843 verses about Honesty

Behold, you desire truth in the inward parts. You teach me wisdom in the inmost place.

God, you know my foolishness. My sins aren’t hidden from you.

But they flattered him with their mouth, and lied to him with their tongue.

Once I have sworn by my holiness, I will not lie to David.

You have set our iniquities before you, our secret sins in the light of your presence.

He who practices deceit won’t dwell within my house. He who speaks falsehood won’t be established before my eyes.

He made him lord of his house, and ruler of all of his possessions;

I said in my haste, “All men are liars.”

Keep me from the way of deceit. Grant me your law graciously!

I will also speak of your statutes before kings, and will not be disappointed.

I hate and abhor falsehood. I love your law.

Deliver my soul, Yahweh, from lying lips, from a deceitful tongue.

What will be given to you, and what will be done more to you, you deceitful tongue?

Search me, God, and know my heart. Try me, and know my thoughts.

Set a watch, Yahweh, before my mouth. Keep the door of my lips.

whose mouths speak deceit, Whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood.

Yahweh is near to all those who call on him, to all who call on him in truth.

He lays up sound wisdom for the upright. He is a shield to those who walk in integrity;

Don’t let kindness and truth forsake you. Bind them around your neck. Write them on the tablet of your heart.

Don’t say to your neighbor, “Go, and come again; tomorrow I will give it to you,” when you have it by you.

haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood;

a false witness who utters lies, and he who sows discord among brothers.

but if he is found, he shall restore seven times. He shall give all the wealth of his house.

Hear, for I will speak excellent things. The opening of my lips is for right things.

For my mouth speaks truth. Wickedness is an abomination to my lips.

All the words of my mouth are in righteousness. There is nothing crooked or perverse in them.

With me are riches, honor, enduring wealth, and prosperity.

He who walks blamelessly walks surely, but he who perverts his ways will be found out.

He who hides hatred has lying lips. He who utters a slander is a fool.

The tongue of the righteous is like choice silver. The heart of the wicked is of little worth.

A false balance is an abomination to Yahweh, but accurate weights are his delight.

The integrity of the upright shall guide them, but the perverseness of the treacherous shall destroy them.

One who brings gossip betrays a confidence, but one who is of a trustworthy spirit is one who keeps a secret.

Wicked people earn deceitful wages, but one who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward.

The thoughts of the righteous are just, but the advice of the wicked is deceitful.

The words of the wicked are about lying in wait for blood, but the speech of the upright rescues them.

He who is truthful testifies honestly, but a false witness lies.

Truth’s lips will be established forever, but a lying tongue is only momentary.

Deceit is in the heart of those who plot evil, but joy comes to the promoters of peace.

Lying lips are an abomination to Yahweh, but those who do the truth are his delight.

By the fruit of his lips, a man enjoys good things; but the unfaithful crave violence.

A righteous man hates lies, but a wicked man brings shame and disgrace.

There are some who pretend to be rich, yet have nothing. There are some who pretend to be poor, yet have great wealth.

Wealth gained dishonestly dwindles away, but he who gathers by hand makes it grow.

Good understanding wins favor; but the way of the unfaithful is hard.

A wicked messenger falls into trouble, but a trustworthy envoy gains healing.

A truthful witness will not lie, but a false witness pours out lies.

The wisdom of the prudent is to think about his way, but the folly of fools is deceit.

A truthful witness saves souls, but a false witness is deceitful.

In the house of the righteous is much treasure, but the income of the wicked brings trouble.

He who is greedy for gain troubles his own house, but he who hates bribes will live.

Better is a little with righteousness, than great revenues with injustice.

Inspired judgments are on the lips of the king. He shall not betray his mouth.

Honest balances and scales are Yahweh’s; all the weights in the bag are his work.

Righteous lips are the delight of kings. They value one who speaks the truth.

Arrogant speech isn’t fitting for a fool, much less do lying lips fit a prince.

A bribe is a precious stone in the eyes of him who gives it; wherever he turns, he prospers.

One who has a perverse heart doesn’t find prosperity, and one who has a deceitful tongue falls into trouble.

A wicked man receives a bribe in secret, to pervert the ways of justice.

He who pleads his cause first seems right; until another comes and questions him.

Better is the poor who walks in his integrity than he who is perverse in his lips and is a fool.

A false witness shall not be unpunished. He who pours out lies shall not go free.

A false witness shall not be unpunished. He who utters lies shall perish.

That which makes a man to be desired is his kindness. A poor man is better than a liar.

A corrupt witness mocks justice, and the mouth of the wicked gulps down iniquity.

Many men claim to be men of unfailing love, but who can find a faithful man?

A righteous man walks in integrity. Blessed are his children after him.

Differing weights and differing measures, both of them alike are an abomination to Yahweh.

“It’s no good, it’s no good,” says the buyer; but when he is gone his way, then he boasts.

Fraudulent food is sweet to a man, but afterwards his mouth is filled with gravel.

Yahweh detests differing weights, and dishonest scales are not pleasing.

Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, but Yahweh weighs the hearts.

Getting treasures by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor for those who seek death.

The way of the guilty is devious, but the conduct of the innocent is upright.

A gift in secret pacifies anger; and a bribe in the cloak, strong wrath.

A false witness will perish, and a man who listens speaks to eternity.

A wicked man hardens his face; but as for the upright, he establishes his ways.

A good name is more desirable than great riches, and loving favor is better than silver and gold.

Yahweh’s eyes watch over knowledge; but he frustrates the words of the unfaithful.

To teach you truth, reliable words, to give sound answers to the ones who sent you?

Don’t exploit the poor, because he is poor; and don’t crush the needy in court;

for as he thinks about the cost, so he is. “Eat and drink!” he says to you, but his heart is not with you.

yes, my heart will rejoice, when your lips speak what is right.

If you say, “Behold, we didn’t know this”; doesn’t he who weighs the hearts consider it? He who keeps your soul, doesn’t he know it? Shall he not render to every man according to his work?

These also are sayings of the wise. To show partiality in judgment is not good.

An honest answer is like a kiss on the lips.

Don’t be a witness against your neighbor without cause. Don’t deceive with your lips.

Don’t be hasty in bringing charges to court. What will you do in the end when your neighbor shames you?

Debate your case with your neighbor, and don’t betray the confidence of another;

lest one who hears it put you to shame, and your bad reputation never depart.

As clouds and wind without rain, so is he who boasts of gifts deceptively.

A man who gives false testimony against his neighbor is like a club, a sword, or a sharp arrow.

Confidence in someone unfaithful in time of trouble is like a bad tooth, or a lame foot.

is the man who deceives his neighbor and says, “Am I not joking?”

Like silver dross on an earthen vessel are the lips of a fervent one with an evil heart.

A malicious man disguises himself with his lips, but he harbors evil in his heart.

His malice may be concealed by deception, but his wickedness will be exposed in the assembly.

A lying tongue hates those it hurts; and a flattering mouth works ruin.

Better is open rebuke than hidden love.

Faithful are the wounds of a friend; although the kisses of an enemy are profuse.