36 Bible Verses about Truth

Stand firm, therefore, having your loins girt about with truth and having on the breastplate, of righteousness,

Jesus said unto him, I AM the way, the truth, and the life; no one comes unto the Father, but by me.

Thy righteousness is eternal righteousness, and thy law is the truth.

And the Word was made flesh and dwelt among us (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father), full of grace and truth.

that by two immutable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us,

for the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before the times of the ages

who made the heavens and the earth, the sea and all that is therein; who keeps truth for ever:

The strong One, whose work is perfect: for all his ways are right; a God of truth and without iniquity, just and upright is he.

And now, O Lord GOD, thou art God, and thy words shall be firm, and thou hast spoken this goodness unto thy slave.

perverse disputings of men of corrupt understanding, and destitute of the truth, using piety as a source of gain: from such withdraw thyself.

O foolish Galatians, who has bewitched you that ye should not trust in the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ has been evidently set forth, crucified among you?

And in the manner that Jannes and Jambres resisted Moses, so do these also resist the truth, men of corrupt understanding, reprobate concerning the faith.

No one calls for righteousness, nor do any judge by the truth; they trust in vanity, and speak vanities; they conceive trouble and bring forth iniquity.

And they will deceive each one his neighbour and will not speak the truth: they have taught their tongue to speak lies and weary themselves to commit iniquity.

perverse disputings of men of corrupt understanding, and destitute of the truth, using piety as a source of gain: from such withdraw thyself.

O foolish Galatians, who has bewitched you that ye should not trust in the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ has been evidently set forth, crucified among you?

And in the manner that Jannes and Jambres resisted Moses, so do these also resist the truth, men of corrupt understanding, reprobate concerning the faith.

No one calls for righteousness, nor do any judge by the truth; they trust in vanity, and speak vanities; they conceive trouble and bring forth iniquity.

And they will deceive each one his neighbour and will not speak the truth: they have taught their tongue to speak lies and weary themselves to commit iniquity.

He that believes in me, as the scripture has said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.

For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father who speaks in you.

If anyone speaks, let him speak as the oracles of God; if anyone ministers, let them do it according to the virtue which God gives, that God in all things may be glorified through Jesus, the Christ, unto whom is glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.

For the prophecy did not come in times past by the will of man, but the holy men of God spoke being inspired by the Holy Spirit.

Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teaches, but with doctrine of the Holy Spirit, jointly fitting spiritual things by spiritual means.

and say: Thus hath the Lord GOD said, A great eagle with great wings and long members, full of feathers of diverse colours, came unto Lebanon and took the highest branch of the cedar:

Thus hath the LORD said unto me, Go and buy thee a linen girdle and put it upon thy loins, and thou shalt not put it in water.

Now will I sing to my well-beloved a song of my beloved touching his vineyard. My well-beloved had a vineyard in the horn of the sons of oil;

and thou shalt say, How hast thy mother, the lioness, lain down among the lions? She raised her whelps among the young lions. And she brought up one of her whelps; it became a young lion, and it learned to catch the prey and to devour men.

And speak unto the house of rebellion by parable and say unto them, Thus hath the Lord GOD said; Set on a pot, set it on, and also pour water into it:

Therefore I have loved thy commandments above gold, yea, above fine gold.

Buy the truth and sell it not, also wisdom and instruction and understanding.

The law of thy mouth is better unto me than thousands of gold and silver.

I rejoice at thy spoken word, as one that finds great spoil.

Therefore I have loved thy commandments above gold, yea, above fine gold.

Buy the truth and sell it not, also wisdom and instruction and understanding.

The law of thy mouth is better unto me than thousands of gold and silver.

I rejoice at thy spoken word, as one that finds great spoil.

in the word of truth, in the power of God through the weapons of righteousness on the right hand and on the left,

but remove from ourselves every hidden shameful thing, not walking in craftiness, nor adulterating the word of God, but in the manifestation of the truth, commending ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God.

For if I have gloried of anything to him of you, I am not ashamed; but as we spoke all things to you in truth, even so our glorying, which I made before Titus, was found true.

