Bible Verses of Honesty

If you take your neighbor to court, do not betray another`s confidence,

Proverbs 25:9

do not bring hastily to court, for what will you do in the end if your neighbor puts you to shame?

Proverbs 25:8

Do not testify against your neighbor without cause— would you use your lips to mislead?

Proverbs 24:28

An honest answer is like a kiss on the lips.

Proverbs 24:26

But it will go well with those who convict the guilty, and rich blessing will come on them.

Proverbs 24:25

Whoever says to the guilty, “You are innocent,” will be cursed by peoples and denounced by nations.

Proverbs 24:24

These also are sayings of the wise: To show partiality in judging is not good:

Proverbs 24:23

Wisdom is too high for fools; in the assembly at the gate they must not open their mouths.

Proverbs 24:7

Do not speak to fools, for they will scorn your prudent words.

Proverbs 23:9

teaching you to be honest and to speak the truth, so that you bring back truthful reports to those you serve?

Proverbs 22:21

One who loves a pure heart and who speaks with grace will have the king for a friend.

Proverbs 22:11

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

Proverbs 16:13

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

Proverbs 16:11

The discerning heart seeks knowledge, but the mouth of a fool feeds on folly.

Proverbs 15:14

Mockers resent correction, so they avoid the wise.

Proverbs 15:12

Stern discipline awaits anyone who leaves the path; the one who hates correction will die.

Proverbs 15:10

The lips of the wise spread knowledge, but the hearts of fools are not upright.

Proverbs 15:7

A fool spurns a parent`s discipline, but whoever heeds correction shows prudence.

Proverbs 15:5

The tongue of the wise adorns knowledge, but the mouth of the fool gushes folly.

Proverbs 15:2

A king delights in a wise servant, but a shameful servant arouses his fury.

Proverbs 14:35

Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin condemns any people.

Proverbs 14:34

Wisdom reposes in the heart of the discerning and even among fools she lets herself be known.

Proverbs 14:33

A large population is a king`s glory, but without subjects a prince is ruined.

Proverbs 14:28

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

Proverbs 14:25

Evildoers will bow down in the presence of the good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

Proverbs 14:19

The simple inherit folly, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.

Proverbs 14:18

The simple believe anything, but the prudent give thought to their steps.

Proverbs 14:15

There is a way that appears to be right, but in the end it leads to death.

Proverbs 14:12

Fools mock at making amends for sin, but goodwill is found among the upright.

Proverbs 14:9

The wisdom of the prudent is to give thought to their ways, but the folly of fools is deception.

Proverbs 14:8

Stay away from a fool, for you will not find knowledge on their lips.

Proverbs 14:7

The mocker seeks wisdom and finds none, but knowledge comes easily to the discerning.

Proverbs 14:6

An honest witness does not deceive, but a false witness pours out lies.

Proverbs 14:5

A fool`s mouth lashes out with pride, but the lips of the wise protect them.

Proverbs 14:3

A longing fulfilled is sweet to the soul, but fools detest turning from evil.

Proverbs 13:19

Whoever disregards discipline comes to poverty and shame, but whoever heeds correction is honored.

Proverbs 13:18

All who are prudent act with knowledge, but fools expose their folly.

Proverbs 13:16

Good judgment wins favor, but the way of the unfaithful leads to their destruction.

Proverbs 13:15

Whoever scorns instruction will pay for it, but whoever respects a command is rewarded.

Proverbs 13:13

Righteousness guards the person of integrity, but wickedness overthrows the sinner.

Proverbs 13:6

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

Proverbs 13:5

Those who guard their lips preserve their lives, but those who speak rashly will come to ruin.

Proverbs 13:3

From the fruit of their lips people enjoy good things, but the unfaithful have an appetite for violence.

Proverbs 13:2

The prudent keep their knowledge to themselves, but a fool`s heart blurts out folly.

Proverbs 12:23

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

Proverbs 12:22

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

Proverbs 12:19

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

Proverbs 12:17

Fools show their annoyance at once, but the prudent overlook an insult.

Proverbs 12:16

The way of fools seems right to them, but the wise listen to advice.

Proverbs 12:15

Evildoers are trapped by their sinful talk, and so the innocent escape trouble.

Proverbs 12:13

The wicked desire the stronghold of evildoers, but the root of the righteous endures.

Proverbs 12:12

The righteous care for the needs of their animals, but the kindest acts of the wicked are cruel.

Proverbs 12:10

Better to be a nobody and yet have a servant than pretend to be somebody and have no food.

Proverbs 12:9

A person is praised according to their prudence, and one with a warped mind is despised.

