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Telling The Truth
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Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me.
Lying lips are an abomination to Yahweh, but those who do the truth are his delight.
Give diligence to present yourself approved by God, a workman who doesn’t need to be ashamed, properly handling the Word of Truth.
but speaking truth in love, we may grow up in all things into him, who is the head, Christ;
You are of your father, the devil, and you want to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and doesn’t stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks on his own; for he is a liar, and its father.
You will know the truth, and the truth will make you free.”
Therefore putting away falsehood, speak truth each one with his neighbor. For we are members of one another.
God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.”
Jesus therefore said to those Jews who had believed him, “If you remain in my word, then you are truly my disciples. — read the full passage →
The Word became flesh, and lived among us. We saw his glory, such glory as of the one and only Son of the Father, full of grace and truth.
My little children, let’s not love in word only, neither with the tongue only, but in deed and truth.
Guide me in your truth, and teach me, For you are the God of my salvation, I wait for you all day long.
Of his own will he gave birth to us by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of first fruits of his creatures.
These are the things that you shall do: speak every man the truth with his neighbor. Execute the judgment of truth and peace in your gates,
Sanctify them in your truth. Your word is truth.
But above all things, my brothers, don’t swear, neither by heaven, nor by the earth, nor by any other oath; but let your “yes” be “yes”, and your “no”, “no”; so that you don’t fall into hypocrisy.
Teach me your way, Yahweh. I will walk in your truth. Make my heart undivided to fear your name.
Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from speaking lies.
Truth’s lips will be established forever, but a lying tongue is only momentary.
I have no greater joy than this, to hear about my children walking in truth.
Now faith is assurance of things hoped for, proof of things not seen.
We know that the Son of God has come, and has given us an understanding, that we know him who is true, and we are in him who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.
If we say that we have fellowship with him and walk in the darkness, we lie, and don’t tell the truth.
You will destroy those who speak lies. Yahweh abhors the bloodthirsty and deceitful man.
He who conceals his sins doesn’t prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them finds mercy.
He who walks blamelessly does what is right, and speaks truth in his heart; — read the full passage →
However when he, the Spirit of truth, has come, he will guide you into all truth, for he will not speak from himself; but whatever he hears, he will speak. He will declare to you things that are coming.
Finally, brothers, whatever things are true, whatever things are honorable, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report; if there is any virtue, and if there is any praise, think about these things.
All of your words are truth. Every one of your righteous ordinances endures forever.
As for you, the anointing which you received from him remains in you, and you don’t need for anyone to teach you. But as his anointing teaches you concerning all things, and is true, and is no lie, and even as it taught you, you will remain in him.
“You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.
For Yahweh’s word is right. All his work is done in faithfulness.
So then, have I become your enemy by telling you the truth?
Nevertheless I tell you the truth: It is to your advantage that I go away, for if I don’t go away, the Counselor won’t come to you. But if I go, I will send him to you.
“When the Counselorhas come, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth, who proceeds from the Father, he will testify about me.
I have chosen the way of truth. I have set your ordinances before me.
“Every word of God is flawless. He is a shield to those who take refuge in him.
For the law was given through Moses. Grace and truth were realized through Jesus Christ.
If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
But for the cowardly, unbelieving, sinners, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers,idolaters, and all liars, their part is in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death.”
Stand therefore, having the utility belt of truth buckled around your waist, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness,
There are six things which Yahweh hates; yes, seven which are an abomination to him: — read the full passage →
The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable, but the mouth of the wicked is perverse.
Put away from yourself a perverse mouth. Put corrupt lips far from you.
the Spirit of truth, whom the world can’t receive; for it doesn’t see him, neither knows him. You know him, for he lives with you, and will be in you.
Don’t lie to one another, seeing that you have put off the old man with his doings, — read the full passage →
This is your lot, the portion measured to you from me, says Yahweh; because you have forgotten me, and trusted in falsehood.
that by two immutable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we may have a strong encouragement, who have fled for refuge to take hold of the hope set before us.
A false witness shall not be unpunished. He who pours out lies shall not go free.
But let your ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes’ and your ‘No’ be ‘No.’ Whatever is more than these is of the evil one.
