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Bible verses about truth
Passages on the nature of truth, honesty, deception, the word of God as truth, and Jesus' claim to be the truth.
What does the Bible say about truth?
Truth in the Bible is not merely the absence of lying. It is a quality of God himself, a description of his word, and a characteristic required of his people. Jesus claimed to be the way, the truth, and the life. The Spirit is called the Spirit of truth.
These passages cover truthfulness, the danger of deception, the reliability of God's word, and the personal claim of Christ to embody truth itself.
Key passages
"Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me."
I am the way, the truth, and the life. Here are three words, upon any of which stress may be laid. Upon the word troubled.
"And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free."
You shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. Such power attended our Lord's words, that many were convinced, and professed to believe in him.
"Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth."
Sanctify them through thy truth; thy word is truth. Christ next prayed for the disciples, that they might not only be kept from evil, but made good. It is the prayer of Jesus for all that are his, that they may be made holy.
"Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path."
Thy word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path. The word of God directs us in our work and way, and a dark place indeed the world would be without it.
"Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers."
Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth. Filthy words proceed from corruption in the speaker, and they corrupt the minds and manners of those who hear them: Christians should beware of all such discourse.
"All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:"
All scripture is given by inspiration of God. Those who would learn the things of God, and be assured of them, must know the Holy Scriptures, for they are the Divine revelation.
Main takeaways
- God is described as true and his word as truth.
- Jesus identifies himself with truth in a personal and absolute way.
- Truthfulness and honesty are moral duties that run through both Testaments.
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