Teach me thy way, O LORD; I will walk in thy truth; firm up my heart that I might fear thy name.

For thy mercy is before my eyes, and I walk in thy truth.

I have rejoiced greatly, for I have found of thy sons that they walk in the truth, as we have received the commandment from the Father.

For I rejoiced greatly when the brethren came and testified of the truth that is in thee, even as thou dost walk in the truth.

But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceeds from the Father, he shall testify of me;

Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth, for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak, and he will cause you to know the things which are to come.

even the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive because it does not see him, or know him; but ye know him, for he dwells with you and shall be in you.

We are of God; he that knows God hears us; he that is not of God does not hear us. By this we know the spirit of truth and the spirit of error.

and ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall set you free.

Mercy and truth preserve the king, and his throne is upheld by mercy.

By mercy and truth iniquity is purged, and by the fear of the LORD men depart from evil.

For thou, O God, hast heard my vows; thou hast given an inheritance to those that fear thy name. Thou wilt add days upon days unto the king's life; his years shall be from generation to generation. He shall abide before God for ever; He is aware of mercy and truth which preserve him.

Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God because many false prophets are gone out into the world. In this know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ, is come in flesh is of God: And every spirit that does not confess that Jesus Christ, is come in flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, of which ye have heard that it should come, and that now it is already in the world.

This then is the promise which we have heard of him and declare unto you, That God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. If we say that we have fellowship with him and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth;

Jesus said unto them, If God were your Father, ye would surely love me, for I proceeded forth and came from God; neither did I come of myself, but he sent me. Why do ye not understand my speech? even because ye cannot hear my word. Ye are of your father the devil, and the desires of your father ye desire to do. He was a murderer from the beginning and abode not in the truth because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks of his own, for he is a liar and the father of it.

My little children, I write these things unto you, that ye sin not; and if anyone has sinned, we have an Advocate before the Father, Jesus, the righteous Christ; and he is the reconciliation for our sins, and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world. And in this we do know that we have known him if we keep his commandments. read more.
He that says, I have known him, and does not keep his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.

they shall forbid to marry and shall command men to abstain from foods, which God has created to be received with thanksgiving by those who are faithful and have known the truth.

that they all might be condemned who did not believe the truth, but consented to the iniquity. But we should always give thanks to God for you, brethren, beloved of the Lord, because God has from the beginning chosen you to saving health through the sanctification of the Spirit and faith in the truth,

I will say of the LORD, He is my hope and my fortress: my God; in him will I secure myself. Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler and from the mortal pestilence. He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings thou shalt be secure: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler.

I will praise thee, O LORD, among the peoples, and I will sing praises unto thee among the nations. For thy mercy is great above the heavens, and thy truth reaches unto the heavens.

For he has greatly increased his mercy upon us; and the truth of the LORD endures for ever. Halelu-JAH.

For the LORD is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endures to all generations.

Jesus answered them and said, My doctrine is not mine, but his that sent me. If anyone desires to do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it is of God or whether I speak of myself. He that speaks of himself seeks his own glory, but he that seeks the glory of him that sent him, the same is true, and no unrighteousness is in him.

But whosoever has this world's goods and sees his brother have need and shuts up his bowels of compassion from him, how does the charity of God abide in him? My little children, let us not love in word neither in tongue, but in deed and in truth. And in this we know that we are of the truth and have our hearts certified before him. read more.
And if our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart and knows all things. Beloved, if our heart does not condemn us, then we have confidence in God;

Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God because many false prophets are gone out into the world. In this know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ, is come in flesh is of God:

Therefore if I should desire to glory in these things, I should not be a fool; for I would say the truth, but now I forbear lest anyone should think of me above that which he sees me to be or that he hears of me.

Am I, therefore, become your enemy because I tell you the truth?

And Jehoash, the king of Israel, sent to Amaziah, king of Judah, this reply, The thistle that was in Lebanon sent to the cedar that was in Lebanon, saying, Give thy daughter to my son to wife. And the wild beasts that were in Lebanon passed by and trode down the thistle.

