Bible Verses Spoken By Jesus About Honesty Highlighting The Importance Of Truthfulness, Integrity, And Sincerity
Matthew 5:37
"All you need to say is simply 'Yes' or 'No'; anything beyond this comes from the evil one."
John 8:32
"Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free."
Matthew 15:18-19
"But the things that come out of a person’s mouth come from the heart, and these defile them. For out of the heart come evil thoughts—murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, slander."
Matthew 22:16
"They sent their disciples to him along with the Herodians. 'Teacher,' they said, 'we know that you are a man of integrity and that you teach the way of God in accordance with the truth.'"
Matthew 24:35
"Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away."
John 14:6
"Jesus answered, 'I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.'"
Matthew 12:36-37
"But I tell you that everyone will have to give account on the day of judgment for every empty word they have spoken. For by your words, you will be acquitted, and by your words, you will be condemned."
John 18:37
"You are a king, then!' said Pilate. Jesus answered, 'You say that I am a king. In fact, the reason I was born and came into the world is to testify to the truth. Everyone on the side of truth listens to me.'"
Matthew 5:33-37
"Again, you have heard that it was said to the people long ago, 'Do not break your oath, but fulfill to the Lord the vows you have made.' But I tell you, do not swear an oath at all: either by heaven, for it is God’s throne; or by the earth, for it is his footstool; or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the Great King. And do not swear by your head, for you cannot make even one hair white or black. All you need to say is simply 'Yes' or 'No'; anything beyond this comes from the evil one."
Luke 16:10
"Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much."
John 17:17
"Sanctify them by the truth; your word is truth."
Matthew 7:15-16
"Watch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves. By their fruit, you will recognize them. Do people pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles?"
Matthew 5:8
"Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God."
Matthew 23:28
"In the same way, on the outside, you appear to people as righteous but, on the inside, you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness."
Mark 10:19
"You know the commandments: ‘You shall not murder, you shall not commit adultery, you shall not steal, you shall not give false testimony, you shall not defraud, honor your father and mother.’”
John 3:21
"But whoever lives by the truth comes into the light, so that it may be seen plainly that what they have done has been done in the sight of God."
Matthew 26:63-64
"But Jesus remained silent. The high priest said to him, 'I charge you under oath by the living God: Tell us if you are the Messiah, the Son of God.' 'You have said so,' Jesus replied. 'But I say to all of you: From now on, you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Mighty One and coming on the clouds of heaven.'"
Matthew 19:16-17
"Just then a man came up to Jesus and asked, 'Teacher, what good thing must I do to get eternal life?' 'Why do you ask me about what is good?' Jesus replied. 'There is only One who is good. If you want to enter life, keep the commandments.'"
John 4:23-24
"Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in the Spirit and in truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks. God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in the Spirit and in truth.”
Matthew 6:24
"No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money."
These verses convey Jesus' teachings on the importance of truthfulness, integrity, and sincerity in our words and actions.
