Bible Verses about Honesty
| My little children, let’s not love in word only, or with the tongue only, but in deed and truth. | Little children, let us not love in word or talk but in deed and in truth. |
| The integrity of the upright shall guide them, but the perverseness of the treacherous shall destroy them. | The integrity of the upright guides them, but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them. |
| To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to Yahweh than sacrifice. | To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice. |
| If we say that we have fellowship with him and walk in the darkness, we lie and don’t tell the truth. | If we say we have fellowship with him while we walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. |
| Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. | Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. |
| Therefore give everyone what you owe: if you owe taxes, pay taxes; if customs, then customs; if respect, then respect; if honor, then honor. | Pay to all what is owed to them: taxes to whom taxes are owed, revenue to whom revenue is owed, respect to whom respect is owed, honor to whom honor is owed. |
| Give diligence to present yourself approved by God, a workman who doesn’t need to be ashamed, properly handling the Word of Truth. | Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth. |
| A perverse man stirs up strife. A whisperer separates close friends. | A dishonest man spreads strife, and a whisperer separates close friends. |
| Better is a little with righteousness, than great revenues with injustice. | Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues with injustice. |
| Rest in Yahweh, and wait patiently for him. Don’t fret because of him who prospers in his way, because of the man who makes wicked plots happen. | Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him; fret not yourself over the one who prospers in his way, over the man who carries out evil devices! |
| But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceful, gentle, reasonable, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy. | But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and sincere. |
| Don’t withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in the power of your hand to do it. | Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to do it. |
| Lying lips are an abomination to Yahweh, but those who do the truth are his delight. | Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord, but those who act faithfully are his delight. |
| Treasures of wickedness profit nothing, but righteousness delivers from death. | Treasures gained by wickedness do not profit, but righteousness delivers from death. |
| But above all things, my brothers, don’t swear— not by heaven, or by the earth, or by any other oath; but let your “yes” be “yes”, and your “no”, “no”, so that you don’t fall into hypocrisy. | But above all, my brothers, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or by any other oath, but let your “yes” be yes and your “no” be no, so that you may not fall under condemnation. |
| It is well with the man who deals graciously and lends. He will maintain his cause in judgment. | It is well with the man who deals generously and lends; who conducts his affairs with justice. |
| No one, when he has lit a lamp, covers it with a container or puts it under a bed; but puts it on a stand, that those who enter in may see the light. | No one after lighting a lamp covers it with a jar or puts it under a bed, but puts it on a stand, so that those who enter may see the light. |
| Let your eyes look straight ahead. Fix your gaze directly before you. | Let your eyes look directly forward, and your gaze be straight before you. |
| Then you will understand righteousness and justice, equity and every good path. | Then you will understand righteousness and justice and equity, every good path. |
| But there is nothing covered up that will not be revealed, nor hidden that will not be known. | Nothing is covered up that will not be revealed, or hidden that will not be known. |
| For this reason you also pay taxes, for they are servants of God’s service, continually doing this very thing. | For because of this you also pay taxes, for the authorities are ministers of God, attending to this very thing. |
| But Peter said, “Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and to keep back part of the price of the land? While you kept it, didn’t it remain your own? After it was sold, wasn’t it in your power? How is it that you have conceived this thing in your heart? You haven’t lied to men, but to God.” | But Peter said, “Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and to keep back for yourself part of the proceeds of the land? While it remained unsold, did it not remain your own? And after it was sold, was it not at your disposal? Why is it that you have contrived this deed in your heart? You have not lied to man but to God.” |
| Now therefore let the fear of Yahweh be on you. Take heed and do it; for there is no iniquity with Yahweh our God, nor respect of persons, nor taking of bribes. | Now then, let the fear of the Lord be upon you. Be careful what you do, for there is no injustice with the Lord our God, or partiality or taking bribes. |
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