30 Bible Verses About Honesty

“The Lord detests lying lips, but he delights in people who are trustworthy.”

“Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to your neighbor, for we are all members of one body.”

“Do not lie to each other, since you have taken off your old self with its practices.”

“Better the poor whose walk is blameless than a fool whose lips are perverse.”

“Do not steal. Do not lie. Do not deceive one another.”

“Better the poor whose walk is blameless than the rich whose ways are perverse.”

“These are the things you are to do: Speak the truth to each other, and render true and sound judgment in your courts.”

“No one who practices deceit will dwell in my house; no one who speaks falsely will stand in my presence.”

“An honest witness tells the truth, but a false witness tells lies.”

“Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.”

“The integrity of the upright guides them, but the unfaithful are destroyed by their duplicity.”

“Lord, who may dwell in your sacred tent? Who may live on your holy mountain? The one whose walk is blameless, who does what is righteous, who speaks the truth from their heart.”

“Whoever walks in integrity walks securely, but whoever takes crooked paths will be found out.”

“Truthful lips endure forever, but a lying tongue lasts only a moment.”

“To do what is right and just is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.”

“Above all, my brothers and sisters, do not swear—not by heaven or by earth or by anything else. All you need to say is a simple ‘Yes’ or ‘No.’ Otherwise you will be condemned.”

“Do not plot evil against each other, and do not love to swear falsely. I hate all this,” declares the Lord.”

“The righteous hate what is false, but the wicked make themselves a stench and bring shame on themselves.”

“Anyone who has been stealing must steal no longer, but must work, doing something useful with their own hands, that they may have something to share with those in need.”

“There are six things the Lord hates, seven that are detestable to him: haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that are quick to rush into evil, a false witness who pours out lies and a person who stirs up conflict in the community.”

“Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Be careful to do what is right in the eyes of everyone.”

“An honest answer is like a kiss on the lips.”

“Kings take pleasure in honest lips; they value the one who speaks what is right.”

“The righteous lead blameless lives; blessed are their children after them.”

“My mouth speaks what is true, for my lips detest wickedness.”

“The soothing tongue is a tree of life, but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit.”

“May integrity and uprightness protect me, because my hope, Lord, is in you.”

“Arrogant lips are unsuited to a fool—how much worse lying lips to a ruler!”

“Honest scales and balances belong to the Lord; all the weights in the bag are of his making.”

“Love and faithfulness keep a king safe; through love his throne is made secure.”