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What the Bible says about honesty
The 12 verses readers most often turn to for this topic, quoted in full from the Berean Standard Bible.
Prov 12:22
Lying lips are detestable to the LORD, but those who deal faithfully are His delight.Prov 12:19
Truthful lips endure forever, but a lying tongue lasts only a moment.Col 3:9–10
Do not lie to one another, since you have taken off the old self with its practices, and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator.Prov 11:3
The integrity of the upright guides them, but the perversity of the faithless destroys them.Exod 20:16
You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.2 Cor 8:21
For we are taking great care to do what is right, not only in the eyes of the Lord, but also in the eyes of men.Prov 19:1
Better a poor man who walks with integrity than a fool whose lips are perverse.John 8:32
Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”Prov 19:9
A false witness will not go unpunished, and one who pours out lies will perish.Ps 101:7
No one who practices deceit shall dwell in my house; no one who tells lies shall stand in my presence.Exod 23:1
“You shall not spread a false report. Do not join the wicked by being a malicious witness.Prov 24:28
Do not testify against your neighbor without cause, and do not deceive with your lips.These are the verses readers most often turn to for this topic — not a teaching on it. Read each in its chapter.
Sources
The verses of each topic and their order: OpenBible.info topical data, by readers’ votes: OpenBible.info · CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible · Public domain