The best Bible verses for honesty (NASB) include passages about God's love, strength, and guidance. This page features 15+ carefully curated Scripture passages for honesty (NASB), 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 deal faithfully are His delight."Proverbs 12:22
"Lying lips are an abomination to the LORD, But those who deal faithfully are His delight."Proverbs 12:22
"Therefore, laying aside falsehood, SPEAK TRUTH EACH ONE [of you] WITH HIS NEIGHBOR, for we are members of one another."Ephesians 4:25
"The integrity of the upright will guide them, But the crookedness of the treacherous will destroy them."Proverbs 11:3
"Do not lie to one another, since you laid aside the old self with its [evil] practices,"Colossians 3:9
"'These are the things which you should do: speak the truth to one another; judge with truth and judgment for peace in your gates."Zechariah 8:16
"He who walks in integrity walks securely, But he who perverts his ways will be found out."Proverbs 10:9
"for we have regard for what is honorable, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men."2 Corinthians 8:21
"Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity Than he who is perverse in speech and is a fool."Proverbs 19:1
"'He who is faithful in a very little thing is faithful also in much; and he who is unrighteous in a very little thing is unrighteous also in much."Luke 16:10
"For, 'THE ONE WHO DESIRES LIFE, TO LOVE AND SEE GOOD DAYS, MUST 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 good conscience, desiring to conduct ourselves honorably in all things."Hebrews 13:18
Occasions ask something specific of scripture. A verse chosen for honesty (NASB) 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 (NASB), 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 (NASB) 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 (NASB) 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 (NASB), chosen so each stands on its own and links through to the full chapter it belongs to.