Reference: Truth
Easton
Used in various senses in Scripture. In Pr 12:17,19, it denotes that which is opposed to falsehood. In Isa 59:14-15; Jer 7:28, it means fidelity or truthfulness. The doctrine of Christ is called "the truth of the gospel" (Ga 2:5), "the truth" (2Ti 3:7; 4:4). Our Lord says of himself, "I am the way, and the truth" (Joh 14:6).
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He that uttereth truth sheweth forth righteousness; but a false witness deceit.
The lip of truth shall be established for ever; but a lying tongue is but for a moment.
And judgment is turned away backward, and righteousness standeth afar off; for truth stumbleth in the street, and uprightness cannot enter. And truth faileth; and he that departeth from evil maketh himself a prey. And Jehovah saw it, and it was evil in his sight that there was no judgment.
And thou shalt say unto them, This is the nation which hath not hearkened unto the voice of Jehovah their God, nor received correction; fidelity is perished, and is cut off from their mouth.
Jesus says to him, I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father unless by me.
to whom we yielded in subjection not even for an hour, that the truth of the glad tidings might remain with you.
always learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.
and they will turn away their ear from the truth, and will have turned aside to fables.
Hastings
TRUTH
1. In OT ('?meth, '?m
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And it came to pass when he was come near to enter into Egypt, that he said to Sarai his wife, Behold now, I know that thou art a woman fair to look upon.
And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister. And Abimelech the king of Gerar sent and took Sarah.
And the men of the place asked about his wife. And he said, She is my sister; for he feared to say, my wife, saying to himself, Lest the men of the place slay me on account of Rebecca because she was fair in countenance.
And he came to his father, and said, My father! And he said, Here am I: who art thou, my son?
I am too small for all the loving-kindness and all the faithfulness that thou hast shewn unto thy servant; for with my staff I passed over this Jordan, and now I am become two troops.
But do thou provide among all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place them over them, chiefs of thousands, chiefs of hundreds, chiefs of fifties, and chiefs of tens,
And all the people saw the thunderings, and the flames, and the sound of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking; and when the people saw it, they trembled, and stood afar off,
then shalt thou inquire, and make search, and ask diligently; and if it be truth, and the thing be certain, that this abomination hath happened in the midst of thee,
He is the Rock, his work is perfect, For all his ways are righteousness; A God of faithfulness without deceit, Just and right is he.
Moses my servant is dead; and now, rise up, go over this Jordan, thou and all this people, into the land which I give unto them, to the children of Israel.
Be strong and courageous, for thou shalt cause this people to inherit the land which I have sworn unto their fathers to give them.
Ah! Jehovah, remember, I beseech thee, how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done what is good in thy sight. And Hezekiah wept much.
Into thy hand I commit my spirit: thou hast redeemed me, Jehovah, thou God of truth. I have hated them that observe lying vanities; and as for me, I have confided in Jehovah.
And in thy splendour ride prosperously, because of truth and meekness and righteousness: and thy right hand shall teach thee terrible things.
Because of the sin of their mouth, the word of their lips, let them even be taken in their pride; and because of cursing and lying which they speak.
He that uttereth truth sheweth forth righteousness; but a false witness deceit.
Lying lips are an abomination to Jehovah; but they that deal truly are his delight.
Mercy and truth preserve the king; and he upholdeth his throne by mercy.
Buy the truth, and sell it not; wisdom, and instruction, and intelligence.
A bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgment according to truth.
And a time of trial was appointed unto the continual sacrifice by reason of transgression.) And it cast down the truth to the ground; and it practised and prospered.
As it is written in the law of Moses, all this evil is come upon us; yet we besought not Jehovah our God, that we might turn from our iniquities, and understand thy truth.
Swearing, and lying, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery, they break out; and blood toucheth blood.
And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us (and we have contemplated his glory, a glory as of an only-begotten with a father), full of grace and truth;
For the law was given by Moses: grace and truth subsists through Jesus Christ. No one has seen God at any time; the only-begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.
but he that practises the truth comes to the light, that his works may be manifested that they have been wrought in God.
but he that practises the truth comes to the light, that his works may be manifested that they have been wrought in God.
If any one desire to practise his will, he shall know concerning the doctrine, whether it is of God, or that I speak from myself.
Jesus therefore said to the Jews who believed him, If ye abide in my word, ye are truly my disciples; and ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall set you free.
and ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall set you free. They answered him, We are Abraham's seed, and have never been under bondage to any one; how sayest thou, Ye shall become free?
but now ye seek to kill me, a man who has spoken the truth to you, which I have heard from God: this did not Abraham.
and because I speak the truth, ye do not believe me.
Jesus says to him, I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father unless by me.
the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it does not see him nor know him; but ye know him, for he abides with you, and shall be in you.