God is not a man, that he should lie, nor the son of man, that he should repent. Has he said, and will he not do it? Or has he spoken, and will he not make it good?
That which was from the beginning, that which we have heard, that which we have seen with our eyes, that which we saw, and our hands touched, concerning the Word of life — read the full passage →
Follow after peace with all men, and the sanctification without which no man will see the Lord,
He who walks blamelessly does what is right, and speaks truth in his heart;
Pilate therefore said to him, “Are you a king then?” Jesus answered, “You say that I am a king. For this reason I have been born, and for this reason I have come into the world, that I should testify to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth listens to my voice.”
Yahweh is near to all those who call on him, to all who call on him in truth.
in hope of eternal life, which God, who can’t lie, promised before time began;
Love is patient and is kind; love doesn’t envy. Love doesn’t brag, is not proud, — read the full passage →
A false witness shall not be unpunished. He who utters lies shall perish.
Pilate therefore said to him, “Are you a king then?” Jesus answered, “You say that I am a king. For this reason I have been born, and for this reason I have come into the world, that I should testify to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth listens to my voice.” — read the full passage →
For, “He who would love life, and see good days, let him keep his tongue from evil, and his lips from speaking deceit.
if indeed you heard him, and were taught in him, even as truth is in Jesus:
to which I was appointed a preacher and an apostle (I am telling the truth in Christ, not lying), a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.
Oh, send out your light and your truth. Let them lead me. Let them bring me to your holy hill, To your tents.
This is the Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things which must happen soon, which he sent and made known by his angel to his servant, John,
Which of you convicts me of sin? If I tell the truth, why do you not believe me?
But there is nothing covered up, that will not be revealed, nor hidden, that will not be known.
He who is truthful testifies honestly, but a false witness lies.
But we have renounced the hidden things of shame, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by the manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God.
Behold, you desire truth in the inward parts. You teach me wisdom in the inmost place.
This is eternal life, that they should know you, the only true God, and him whom you sent, Jesus Christ.
(although Jesus himself didn’t baptize, but his disciples),
Yahweh is my shepherd: I shall lack nothing. — read the full passage →
They sent their disciples to him, along with the Herodians, saying, “Teacher, we know that you are honest, and teach the way of God in truth, no matter whom you teach, for you aren’t partial to anyone.
in whom you also, having heard the word of the truth, the Good News of your salvation—in whom, having also believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise, — read the full passage →
Yahweh, who shall dwell in your sanctuary? Who shall live on your holy hill? — read the full passage →
Don’t let kindness and truth forsake you. Bind them around your neck. Write them on the tablet of your heart.
For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life. — read the full passage →
A truthful witness will not lie, but a false witness pours out lies.
This again you do: you cover the altar of Yahweh with tears, with weeping, and with sighing, because he doesn’t regard the offering any more, neither receives it with good will at your hand. — read the full passage →
So faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
“‘You shall not steal. “‘You shall not lie. “‘You shall not deceive one another.
Every Scripture is God-breathed and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for instruction in righteousness, — read the full passage →
Don’t be a witness against your neighbor without cause. Don’t deceive with your lips.
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. — read the full passage →
but she will be saved through her childbearing, if they continue in faith, love, and sanctification with sobriety.
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us the sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. — read the full passage →
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. — read the full passage →
After these things, there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. — read the full passage →
But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira, his wife, sold a possession, — read the full passage →
for the words which you have given me I have given to them, and they received them, and knew for sure that I came from you, and they have believed that you sent me.
with all lowliness and humility, with patience, bearing with one another in love;
For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness,
I exhort Euodia, and I exhort Syntyche, to think the same way in the Lord.
Listen, sons, to a father’s instruction. Pay attention and know understanding; — read the full passage →
Blessed are those whose ways are blameless, who walk according to Yahweh’s law. — read the full passage →
One who says, “I know him,” and doesn’t keep his commandments, is a liar, and the truth isn’t in him.
A truthful witness saves souls, but a false witness is deceitful.
Every wise woman builds her house, but the foolish one tears it down with her own hands. — read the full passage →
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