'Truth' in the Bible

He said, “Blessed be the Lord, the God of my master Abraham, who has not forsaken His lovingkindness and His truth toward my master; as for me, the Lord has guided me in the way to the house of my master’s brothers.”

Send one of you that he may get your brother, while you remain confined, that your words may be tested, whether there is truth in you. But if not, by the life of Pharaoh, surely you are spies.”

Furthermore, you shall select out of all the people able men who fear God, men of truth, those who hate dishonest gain; and you shall place these over them as leaders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties and of tens.

Then the Lord passed by in front of him and proclaimed, “The Lord, the Lord God, compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in lovingkindness and truth;

Now therefore, please swear to me by the Lord, since I have dealt kindly with you, that you also will deal kindly with my father’s household, and give me a pledge of truth,

“Now, therefore, fear the Lord and serve Him in sincerity and truth; and put away the gods which your fathers served beyond the River and in Egypt, and serve the Lord.

The bramble said to the trees, ‘If in truth you are anointing me as king over you, come and take refuge in my shade; but if not, may fire come out from the bramble and consume the cedars of Lebanon.’

“Now therefore, if you have dealt in truth and integrity in making Abimelech king, and if you have dealt well with Jerubbaal and his house, and have dealt with him as he deserved—

if then you have dealt in truth and integrity with Jerubbaal and his house this day, rejoice in Abimelech, and let him also rejoice in you.

Only fear the Lord and serve Him in truth with all your heart; for consider what great things He has done for you.

Now may the Lord show lovingkindness and truth to you; and I also will show this goodness to you, because you have done this thing.

Now, O Lord God, You are God, and Your words are truth, and You have promised this good thing to Your servant.

You came only yesterday, and shall I today make you wander with us, while I go where I will? Return and take back your brothers; mercy and truth be with you.”

so that the Lord may carry out His promise which He spoke concerning me, saying, ‘If your sons are careful of their way, to walk before Me in truth with all their heart and with all their soul, you shall not lack a man on the throne of Israel.’

Then Solomon said, “You have shown great lovingkindness to Your servant David my father, according as he walked before You in truth and righteousness and uprightness of heart toward You; and You have reserved for him this great lovingkindness, that You have given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this day.

Then the woman said to Elijah, “Now I know that you are a man of God and that the word of the Lord in your mouth is truth.”

Then the king said to him, “How many times must I adjure you to speak to me nothing but the truth in the name of the Lord?”

“Remember now, O Lord, I beseech You, how I have walked before You in truth and with a whole heart and have done what is good in Your sight.” And Hezekiah wept bitterly.

Then Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “The word of the Lord which you have spoken is good.” For he thought, “Is it not so, if there will be peace and truth in my days?”

Then the king said to him, “How many times must I adjure you to speak to me nothing but the truth in the name of the Lord?”

He sent letters to all the Jews, to the 127 provinces of the kingdom of Ahasuerus, namely, words of peace and truth,

“In truth I know that this is so;But how can a man be in the right before God?

He who walks with integrity, and works righteousness,And speaks truth in his heart.

Lead me in Your truth and teach me,For You are the God of my salvation;For You I wait all the day.

All the paths of the Lord are lovingkindness and truthTo those who keep His covenant and His testimonies.

For Your lovingkindness is before my eyes,And I have walked in Your truth.

Into Your hand I commit my spirit;You have ransomed me, O Lord, God of truth.

I have not hidden Your righteousness within my heart;I have spoken of Your faithfulness and Your salvation;I have not concealed Your lovingkindness and Your truth from the great congregation.

You, O Lord, will not withhold Your compassion from me;Your lovingkindness and Your truth will continually preserve me.

O send out Your light and Your truth, let them lead me;Let them bring me to Your holy hillAnd to Your dwelling places.

And in Your majesty ride on victoriously,For the cause of truth and meekness and righteousness;Let Your right hand teach You awesome things.

Behold, You desire truth in the innermost being,And in the hidden part You will make me know wisdom.

He will send from heaven and save me;He reproaches him who tramples upon me. Selah.God will send forth His lovingkindness and His truth.

For Your lovingkindness is great to the heavensAnd Your truth to the clouds.

You have given a banner to those who fear You,That it may be displayed because of the truth. Selah.

You will prolong the king’s life;His years will be as many generations.

But as for me, my prayer is to You, O Lord, at an acceptable time;O God, in the greatness of Your lovingkindness,Answer me with Your saving truth.

I will also praise You with a harp,Even Your truth, O my God;To You I will sing praises with the lyre,O Holy One of Israel.

Lovingkindness and truth have met together;Righteousness and peace have kissed each other.

Truth springs from the earth,And righteousness looks down from heaven.

Teach me Your way, O Lord;I will walk in Your truth;Unite my heart to fear Your name.

But You, O Lord, are a God merciful and gracious,Slow to anger and abundant in lovingkindness and truth.

Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne;Lovingkindness and truth go before You.

For Your lovingkindness is great above the heavens,And Your truth reaches to the skies.

The works of His hands are truth and justice;All His precepts are sure.

They are upheld forever and ever;They are performed in truth and uprightness.

Not to us, O Lord, not to us,But to Your name give gloryBecause of Your lovingkindness, because of Your truth.

For His lovingkindness is great toward us,And the truth of the Lord is everlasting.Praise the Lord!

And do not take the word of truth utterly out of my mouth,For I wait for Your ordinances.

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

You are near, O Lord,And all Your commandments are truth.

The sum of Your word is truth,And every one of Your righteous ordinances is everlasting.