And Joash, king of Israel, sent to Amaziah, king of Judah, saying, The thistle that was in Lebanon sent to the cedar that was in Lebanon, saying, Give thy daughter to my son to wife. And behold, the wild beasts that were in Lebanon, passed by, and trode down the thistle.

Jesus said unto him, I AM the way, the truth, and the life; no one comes unto the Father, but by me.

Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I AM king. To this end I was born, and for this cause I came into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth hears my voice.

And the Word was made flesh and dwelt among us (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father), full of grace and truth.

I AM the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman. Every branch in me that does not bear fruit he shall take away; and every one that bears fruit, he shall purge that they may bring forth more fruit. Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you. read more.
Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abides in the vine, no more can ye, except ye abide in me. I AM the vine, ye are the branches: he that abides in me, and I in him, the same brings forth much fruit; for without me ye can do nothing. He who does not abide in me shall be cast forth as an unsound branch and shall wither, and they are gathered and cast into the fire and are burned. If ye abide in me and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you. In this is my Father clarified, in that ye bear much fruit; and in this manner ye shall be my disciples. As the Father has loved me, so I have loved you; abide in my love. If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love, even as I have kept my Father's commandments and abide in his love. These things I have spoken unto you that my joy may abide in you and that your joy might be fulfilled. This is my commandment, That ye love one another as I have loved you. Greater love has no man than this, that a man lay down his soul for his friends. Ye are my friends if ye do whatsoever I command you. From now on I do not call you slaves, for the slave does not know what his lord does; but I have called you friends, for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you. Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain; that whatever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it unto you. This I command you, that ye love one another. If the world hates you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you. If ye were of the world, the world would love its own; but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hates you. Remember the word that I said unto you, The slave is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my word, they will keep yours also. But they will do all these things unto you for my name's sake, because they do not know him that sent me. If I had not come and spoken unto them, they would not have sin; but now they have no excuse for their sin. He that hates me hates my Father also. If I had not done among them works which no other man has done, they would not have sin; but now they have seen them and hate both me and my Father. But this comes to pass that the word might be fulfilled that is written in their law, They hated me without a cause. But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceeds from the Father, he shall testify of me; and ye also shall bear witness because ye have been with me from the beginning.

and I will ask the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever, even the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive because it does not see him, or know him; but ye know him, for he dwells with you and shall be in you. I will not leave you orphans; I will come to you. read more.
Yet a little while, and the world shall see me no more, but ye shall see me; because I live, ye shall live also.

But now I go unto him that sent me, and none of you asks me, Where goest thou? But because I have said these things unto you, sorrow has filled your heart. Nevertheless I tell you the truth: It is expedient for you that I go away; for if I do not go away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you. read more.
And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin and of righteousness and of judgment: of sin, because they do not believe in me; of righteousness, because I go to my Father, and ye see me no more; of judgment, because the prince of this world is judged. I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now. Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth, for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak, and he will cause you to know the things which are to come.

Therefore, leaving the lie, speak every man truth with his neighbour, for we are members one of another.

These are the things that ye shall do: Speak each one the truth to his neighbour; execute the judgment of truth and peace in your gates;

Therefore, leaving the lie, speak every man truth with his neighbour, for we are members one of another.

These are the things that ye shall do: Speak each one the truth to his neighbour; execute the judgment of truth and peace in your gates;

LORD, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? who shall dwell in the mountain of thy holiness? He that walks in integrity and works righteousness, and speaks the truth in his heart. He that does not backbite with his tongue nor do evil to his neighbour nor take up a reproach against his neighbour. read more.
In whose eyes the vile person is not esteemed; but he honours those that fear the LORD. He that swears to his own hurt and does not change. He that does not put out his money to usury nor take a bribe against the innocent. He that does these things shall never be moved.

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

My times are in thy hand: deliver me from the hand of my enemies and from those that persecute me.

The strong One, whose work is perfect: for all his ways are right; a God of truth and without iniquity, just and upright is he.

Now therefore fear the LORD and serve him in perfection and in truth and put away from among you the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the river and in Egypt, and serve ye the LORD.

Only fear the LORD and serve him in truth with all your heart, for consider what great things he has done with you.

Jod All the paths of the LORD are mercy and truth unto such as keep his covenant and his testimonies.

