The best Bible verses for honesty (ESV) include passages about God's love, strength, and guidance. This page features 15+ carefully curated Scripture passages for honesty (ESV), each selected for its relevance and depth. Read, save, and share the perfect verse for your situation.
"Lying lips are an abomination to the LORD, but those who act faithfully are his delight."Proverbs 12:22
"Lying lips are an abomination to the LORD, but those who act faithfully are his delight."Proverbs 12:22
"Therefore, having put away falsehood, let each one of you speak the truth with his neighbor, for we are members one of another."Ephesians 4:25
"The integrity of the upright guides them, but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them."Proverbs 11:3
"Do not lie to one another, seeing that you have put off the old self with its practices"Colossians 3:9
"These are the things that you shall do: Speak the truth to one another; render in your gates judgments that are true and make for peace;"Zechariah 8:16
"Whoever walks in integrity walks securely, but he who makes his ways crooked will be found out."Proverbs 10:9
"for we aim at what is honorable not only in the Lord's sight but also in the sight of man."2 Corinthians 8:21
"Better is a poor person who walks in his integrity than one who is crooked in speech and is a fool."Proverbs 19:1
"“One who is faithful in a very little is also faithful in much, and one who is dishonest in a very little is also dishonest in much."Luke 16:10
"Righteous lips are the delight of a king, and he loves him who speaks what is right."Proverbs 16:13
"For “Whoever desires to love life and see good days, let him keep his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking deceit;"1 Peter 3:10
"Pray for us, for we are sure that we have a clear conscience, desiring to act honorably in all things."Hebrews 13:18
Occasions ask something specific of scripture. A verse chosen for honesty (ESV) is usually going to be read aloud, printed in a program, or spoken to someone at a moment they will remember for a long time — which rules out passages that need three sentences of setup before they land.
These 15 are the verses most often chosen for honesty (ESV), and they are chosen for good reason: each one makes sense on first hearing, carries its meaning without commentary, and speaks to the moment rather than around it.
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The most-cited Bible verses for honesty (ESV) are Proverbs 12:22, Ephesians 4:25, Proverbs 11:3. This page collects 15 of them, each with its full passage, context and the text in six translations.
Read the verse in its surrounding passage before you use it — a verse that fits in isolation sometimes says something different in context. Compare two translations where the wording is unclear, and pick for the person who will read it rather than for the theme.
Scripture returns to honesty (ESV) across both testaments rather than settling it in one passage, which is why the verses on this page do not all say the same thing. Read together they give a fuller answer than any single verse does.
There is no single best translation. The NIV and NLT read most naturally and communicate well to someone outside the church; the ESV and NASB stay closer to the original wording; the KJV carries the phrasing most people recognise. Every verse here links to a page showing all six side by side.
More than any page can list. This one carries the 15 that are most often turned to for honesty (ESV), chosen so each stands on its own and links through to the full chapter it belongs to.