The best Bible verses for honesty (KJV) include passages about God's love, strength, and guidance. This page features 15+ carefully curated Scripture passages for honesty (KJV), each selected for its relevance and depth. Read, save, and share the perfect verse for your situation.
"Lying lips are abomination to the LORD: but they that deal truly are his delight."Proverbs 12:22
"Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another."Ephesians 4:25
"The integrity of the upright shall guide them: but the perverseness of transgressors shall destroy them."Proverbs 11:3
"These are the things that ye shall do; Speak ye every man the truth to his neighbour; execute the judgment of truth and peace in your gates:"Zechariah 8:16
"He that walketh uprightly walketh surely: but he that perverteth his ways shall be known."Proverbs 10:9
"Providing for honest things, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men."2 Corinthians 8:21
"Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool."Proverbs 19:1
"He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much."Luke 16:10
"He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart."Psalms 15:2
"For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile:"1 Peter 3:10
"Pray for us: for we trust we have a good conscience, in all things willing to live honestly."Hebrews 13:18
Occasions ask something specific of scripture. A verse chosen for honesty (KJV) 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 (KJV), 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 (KJV) 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 (KJV) 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 (KJV), chosen so each stands on its own and links through to the full chapter it belongs to.