Do they not err that meditate upon evil? but those that meditate upon good shall attain mercy and truth.

And they will deceive each one his neighbour and will not speak the truth: they have taught their tongue to speak lies and weary themselves to commit iniquity.

Shall I not visit them for these things? saith the LORD; shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?

that the LORD may confirm the word which he spoke concerning me, saying, If thy sons take heed to their way, walking before me in truth with all their heart and with all their soul, there shall not fail thee (said he) a man on the throne of Israel.

I beseech thee, O LORD, remember how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart and have done that which is good in thy sight. And Hezekiah wept with great weeping.

Lying lips are abomination to the LORD: but the workers of the truth are his delight.

But he that does truth comes to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.

but unto those that are contentious and do not obey the truth, but are persuaded by unrighteousness, indignation and wrath.

O foolish Galatians, who has bewitched you that ye should not trust in the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ has been evidently set forth, crucified among you?

of which I am ordained a preacher and an apostle (I speak the truth in Christ and do not lie), a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and verity.

I say the truth in Christ, I do not lie, my conscience also bearing me witness in the Holy Spirit,

Koph The LORD is near unto all those that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth.

God is a Spirit and those that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.

Sanctify them in thy truth; thy word is the truth.

But I will interpret unto thee that which is written in the scripture of truth: and there is no one that holds with me in these things, but Michael your prince.

Koph The LORD is near unto all those that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth.

God is a Spirit and those that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.

Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and build up and glorify the King of heaven because all his works are truth, and his ways judgment: and he is able to humble those that walk with arrogance.

Mem The works of his hands are truth and judgment; Nun all his commandments are sure.

For the word of the LORD is right, and all his works are done in truth.

before the LORD; for he has come, for he has come to judge the earth; he shall judge the world with righteousness and the peoples with his truth.

For we are sure that the judgment of God is according to the truth against those who do such things.

Sanctify them in thy truth; thy word is the truth.

And for their sakes I sanctify myself, that they also might be sanctified in the truth.

They answered him, We are Abraham's seed, and we have never served anyone; how sayest thou, Ye shall be set free?

Then his disciples said, Lord, if he sleeps, he shall be saved.

Sanctify them in thy truth; thy word is the truth.

The beginning of thy word is truth, and every one of the judgments of thy righteousness is eternal.

Zain He has made his wonderful works to be remembered; Cheth The LORD is gracious and merciful. Teth He has given sustenance unto those that fear him; Jod He will ever be mindful of his covenant. Caph He has shown his people the power of his works, Lamed by giving them the inheritance of the Gentiles. read more.
Mem The works of his hands are truth and judgment; Nun all his commandments are sure. Samech They stand fast from age to age Ain and are made in truth and uprightness.

For the word of the LORD is right, and all his works are done in truth.

Now therefore fear the LORD and serve him in perfection and in truth and put away from among you the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the river and in Egypt, and serve ye the LORD.

Only fear the LORD and serve him in truth with all your heart, for consider what great things he has done with you.

and with all deception of iniquity working in those that perish because they did not receive the charity of the truth, to be saved.

Jesus said unto him, I AM the way, the truth, and the life; no one comes unto the Father, but by me.

He that speaks of himself seeks his own glory, but he that seeks the glory of him that sent him, the same is true, and no unrighteousness is in him.

Therefore the earth shall mourn, and every one that dwells therein shall be cut off, with the beasts of the field and the fowls of heaven; and even the fishes of the sea shall be caught.

Hear the word of the LORD, ye sons of Israel; for the LORD contends with the inhabitants of the land because there is no truth, nor mercy, nor knowledge of God in the earth.

And they will deceive each one his neighbour and will not speak the truth: they have taught their tongue to speak lies and weary themselves to commit iniquity.

Shall I not visit them for these things? saith the LORD; shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?

rejoices not in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth;

To the weak I became as weak, that I might gain the weak; I am made all things to everyone, that I might by all means save some.

The strong One, whose work is perfect: for all his ways are right; a God of truth and without iniquity, just and upright is he.