Proverbs 12:8

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

Proverbs 12:6

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

Proverbs 12:5

Use honest scales and honest weights, an honest ephah and an honest hin. I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt.

Leviticus 19:36

“‘Do not use dishonest standards when measuring length, weight or quantity.

Leviticus 19:35

“‘Do not defraud or rob your neighbor. “‘Do not hold back the wages of a hired worker overnight.

Leviticus 19:13

“‘Do not swear falsely by my name and so profane the name of your God. I am the Lord.

Leviticus 19:12

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

Leviticus 19:11

Then the two men started back. They went down out of the hills, forded the river and came to Joshua son of Nun and told him everything that had happened to them.

Joshua 2:23

When they left, they went into the hills and stayed there three days, until the pursuers had searched all along the road and returned without finding them.

Joshua 2:22

She said to them, “Go to the hills so the pursuers will not find you. Hide yourselves there three days until they return, and then go on your way.”

Joshua 2:16

So she let them down by a rope through the window, for the house she lived in was part of the city wall.

Joshua 2:15

Before the spies lay down for the night, she went up on the roof

Joshua 2:8

So the men set out in pursuit of the spies on the road that leads to the fords of the Jordan, and as soon as the pursuers had gone out, the gate was shut.

Joshua 2:7

(But she had taken them up to the roof and hidden them under the stalks of flax she had laid out on the roof.)

Joshua 2:6

At dusk, when it was time to close the city gate, they left. I don`t know which way they went. Go after them quickly. You may catch up with them.”

Joshua 2:5

But the woman had taken the two men and hidden them. She said, “Yes, the men came to me, but I did not know where they had come from.

Joshua 2:4

I will maintain my innocence and never let go of it; my conscience will not reproach me as long as I live.

Job 27:6

I will never admit you are in the right; till I die, I will not deny my integrity.

Job 27:5

my lips will not say anything wicked, and my tongue will not utter lies.

Job 27:4

Is there any wickedness on my lips? Can my mouth not discern malice?

Job 6:30

Relent, do not be unjust; reconsider, for my integrity is at stake.

Job 6:29

“But now be so kind as to look at me. Would I lie to your face?

Job 6:28

And my honesty will testify for me in the future, whenever you check on the wages you have paid me. Any goat in my possession that is not speckled or spotted, or any lamb that is not dark-colored, will be considered stolen.”

Genesis 30:33

The shekel is to consist of twenty gerahs. Twenty shekels plus twenty-five shekels plus fifteen shekels equal one mina.

Ezekiel 45:12

The ephah and the bath are to be the same size, the bath containing a tenth of a homer and the ephah a tenth of a homer; the homer is to be the standard measure for both.

Ezekiel 45:11

You are to use accurate scales, an accurate ephah and an accurate bath.

Ezekiel 45:10

“Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds those who see and twists the words of the innocent.

Exodus 23:8

Have nothing to do with a false charge and do not put an innocent or honest person to death, for I will not acquit the guilty.

Exodus 23:7

and do not show favoritism to a poor person in a lawsuit.

Exodus 23:3

“Do not follow the crowd in doing wrong. When you give testimony in a lawsuit, do not pervert justice by siding with the crowd,

Exodus 23:2

“Do not spread false reports. Do not help a guilty person by being a malicious witness.

Exodus 23:1

For the Lord your God detests anyone who does these things, anyone who deals dishonestly.

Deuteronomy 25:16

You must have accurate and honest weights and measures, so that you may live long in the land the Lord your God is giving you.

Deuteronomy 25:15

Do not have two differing measures in your house—one large, one small.

Deuteronomy 25:14

Do not have two differing weights in your bag—one heavy, one light.

Deuteronomy 25:13

At this, the administrators and the satraps tried to find grounds for charges against Daniel in his conduct of government affairs, but they were unable to do so. They could find no corruption in him, because he was trustworthy and neither corrupt nor negligent.

Daniel 6:4

But they need not account for the money entrusted to them, because they are honest in their dealings.”

2 Kings 22:7

They did not require an accounting from those to whom they gave the money to pay the workers, because they acted with complete honesty.

2 Kings 12:15

The God and Father of the Lord Jesus, who is to be praised forever, knows that I am not lying.

2 Corinthians 11:31

But as surely as God is faithful, our message to you is not “Yes” and “No.”

2 Corinthians 1:18

Was I fickle when I intended to do this? Or do I make my plans in a worldly manner so that in the same breath I say both “Yes, yes” and “No, no”?

2 Corinthians 1:17