Bible Verses About Honesty
Scripture on truthful lips — integrity in the dark, and the God who delights in truth.
Honesty is integrity's daily work — truthful lips, fair dealing, and a life that is the same in the dark as in the light. Scripture ties it to God's own delight and the peace of a clear conscience. These verses are for a truthful life.
Lying lips are abomination to the LORD: but they that deal truly are his delight.
Lying lips are abomination to the LORD: but they that deal truly are his delight.
Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.
Putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour.
The integrity of the upright shall guide them: but the perverseness of transgressors shall destroy them.
The integrity of the upright shall guide them.
Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds;
Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man.
He that walketh uprightly walketh surely: but he that perverteth his ways shall be known.
He that walketh uprightly walketh surely.
Lord, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? who shall dwell in thy holy hill? He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart.
Who shall abide in thy tabernacle?... He that... speaketh the truth in his heart.
Providing for honest things, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men.
Providing for honest things... in the sight of the Lord, but also... of men.
A just weight and balance are the LORD’s: all the weights of the bag are his work.
A just weight and balance are the LORD'S.
Honesty costs something in the moment and saves everything in the long run. Deal truly, keep your word, and let your life be the same when no one is watching — it is the Lord's delight.