He who blesses himself in the earth shall bless himself in the God of truth; and he that swears in the earth shall swear by the God of truth because the former troubles shall be forgotten and shall be covered from my eyes.

Therefore, leaving the lie, speak every man truth with his neighbour, for we are members one of another.

These are the things that ye shall do: Speak each one the truth to his neighbour; execute the judgment of truth and peace in your gates;

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

I have fed you with milk, and not with solid food, for until now ye were not able to bear it, neither yet now are ye able.

for the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before the times of the ages

God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent; he said and shall he not do it? He spoke and shall he not execute it?

that the LORD may confirm the word which he spoke concerning me, saying, If thy sons take heed to their way, walking before me in truth with all their heart and with all their soul, there shall not fail thee (said he) a man on the throne of Israel.

I beseech thee, O LORD, remember how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart and have done that which is good in thy sight. And Hezekiah wept with great weeping.

Therefore if I should desire to glory in these things, I should not be a fool; for I would say the truth, but now I forbear lest anyone should think of me above that which he sees me to be or that he hears of me.

Am I, therefore, become your enemy because I tell you the truth?

but remove from ourselves every hidden shameful thing, not walking in craftiness, nor adulterating the word of God, but in the manifestation of the truth, commending ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God.

Into thy hand shall I commit my spirit; thou shalt ransom me, O LORD God of truth.

for the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before the times of the ages

Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I AM king. To this end I was born, and for this cause I came into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth hears my voice.

For the law was given through Moses, but the grace and the truth of God came through Jesus, the Christ.

Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are honest, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is any praise, exercise yourselves in these things.

and that which is right has departed, and righteousness withdrew afar off: for truth is fallen in the street, and equity could not enter. And the truth was taken captive; and he that departed from evil was imprisoned: and the LORD saw it, and it was displeasing in his eyes because that which is right was lost.

I will worship the temple of thy holiness and praise thy name above thy mercy and thy truth; for thou hast made thy name to be magnificent and raised up thy spoken word above all things.

I will also praise thee with an instrument of the psaltery, O my God; unto thee will I sing thy truth with the harp, O thou Holy One of Israel.

Now, therefore, that I have come to speak of this thing unto my lord the king because the people have made me afraid. But thy handmaid said to herself, I will now speak unto the king; it may be that the king will perform the word of his handmaid.

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

Lying lips are abomination to the LORD: but the workers of the truth are his delight.

The lip of truth shall be established for ever, but a lying tongue is but for a moment.

Buy the truth and sell it not, also wisdom and instruction and understanding.

Happy is he who has the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the LORD his God; who made the heavens and the earth, the sea and all that is therein; who keeps truth for ever:

Buy the truth and sell it not, also wisdom and instruction and understanding.

The lip of truth shall be established for ever, but a lying tongue is but for a moment.

But if I tarry long, that thou may know how it is expedient to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the congregation of the living God, the pillar and base of the truth.

Stand firm, therefore, having your loins girt about with truth and having on the breastplate, of righteousness,

Study to show thyself approved unto God, a workman that has nothing to be ashamed of, rightly dividing the word of truth.

that with meekness they might teach those that resist, if God peradventure will grant unto them that they might repent and know the truth,

Mercy and truth preserve the king, and his throne is upheld by mercy.

And as the king passed by, he cried unto the king, and he said, Thy slave went out into the midst of the battle; and, behold, a man turned aside and brought a man unto me and said, Guard this man; if by any means he should get away, then shall thy life be for his life, or else thou shalt pay a talent of silver.

And the LORD sent Nathan unto David. And he came unto him and said unto him, There were two men in one city; the one rich and the other poor.

of which I am ordained a preacher and an apostle (I speak the truth in Christ and do not lie), a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and verity.

and thus they shall turn away their ears from the truth and shall return unto fables.

(For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth),

behold, I will bring her healing and medicine, and I will cure them and will reveal unto them the abundance of peace and truth.

perverse disputings of men of corrupt understanding, and destitute of the truth, using piety as a source of gain: from such withdraw thyself.

