35 Bible Verses About Honesty In Relationships

Proverbs 12:22

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

Ephesians 4:25

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

Proverbs 11:3

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

Colossians 3:9-10

“Do not lie to each other, since you have taken off your old self with its practices and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator.”

Psalm 15:1-2

“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.”

Proverbs 10:9

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

Zechariah 8:16-17

“These are the things you are to do: Speak the truth to each other, and render true and sound judgment in your courts; do not plot evil against each other, and do not love to swear falsely. I hate all this,” declares the Lord.”

Matthew 5:37

“All you need to say is simply ‘Yes’ or ‘No’; anything beyond this comes from the evil one.”

Proverbs 24:26

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

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Exodus 20:16

“You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.”

Psalm 52:3-4

“You love evil rather than good, falsehood rather than speaking the truth. You love every harmful word, you deceitful tongue!”

Colossians 3:8

“But now you must also rid yourselves of all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips.”

Leviticus 19:11

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

Proverbs 19:9

“A false witness will not go unpunished, and whoever pours out lies will perish.”

Psalm 89:35

“Once for all, I have sworn by my holiness—and I will not lie to David.”

Colossians 3:9

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

Proverbs 28:18

“The one whose walk is blameless is kept safe, but the one whose ways are perverse will fall into the pit.”

Ephesians 4:15

“Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will grow to become in every respect the mature body of him who is the head, that is, Christ.”

Proverbs 16:13

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

1 Peter 2:1-2

“Therefore, rid yourselves of all malice and all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander of every kind. Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation.”

Proverbs 12:19

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

John 8:32

“Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”

Proverbs 13:5

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

Ephesians 4:29

“Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.”

James 5:12

“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.”

Proverbs 6:16-19

“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.”

James 3:14

“But if you harbor bitter envy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast about it or deny the truth.”

Proverbs 21:6

“A fortune made by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor and a deadly snare.”

1 Peter 3:10

“For, ‘Whoever would love life and see good days must keep their tongue from evil and their lips from deceitful speech.”

Proverbs 6:12

“A troublemaker and a villain, who goes about with a corrupt mouth.”

Titus 1:2

“In the hope of eternal life, which God, who does not lie, promised before the beginning of time.”

Proverbs 21:28

“A false witness will perish, but a careful listener will testify successfully.”

Psalm 101:7

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

Proverbs 17:7

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

Zechariah 7:9

“This is what the Lord Almighty said: ‘Administer true justice; show mercy and compassion to one another.”

Proverbs 13:3

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

Revelation 21:8

“But the cowardly, the unbelieving, the vile, the murderers, the sexually immoral, those who practice magic arts, the idolaters and all liars—they will be consigned to the fiery lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death.”

1 John 1:6

“If we claim to have fellowship with him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live out the truth.”

Proverbs 19:22

“What a person desires is unfailing love; better to be poor than a liar.”

Psalm 119:163

“I hate and detest falsehood but I love your law.”