The Lord has sworn to DavidA truth from which He will not turn back:“Of the fruit of your body I will set upon your throne.

I will bow down toward Your holy templeAnd give thanks to Your name for Your lovingkindness and Your truth;For You have magnified Your word according to all Your name.

The Lord is near to all who call upon Him,To all who call upon Him in truth.

Do not let kindness and truth leave you;Bind them around your neck,Write them on the tablet of your heart.

“For my mouth will utter truth;And wickedness is an abomination to my lips.

He who speaks truth tells what is right,But a false witness, deceit.

Will they not go astray who devise evil?But kindness and truth will be to those who devise good.

By lovingkindness and truth iniquity is atoned for,And by the fear of the Lord one keeps away from evil.

Loyalty and truth preserve the king,And he upholds his throne by righteousness.

A false witness will perish,But the man who listens to the truth will speak forever.

To make you know the certainty of the words of truthThat you may correctly answer him who sent you?

Buy truth, and do not sell it,Get wisdom and instruction and understanding.

If a king judges the poor with truth,His throne will be established forever.

The Preacher sought to find delightful words and to write words of truth correctly.

“Those who err in mind will know the truth,And those who criticize will accept instruction.

The mind of the hasty will discern the truth,And the tongue of the stammerers will hasten to speak clearly.

and said, “Remember now, O Lord, I beseech You, how I have walked before You in truth and with a whole heart, and have done what is good in Your sight.” And Hezekiah wept bitterly.

Then Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “The word of the Lord which you have spoken is good.” For he thought, “For there will be peace and truth in my days.”

“Hear this, O house of Jacob, who are named IsraelAnd who came forth from the loins of Judah,Who swear by the name of the LordAnd invoke the God of Israel,But not in truth nor in righteousness.

Justice is turned back,And righteousness stands far away;For truth has stumbled in the street,And uprightness cannot enter.

Yes, truth is lacking;And he who turns aside from evil makes himself a prey.Now the Lord saw,And it was displeasing in His sight that there was no justice.

“Because he who is blessed in the earthWill be blessed by the God of truth;And he who swears in the earthWill swear by the God of truth;Because the former troubles are forgotten,And because they are hidden from My sight!

And you will swear, ‘As the Lord lives,’In truth, in justice and in righteousness;Then the nations will bless themselves in Him,And in Him they will glory.”

“Roam to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem,And look now and take note.And seek in her open squares,If you can find a man,If there is one who does justice, who seeks truth,Then I will pardon her.

O Lord, do not Your eyes look for truth?You have smitten them,But they did not weaken;You have consumed them,But they refused to take correction.They have made their faces harder than rock;They have refused to repent.

You shall say to them, ‘This is the nation that did not obey the voice of the Lord their God or accept correction; truth has perished and has been cut off from their mouth.

“They bend their tongue like their bow;Lies and not truth prevail in the land;For they proceed from evil to evil,And they do not know Me,” declares the Lord.

“Everyone deceives his neighborAnd does not speak the truth,They have taught their tongue to speak lies;They weary themselves committing iniquity.

The prophet who has a dream may relate his dream, but let him who has My word speak My word in truth. What does straw have in common with grain?” declares the Lord.

Behold, I will bring to it health and healing, and I will heal them; and I will reveal to them an abundance of peace and truth.

And on account of transgression the host will be given over to the horn along with the regular sacrifice; and it will fling truth to the ground and perform its will and prosper.

As it is written in the law of Moses, all this calamity has come on us; yet we have not sought the favor of the Lord our God by turning from our iniquity and giving attention to Your truth.

However, I will tell you what is inscribed in the writing of truth. Yet there is no one who stands firmly with me against these forces except Michael your prince.

And now I will tell you the truth. Behold, three more kings are going to arise in Persia. Then a fourth will gain far more riches than all of them; as soon as he becomes strong through his riches, he will arouse the whole empire against the realm of Greece.

You will give truth to JacobAnd unchanging love to Abraham,Which You swore to our forefathersFrom the days of old.

Thus says the Lord, ‘I will return to Zion and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem. Then Jerusalem will be called the City of Truth, and the mountain of the Lord of hosts will be called the Holy Mountain.’

and I will bring them back and they will live in the midst of Jerusalem; and they shall be My people, and I will be their God in truth and righteousness.’

These are the things which you should do: speak the truth to one another; judge with truth and judgment for peace in your gates.

“Thus says the Lord of hosts, ‘The fast of the fourth, the fast of the fifth, the fast of the seventh and the fast of the tenth months will become joy, gladness, and cheerful feasts for the house of Judah; so love truth and peace.’

And they *sent their disciples to Him, along with the Herodians, saying, “Teacher, we know that You are truthful and teach the way of God in truth, and defer to no one; for You are not partial to any.

But the woman fearing and trembling, aware of what had happened to her, came and fell down before Him and told Him the whole truth.

They *came and *said to Him, “Teacher, we know that You are truthful and defer to no one; for You are not partial to any, but teach the way of God in truth. Is it lawful to pay a poll-tax to Caesar, or not?

so that you may know the exact truth about the things you have been taught.

But I say to you in truth, there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the sky was shut up for three years and six months, when a great famine came over all the land;

They questioned Him, saying, “Teacher, we know that You speak and teach correctly, and You are not partial to any, but teach the way of God in truth.

And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we saw His glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth.

For the Law was given through Moses; grace and truth were realized through Jesus Christ.

But he who practices the truth comes to the Light, so that his deeds may be manifested as having been wrought in God.”