And in the manner that Jannes and Jambres resisted Moses, so do these also resist the truth, men of corrupt understanding, reprobate concerning the faith.

and that which is right has departed, and righteousness withdrew afar off: for truth is fallen in the street, and equity could not enter. And the truth was taken captive; and he that departed from evil was imprisoned: and the LORD saw it, and it was displeasing in his eyes because that which is right was lost.

Let not mercy and truth forsake thee; bind them about thy neck; write them upon the tablet of thine heart:

For you should now be teaching others, if we look at the time, yet you need to be taught again which are the first elements of the oracles of God and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong food.

And they bend their tongues like their bow for lies, but they are not valiant for the truth upon the earth for they proceed from evil to evil, and they did not recognize me, said the LORD.

And they will deceive each one his neighbour and will not speak the truth: they have taught their tongue to speak lies and weary themselves to commit iniquity.

The elder unto the chosen lady and her sons, whom I love in the truth, and not I only, but also all those that have known the truth, for the truth's sake, which abides in us and shall be with us for ever.

O LORD, are not thine eyes upon the truth? Thou hast stricken them, but they did not feel it; thou hast consumed them, but they have refused to receive chastisement; they have made their faces harder than a rock; they have refused to return.

Moreover thou shalt consider out of all the people men of virtue, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness, and place princes over them, of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens.

Having purified your souls in the obedience of the truth, by the Spirit, in unfeigned brotherly love, love one another with a pure heart fervently,

I write unto you, fathers, that ye have known him that is from the beginning. I write unto you, young men, that ye have overcome the wicked one. I write unto you, little children, that ye have known the Father.

No one calls for righteousness, nor do any judge by the truth; they trust in vanity, and speak vanities; they conceive trouble and bring forth iniquity.

For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and injustice of men, who hold back the truth with injustice;

And when they told it to Jotham, he went and stood in the top of Mount Gerizim and lifted up his voice and cried and said unto them, Hearken unto me, ye men of Shechem, that God may hearken unto you.

And all the people came unto him early in the morning to hear him in the temple.

Immediately therefore I sent to thee, and thou hast done well to come. Now therefore we are all here present before God to hear all things that are commanded thee of God.

And when they were gone out of the synagogue of the Jews, the Gentiles besought that these words might be spoken to them the next sabbath.

David therefore himself calls him Lord, and where then is he his son? And the many people heard him gladly.

And as he was leaving to continue his way, there came one running, who kneeled before him and asked him, Good Master, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life?

These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all diligence and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.

I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now.

So when they had dined, Jesus said to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He said unto him, Yes, Lord, thou knowest that I love thee. He said unto him, Feed my lambs.

We are of God; he that knows God hears us; he that is not of God does not hear us. By this we know the spirit of truth and the spirit of error.

Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I AM king. To this end I was born, and for this cause I came into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth hears my voice.

Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth, for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak, and he will cause you to know the things which are to come.

Behold, thou dost desire truth in the inward parts, and in the secret things thou hast made me to know wisdom.

Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I AM king. To this end I was born, and for this cause I came into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth hears my voice.

even the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive because it does not see him, or know him; but ye know him, for he dwells with you and shall be in you.

for the truth's sake, which abides in us and shall be with us for ever.

And the Word was made flesh and dwelt among us (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father), full of grace and truth.

For the law was given through Moses, but the grace and the truth of God came through Jesus, the Christ.

The Jews therefore contended among themselves, saying, How is he able to give us his flesh to eat?

Then said the Jews, This temple was forty-six years in building, and wilt thou raise it up in three days?

The woman said unto him, Lord, give me this water, that I not thirst, neither come here to draw.

Therefore said the disciples one to another, Has anyone brought him anything to eat?

Then the Jews said, Will he kill himself? because he says, Where I go, ye shall not be able to come.

So when the Samaritans were come unto him, they asked him to abide with them; and he abode there two days.

And with many such parables he spoke the word unto them as they were able to hear it.

Hear the word of the LORD, ye sons of Israel; for the LORD contends with the inhabitants of the land because there is no truth, nor mercy, nor knowledge of God in the earth.

He who lives, he who lives, even he shall confess thee, as I do this day; the father to the sons shall make known thy truth.

