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What Does the Bible Say About Telling the Truth?

Here are 11 Bible verses about Telling the Truth, ordered by how relevant readers found them, with the King James Version and the modern Berean Standard Bible side by side.

  1. #1John 14:6

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

    BSBJesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.

  2. #2Proverbs 12:22

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

    BSBLying lips are detestable to the LORD, but those who deal faithfully are His delight.

  3. #32 Timothy 2:15

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

    BSBMake every effort to present yourself approved to God, an unashamed workman who accurately handles the word of truth.

  4. #4Ephesians 4:15

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

    BSBInstead, speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into Christ Himself, who is the head.

  5. #5John 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.

    BSBYou belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out his desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, refusing to uphold the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, because he is a liar and the father of lies.

  6. #6John 8:32

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

    BSBThen you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”

  7. #7Ephesians 4:25

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

    BSBTherefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to his neighbor, for we are all members of one another.

  8. #8John 4:24

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

    BSBGod is Spirit, and His worshipers must worship Him in spirit and in truth.”

  9. #9John 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.

    BSBSo He said to the Jews who had believed Him, “If you continue in My word, you are truly My disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”

  10. #10John 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.

    BSBThe Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.

  11. #111 John 3:18

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

    BSBLittle children, let us love not in word and speech, but in action and truth.

Verse rankings: OpenBible.info Topical Bible (CC BY). Scripture: KJV & BSB (public domain).

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