100 Bible Verses About Speaking Truth

And went after the man of God, and found him sitting under an oak: and he said unto him, Art thou the man of God that camest from Judah? And he said, I am.

And men shall speak of the might of thy terrible acts: and I will declare thy greatness.

For the righteous Lord loveth righteousness; his countenance doth behold the upright.

Let not them that are mine enemies wrongfully rejoice over me: neither let them wink with the eye that hate me without a cause.

As for me, this is my covenant with them, saith the Lord; My spirit that is upon thee, and my words which I have put in thy mouth, shall not depart out of thy mouth, nor out of the mouth of thy seed, nor out of the mouth of thy seed’s seed, saith the Lord, from henceforth and for ever.

Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, and a twoedged sword in their hand;

The righteous shall see it, and rejoice: and all iniquity shall stop her mouth.

And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him.

My tongue shall speak of thy word: for all thy commandments are righteousness.

To declare the name of the Lord in Zion, and his praise in Jerusalem;

A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgment unto truth.

My mouth shall speak of wisdom; and the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding.

And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said:

Wickedness is in the midst thereof: deceit and guile depart not from her streets.

Let this be the reward of mine adversaries from the Lord, and of them that speak evil against my soul.

A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.

What shall be given unto thee? or what shall be done unto thee, thou false tongue?

And if he come to see me, he speaketh vanity: his heart gathereth iniquity to itself; when he goeth abroad, he telleth it.

And Joab said, As God liveth, unless thou hadst spoken, surely then in the morning the people had gone up every one from following his brother.

I said unto the fools, Deal not foolishly: and to the wicked, Lift not up the horn:

And his breath, as an overflowing stream, shall reach to the midst of the neck, to sift the nations with the sieve of vanity: and there shall be a bridle in the jaws of the people, causing them to err.

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

In transgressing and lying against the Lord, and departing away from our God, speaking oppression and revolt, conceiving and uttering from the heart words of falsehood.

And Jacob said unto his father, I am Esau thy firstborn; I have done according as thou badest me: arise, I pray thee, sit and eat of my venison, that thy soul may bless me.

And the Lord spake by his servants the prophets, saying,

Come ye near unto me, hear ye this; I have not spoken in secret from the beginning; from the time that it was, there am I: and now the Lord God, and his Spirit, hath sent me.

It is in the power of my hand to do you hurt: but the God of your father spake unto me yesternight, saying, Take thou heed that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad.

And Lot went out, and spake unto his sons in law, which married his daughters, and said, Up, get you out of this place; for the Lord will destroy this city. But he seemed as one that mocked unto his sons in law.

The words of Agur the son of Jakeh, even the prophecy: the man spake unto Ithiel, even unto Ithiel and Ucal,

That this shall be no grief unto thee, nor offence of heart unto my lord, either that thou hast shed blood causeless, or that my lord hath avenged himself: but when the Lord shall have dealt well with my lord, then remember thine handmaid.

A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends.

Against whom do ye sport yourselves? against whom make ye a wide mouth, and draw out the tongue? are ye not children of transgression, a seed of falsehood,

Then said Elijah unto the people, I, even I only, remain a prophet of the Lord; but Baal’s prophets are four hundred and fifty men.

An ungodly witness scorneth judgment: and the mouth of the wicked devoureth iniquity.

They shall lift up their voice, they shall sing for the majesty of the Lord, they shall cry aloud from the sea.

For thy mercy is great above the heavens: and thy truth reacheth unto the clouds.

And thou shalt be brought down, and shalt speak out of the ground, and thy speech shall be low out of the dust, and thy voice shall be, as of one that hath a familiar spirit, out of the ground, and thy speech shall whisper out of the dust.

He said unto him, I am a prophet also as thou art; and an angel spake unto me by the word of the Lord, saying, Bring him back with thee into thine house, that he may eat bread and drink water. But he lied unto him.

For the pastors are become brutish, and have not sought the Lord: therefore they shall not prosper, and all their flocks shall be scattered.

Then hear thou in heaven, and do, and judge thy servants, condemning the wicked, to bring his way upon his head; and justifying the righteous, to give him according to his righteousness.

A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies.

For, behold, I have made thee this day a defenced city, and an iron pillar, and brasen walls against the whole land, against the kings of Judah, against the princes thereof, against the priests thereof, and against the people of the land.

And the woman said to Elijah, Now by this I know that thou art a man of God, and that the word of the Lord in thy mouth is truth.

Furthermore Elihu answered and said,

Burning lips and a wicked heart are like a potsherd covered with silver dross.

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

Hear the word of the Lord, ye that tremble at his word; Your brethren that hated you, that cast you out for my name’s sake, said, Let the Lord be glorified: but he shall appear to your joy, and they shall be ashamed.