Hear the word of the LORD, ye sons of Israel; for the LORD contends with the inhabitants of the land because there is no truth, nor mercy, nor knowledge of God in the earth.

in the word of truth, in the power of God through the weapons of righteousness on the right hand and on the left, through honour and dishonour, through evil report and good report; as deceivers, and yet as men of the truth;

Ye are of your father the devil, and the desires of your father ye desire to do. He was a murderer from the beginning and abode not in the truth because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks of his own, for he is a liar and the father of it.

Ye sent unto John, and he bore witness unto the truth.

And because I tell you the truth, ye do not believe me.

Paul, slave of God, and apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God's elect and the knowledge of the truth which is according to godliness;

Nicodemus said unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter the second time into his mother's womb and be born?

No one calls for righteousness, nor do any judge by the truth; they trust in vanity, and speak vanities; they conceive trouble and bring forth iniquity.

who made the heavens and the earth, the sea and all that is therein; who keeps truth for ever:

Now then, O LORD God of Israel, let thy word stand firm, which thou hast spoken unto thy slave David.

For the LORD is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endures to all generations.

For all the promises of God are yes in him, and in him Amen, by us for the glory of God.

Thou wilt perform the truth to Jacob and the mercy to Abraham, which thou hast sworn unto our fathers from the times of old.

Jod All the paths of the LORD are mercy and truth unto such as keep his covenant and his testimonies.

Lord, where are thy former mercies, which thou didst sware unto David in thy truth?

If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.

He that believes in the Son of God has the witness of God in himself; he that does not believe God has made God a liar; because he does not believe the witness that God has testified of his Son.

Then the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die: For God knows that in the day ye eat of it then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.

But if I tarry long, that thou may know how it is expedient to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the congregation of the living God, the pillar and base of the truth.

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

Lying lips are abomination to the LORD: but the workers of the truth are his delight.

Stand firm, therefore, having your loins girt about with truth and having on the breastplate, of righteousness,

For the law was given through Moses, but the grace and the truth of God came through Jesus, the Christ.

These are the things that ye shall do: Speak each one the truth to his neighbour; execute the judgment of truth and peace in your gates;

Ye sent unto John, and he bore witness unto the truth.

Ye are of your father the devil, and the desires of your father ye desire to do. He was a murderer from the beginning and abode not in the truth because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks of his own, for he is a liar and the father of it.

Buy the truth and sell it not, also wisdom and instruction and understanding.

rejoices not in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth;

Thus hath the LORD of the hosts said, The fast of the fourth month and the fast of the fifth and the fast of the seventh and the fast of the tenth shall be to the house of Judah joy and gladness and cheerful feasts; therefore love the truth and peace.

And they bend their tongues like their bow for lies, but they are not valiant for the truth upon the earth for they proceed from evil to evil, and they did not recognize me, said the LORD.

And they will deceive each one his neighbour and will not speak the truth: they have taught their tongue to speak lies and weary themselves to commit iniquity.

And now the LORD show mercy and truth unto you; and I also will requite you this kindness because ye have done this thing.

He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings thou shalt be secure: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler.

The fear of the LORD is clean, enduring for ever; the rights of the LORD are true, they are all just.

He shall send from the heavens and save me from the reproach of him that would swallow me up. Selah. God shall send forth his mercy and his truth.

And they sing the song of Moses, the slave of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints.

And I heard another out of the altar say, Even so, Lord God Almighty, true and righteous are thy judgments.

And as the LORD passed by before him, he proclaimed, I AM, I AM strong, merciful, and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in mercy and truth,

perverse disputings of men of corrupt understanding, and destitute of the truth, using piety as a source of gain: from such withdraw thyself.

and thus they shall turn away their ears from the truth and shall return unto fables.

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

Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are honest, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is any praise, exercise yourselves in these things.

of which I am ordained a preacher and an apostle (I speak the truth in Christ and do not lie), a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and verity.

Let not mercy and truth forsake thee; bind them about thy neck; write them upon the tablet of thine heart:

Hear the word of the LORD, ye sons of Israel; for the LORD contends with the inhabitants of the land because there is no truth, nor mercy, nor knowledge of God in the earth.