But when he is come, the Spirit of truth, he shall guide you into all the truth: for he shall not speak from himself; but whatsoever he shall hear he shall speak; and he will announce to you what is coming.
Sanctify them by the truth: thy word is truth. As thou hast sent me into the world, I also have sent them into the world; read more. and I sanctify myself for them, that they also may be sanctified by truth.
Pilate therefore said to him, Thou art then a king? Jesus answered, Thou sayest it, that I am a king. I have been born for this, and for this I have come into the world, that I might bear witness to the truth. Every one that is of the truth hears my voice.
Pilate therefore said to him, Thou art then a king? Jesus answered, Thou sayest it, that I am a king. I have been born for this, and for this I have come into the world, that I might bear witness to the truth. Every one that is of the truth hears my voice. Pilate says to him, What is truth? And having said this he went out again to the Jews, and says to them, I find no fault whatever in him.
For there is revealed wrath of God from heaven upon all impiety, and unrighteousness of men holding the truth in unrighteousness.
who changed the truth of God into falsehood, and honoured and served the creature more than him who had created it, who is blessed for ever. Amen.
But we have rejected the hidden things of shame, not walking in deceit, nor falsifying the word of God, but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every conscience of men before God.
to whom we yielded in subjection not even for an hour, that the truth of the glad tidings might remain with you.
But when I saw that they do not walk straightforwardly, according to the truth of the glad tidings, I said to Peter before all, If thou, being a Jew, livest as the nations and not as the Jews, how dost thou compel the nations to Judaize?
O senseless Galatians, who has bewitched you; to whom, as before your very eyes, Jesus Christ has been portrayed, crucified among you?
in whom ye also have trusted, having heard the word of the truth, the glad tidings of your salvation; in whom also, having believed, ye have been sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise,
but, holding the truth in love, we may grow up to him in all things, who is the head, the Christ:
Wherefore, having put off falsehood, speak truth every one with his neighbour, because we are members one of another.
Wherefore, having put off falsehood, speak truth every one with his neighbour, because we are members one of another.
but if I delay, in order that thou mayest know how one ought to conduct oneself in God's house, which is the assembly of the living God, the pillar and base of the truth.
For where we sin wilfully after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains any sacrifice for sins,
According to his own will begat he us by the word of truth, that we should be a certain first-fruits of his creatures.
If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
He that says, I know him, and does not keep his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him;
He that says, I know him, and does not keep his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him;
Children, let us not love with word, nor with tongue, but in deed and in truth.
Morish
Throughout the scriptures there is that which God designates as 'the truth.' It is divine, and above the opinions of men, however wise and pious they may be. In the O.T. the admonition is given, "Buy the truth and sell it not." Pr 23:23. 'The truth' must refer to God, who is true, but is not called 'the truth:' hence it comprises all that may be known of God, whether declared by creation or made known by revelation. Truth is not simply that which is held as dogma, but must be received in the soul. Paul asked the Galatians who had hindered them that they should not obey 'the truth?' Ga 5:7. Judgement is coming upon Christendom "because they received not the love of 'the truth' that they might be saved." 2Th 2:10. Truth is the real way of liberty: "the truth shall make you free." Joh 8:32,36. Truth cannot be separated from the Lord Jesus, who is "the way, the truth, and the life." This is objectively; subjectively the Spirit is the truth as having come from the glorified Christ. In the three Epistles of John 'the truth' is constantly referred to, and a Christian woman is warned not to receive any one into her house, nor wish him God-speed unless he holds the doctrines taught by the apostles
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Buy the truth, and sell it not; wisdom, and instruction, and intelligence.
and ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall set you free.
If therefore the Son shall set you free, ye shall be really free.
Ye ran well; who has stopped you that ye should not obey the truth?
and in all deceit of unrighteousness to them that perish, because they have not received the love of the truth that they might be saved.
Watsons
TRUTH is used,
1. In opposition to falsehood, lies, or deceit, Pr 12:17, &c.
2. It signifies fidelity, sincerity, and punctuality in keeping promises; and to truth taken in this sense is generally joined mercy or kindness, as in Ge 24:27, and other places of Scripture.
3. Truth is put for the true doctrine of the Gospel, Ga 1:4. Truth is put for the substance of the types and ceremonies of the law, Joh 1:17.
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and said, Blessed be Jehovah, God of my master Abraham, who has not withdrawn his loving-kindness and his faithfulness from my master; I being in the way, Jehovah has led me to the house of my master's brethren.
He that uttereth truth sheweth forth righteousness; but a false witness deceit.
For the law was given by Moses: grace and truth subsists through Jesus Christ.
who gave himself for our sins, so that he should deliver us out of the present evil world, according to the will of our God and Father;