose capable men from all the people. Find men who respect God. These must be men you can trust who hate corruption. Put them in charge of groups of thousands, hundreds, fifties and tens.

Do not be corrupt when administering justice concerning length, weight, or measuring liquid. Use honest scales, honest weights, and honest measures. I am Jehovah your God who brought you out of Egypt.

Do not have differing weights, a large and a small, in your bag. Do not have in your house differing measures, a large and a small. You must have a full and just weight. You should have a full and just measure, that your days may be prolonged in the land Jehovah your God gives you.read more.
Everyone who does these things, everyone who acts unjustly is an abomination to Jehovah your God.

As for you, if you will walk before me, as David your father did, uprightly and with a true heart, doing what I have given you orders to do, keeping my laws and my decisions; I will make the seat of your rule over Israel certain forever. I gave my word to David your father. I said: You will never be without a man to be king in Israel.

A false scale balance is an abomination to Jehovah. A perfect weight is his delight.

You must have honest scales and honest dry and liquid measures.

These are the things that you should do. Every man should speak the truth with his neighbor. Execute the judgment of truth and peace in your gates (towns). Let none of you devise evil in your hearts against his neighbor. Do not love a false oath (perjury): for all these are things that I hate, said Jehovah.

But the hour comes and now is when the true worshippers shall worship the Father with spirit and truth. The Father seeks such people to worship him. God is a Spirit. They who worship him must worship him with spirit and truth.

The wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness.

Therefore let us celebrate the feast, not with old leaven, neither with the leaven of malice and wickedness; but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.

By speaking the truth in love, we must grow up in all things to him. For he, Christ, is the head.

Ministerial servants should likewise be men of dignity, not double-tongued, or addicted to much wine or fond of sordid gain.

The overseer must be blameless as God's steward. He must not be self-willed, not prone to anger, not a brawler, and not violent (quarrelsome) (pugnacious), not greedy of dishonest gain.

Be an example of good works in all things, showing no corruption in your doctrine. Have sound speech that cannot be condemned so the man opposing us may be ashamed and have nothing bad to say about us.

He committed no sin and deception was not found in him.

They sent their disciples with the Herodians to Jesus. They said: Teacher we know you are truthful. You teach the way of God in truth. And you are not partial to the influence of men.

Teacher, they said, we know that you are truthful, and not concerned about what other people think. You truthfully teach the way of God. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?

My honesty will speak for itself whenever you come to check on my wages. Any goat I have that is not speckled or spotted or any lamb that is not black will be considered stolen.

Take twice as much money with you, because you must take back the money that was returned in the top of your sacks. Maybe it was a mistake.

Here I am! Testify against me before Jehovah and before his anointed one. Whose bull have I stolen? Whose donkey have I taken? Have I cheated anyone? Have I oppressed any? Have I ever taken a bribe? Tell me and I will make it right. The people answered: You have not cheated us or oppressed us. You have not taken anything from anyone. Samuel replied: Jehovah and the king he has chosen are witnesses today that you have found me to be completely innocent. They answered: That is right, Jehovah is our witness!

Then the woman said to Elijah: Now I am certain that you are a man of God, and that the word of Jehovah in your mouth is truth.

I well know, O my God, that you test everyone's heart and are pleased with people of integrity. In honesty and sincerity I have willingly given all this to you. I have seen how your people who are gathered here have been happy to bring offerings to you.

my lips will not speak wickedness, and my tongue will not utter deceit.

Then the commissioners and the governors sought to find a charge against Daniel concerning the kingdom. They could find no charge, nor error, nor fault, for he was faithful.

I exercise myself always, to have a conscience void of offense toward God and toward men.

This is our pride and testimony of conscience. In holiness and Godly sincerity we behaved ourselves in the world, and more abundantly toward you. It was not by fleshly wisdom but by the grace of God.

For we are not as the many, corrupting the word of God; but sincere and from God. We speak in Christ in the sight of God.

But if you put me to death, you and everyone else in Jerusalem will be guilty of murdering an innocent man. This is because everything I spoke came from Jehovah.

It is not good to punish the righteous. It is not good to strike princes because of their uprightness.

The bloodthirsty hate the upright. The righteous are concerned for his life.

Justice is turned back, and righteousness stands far away. Truth has fallen in the street, and honesty cannot come in. Truth is missing. Those who turn away from evil become victims. Jehovah sees it, and what he saw displeased him because there is no justice.

You hate the one who reproves in the gate, and abhor him who speaks the truth (with integrity).

I tell you the truth and you do not believe me. Which of you convicted me of sin? If I speak truth, why do you not believe me?

Jesus answered him: If I spoke evil, bear witness of the evil. But if I spoke honestly, why do you strike me?

So then have I become your enemy by telling you the truth?