Telling the truth

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• John 14:6

  Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

• Proverbs 12:22

  Lying lips are abomination to the LORD: but they that deal truly are his delight.

• 2 Timothy 2:15

  Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

• Ephesians 4:15

  But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ:

• John 8:44

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

• John 8:32

  And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.

• Ephesians 4:25

  Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.

• John 4:24

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

• John 8:31–32

  Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed; And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.

• John 1:14

  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.

• 1 John 3:18

  My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.

• Psalms 25:5

  Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou art the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day.

• James 1:18

  Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.

• Zechariah 8:16

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

• John 17:17

  Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.

• James 5:12

  But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath: but let your yea be yea; and your nay, nay; lest ye fall into condemnation.

• Psalms 86:11

  Teach me thy way, O LORD; I will walk in thy truth: unite my heart to fear thy name.

• Psalms 34:13

  Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.

• Proverbs 12:19

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

• 3 John 1:4

  I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth.

• Hebrews 11:1

  Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

• 1 John 5:20

  And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.

• 1 John 1:6

  If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth:

• Psalms 5:6

  Thou shalt destroy them that speak leasing: the LORD will abhor the bloody and deceitful man.

• Proverbs 28:13

  He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy.

• Psalms 15:2–3

  He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart. He that backbiteth not with his tongue, nor doeth evil to his neighbour, nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbour.

• John 16:13

  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 shew you things to come.

• Philippians 4:8

  Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.

• Psalms 119:160

  Thy word is true from the beginning: and every one of thy righteous judgments endureth for ever.

• 1 John 2:27

  But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him.

• Exodus 20:16

  Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.

• Psalms 33:4

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

• Galatians 4:16

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

• John 16:7

  Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you.

• John 15:26

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

• Psalms 119:30

  I have chosen the way of truth: thy judgments have I laid before me.

• Proverbs 30:5

  Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him.

• John 1:17

  For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.

• 1 John 1:8

  If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

• Revelation 21:8

  But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.