The burden of Dumah. He calleth to me out of Seir, Watchman, what of the night? Watchman, what of the night?

Then Rabshakeh stood, and cried with a loud voice in the Jews’ language, and said, Hear ye the words of the great king, the king of Assyria.

And though they say, The Lord liveth; surely they swear falsely.

Speak, ye that ride on white asses, ye that sit in judgment, and walk by the way.

And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying,

My heart was hot within me, while I was musing the fire burned: then spake I with my tongue,

And he hath made my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of his hand hath he hid me, and made me a polished shaft; in his quiver hath he hid me;

With my lips have I declared all the judgments of thy mouth.

The way of the wicked is an abomination unto the Lord: but he loveth him that followeth after righteousness.

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

Take ye heed every one of his neighbour, and trust ye not in any brother: for every brother will utterly supplant, and every neighbour will walk with slanders.

The Spirit of the Lord spake by me, and his word was in my tongue.

Therefore shall the Lord, the Lord of hosts, send among his fat ones leanness; and under his glory he shall kindle a burning like the burning of a fire.

A talebearer revealeth secrets: but he that is of a faithful spirit concealeth the matter.

A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth: and a word spoken in due season, how good is it!

Righteous lips are the delight of kings; and they love him that speaketh right.

Then cried a wise woman out of the city, Hear, hear; say, I pray you, unto Joab, Come near hither, that I may speak with thee.

They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders’ poison is under their lips. Selah.

Wisdom is better than weapons of war: but one sinner destroyeth much good.

Since the day that your fathers came forth out of the land of Egypt unto this day I have even sent unto you all my servants the prophets, daily rising up early and sending them:

She hath sent forth her maidens: she crieth upon the highest places of the city,

Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.

Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other.

They encourage themselves in an evil matter: they commune of laying snares privily; they say, Who shall see them?

Hearken unto me, ye that know righteousness, the people in whose heart is my law; fear ye not the reproach of men, neither be ye afraid of their revilings.

Yea, let none that wait on thee be ashamed: let them be ashamed which transgress without cause.

Whoso is partner with a thief hateth his own soul: he heareth cursing, and bewrayeth it not.

And the Lord said unto me, They have well spoken that which they have spoken.

The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable: but the mouth of the wicked speaketh frowardness.

He that saith unto the wicked, Thou art righteous; him shall the people curse, nations shall abhor him:

At the mouth of two witnesses, or three witnesses, shall he that is worthy of death be put to death; but at the mouth of one witness he shall not be put to death.

Thou givest thy mouth to evil, and thy tongue frameth deceit.

Thou hast trodden down all them that err from thy statutes: for their deceit is falsehood.

And the prophets shall become wind, and the word is not in them: thus shall it be done unto them.

They are brought down and fallen: but we are risen, and stand upright.

That this is a rebellious people, lying children, children that will not hear the law of the Lord:

Their tongue is as an arrow shot out; it speaketh deceit: one speaketh peaceably to his neighbour with his mouth, but in heart he layeth his wait.

An hypocrite with his mouth destroyeth his neighbour: but through knowledge shall the just be delivered.

The heart of the righteous studieth to answer: but the mouth of the wicked poureth out evil things.

Now if thou shalt kill all this people as one man, then the nations which have heard the fame of thee will speak, saying,

And the Lord opened the mouth of the ass, and she said unto Balaam, What have I done unto thee, that thou hast smitten me these three times?

Behold, he travaileth with iniquity, and hath conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood.

My bowels, my bowels! I am pained at my very heart; my heart maketh a noise in me; I cannot hold my peace, because thou hast heard, O my soul, the sound of the trumpet, the alarm of war.

All that hate me whisper together against me: against me do they devise my hurt.

For Jerusalem is ruined, and Judah is fallen: because their tongue and their doings are against the Lord, to provoke the eyes of his glory.

I will raise them up a Prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee, and will put my words in his mouth; and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him.

If iniquity be in thine hand, put it far away, and let not wickedness dwell in thy tabernacles.

Hear; for I will speak of excellent things; and the opening of my lips shall be right things.

Then Saul said to Jonathan, Tell me what thou hast done. And Jonathan told him, and said, I did but taste a little honey with the end of the rod that was in mine hand, and, lo, I must die.

Then they said one to another, We do not well: this day is a day of good tidings, and we hold our peace: if we tarry till the morning light, some mischief will come upon us: now therefore come, that we may go and tell the king’s household.

For thou hast said, My doctrine is pure, and I am clean in thine eyes.

Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.

One witness shall not rise up against a man for any iniquity, or for any sin, in any sin that he sinneth: at the mouth of two witnesses, or at the mouth of three witnesses, shall the matter be established.