Biblical Concept: True, Truth
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True
NAS Numbers 11:23 And the LORD said
to Moses, "Is the LORD's power limited? Now you shall see whether My word
will come true for you or not."
NAS Deuteronomy 13:2 and the sign or
the wonder comes true, concerning which he spoke to you, saying, 'Let us go
after other gods (whom you have not known) and let us serve them,'
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then you shall investigate and search out and inquire thoroughly. And if it is
true and the matter established that this abomination has been done
among you,
NAS Deuteronomy 17:4 and if it is told
you and you have heard of it, then you shall inquire thoroughly. And behold, if
it is true and the thing certain that this detestable thing has been done in
Israel,
♠NAS Deuteronomy 18:22 "When a
prophet speaks in the name of the LORD, if the thing does not come about or
come true, that is the thing which the LORD has not spoken. The prophet has
spoken it presumptuously; you shall not be afraid of him.
NAS Deuteronomy 22:20 "But if this
charge is true, that the girl was not found a virgin,
NAS Ruth 3:12 "And now it
is true I am a close relative; however, there is a relative closer than I.
NAS 1 Samuel 9:6 And he said to
him, "Behold now, there is a man of God in this city, and the man is held
in honor; all that he says surely comes true. Now let us go there, perhaps he
can tell us about our journey on which we have set out."
NAS 1 Samuel 15:17 And Samuel said,
"Is it not true, though you were little in your own eyes, you were made
the head of the tribes of Israel? And the LORD anointed you king over
Israel,
NAS 1 Kings 10:6 Then she said to
the king, "It was a true report which I heard in my own land about your
words and your wisdom.
NAS 2 Chronicles 9:5 Then she said to
the king, "It was a true report which I heard in my own land about your
words and your wisdom.
♠NAS 2 Chronicles 15:3 "And for
many days Israel was without the true God and without a teaching priest and
without law.
♠NAS 2 Chronicles 31:20 And thus Hezekiah
did throughout all Judah; and he did what was good, right, and true
before the LORD his God.
NAS Nehemiah 9:13 "Then Thou
didst come down on Mount Sinai, And didst speak with them from heaven; Thou
didst give to them just ordinances and true laws, Good statutes and
commandments.
♠NAS Psalm 19:9 The fear of the
LORD is clean, enduring forever; The judgments of the LORD are true; they are
righteous altogether.
NAS Proverbs 11:18 The wicked earns
deceptive wages, But he who sows righteousness gets a true reward.
NAS Isaiah 43:9 All the nations
have gathered together In order that the peoples may be assembled. Who among
them can declare this And proclaim to us the former things? Let them present
their witnesses that they may be justified, Or let them hear
and say, "It is true."
NAS Jeremiah 10:10 But the LORD is
the true God; He is the living God and the everlasting King. At His wrath the
earth quakes, And the nations cannot endure His indignation.
NAS Jeremiah 42:5 Then they said to
Jeremiah, "May the LORD be a true and faithful witness against us, if we
do not act in accordance with the whole message with which the LORD your God
will send you to us.
♠NAS Ezekiel 18:8 if he does not
lend money on interest or take increase, if he keeps his hand
from iniquity, and executes true justice between man and man,
NAS Daniel 2:45 "Inasmuch as
you saw that a stone was cut out of the mountain without hands and that it
crushed the iron, the bronze, the clay, the silver, and the gold, the great God
has made known to the king what will take place in the future; so the dream is
true, and its interpretation is trustworthy."
NAS Daniel 3:14 Nebuchadnezzar
responded and said to them, "Is it true, Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego, that you do not serve my gods or worship the golden
image that I have set up?
♠NAS Daniel 4:37 "Now I
Nebuchadnezzar praise, exalt, and honor the King of heaven, for all His works
are true and His ways just, and He is able to humble those who walk in
pride."
NAS Daniel 6:12 Then they
approached and spoke before the king about the king's injunction, "Did you
not sign an injunction that any man who makes a petition to any god or man
besides you, O king, for thirty days, is to be cast into the lions' den?"
The king answered and said, "The statement is true, according to the law
of the Medes and Persians, which may not be revoked."
NAS Daniel 8:26 "And the
vision of the evenings and mornings Which has been told is true; But keep the
vision secret, For it pertains to many days in the future."
NAS Daniel 10:1 In the third year
of Cyrus king of Persia a message was revealed to Daniel, who was named Belteshazzar; and the message was true and one of great
conflict, but he understood the message and had an understanding of the vision.
NAS Zechariah 7:9 "Thus has
the LORD of hosts said, 'Dispense true justice, and practice kindness and
compassion each to his brother;
NAS Malachi 2:6 "True
instruction was in his mouth, and unrighteousness was not found on his lips; he
walked with Me in peace and uprightness, and he turned many back from iniquity.
NAS Luke 16:11 "If
therefore you have not been faithful in the use of unrighteous mammon,
who will entrust the true riches to you?
♠NAS John 1:9 There was the
true light which, coming into the world, enlightens every man.
♠NAS John 3:33 "He who has
received His witness has set his seal to this, that God is true.
♠NAS John 4:23 "But an hour
is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers shall worship the Father in
spirit and truth; for such people the Father seeks to be His worshipers.
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"For in this case the saying is true, 'One sows, and another
reaps.'
NAS John 5:31 "If I alone
bear witness of Myself, My testimony is not true.
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"There is another who bears witness of Me, and I know that the testimony
which He bears of Me is true.
NAS John 6:32 Jesus therefore
said to them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, it is not Moses who has given
you the bread out of heaven, but it is My Father who gives you the true bread
out of heaven.
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"For My flesh is true food, and My blood is true drink.
NAS John 7:18 "He who
speaks from himself seeks his own glory; but He who is seeking the glory of the
One who sent Him, He is true, and there is no unrighteousness in Him.
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Jesus therefore cried out in the temple, teaching and saying, "You both know
Me and know where I am from; and I have not come of Myself, but He who sent Me
is true, whom you do not know.
NAS John 8:13 The Pharisees
therefore said to Him, "You are bearing witness of Yourself; Your witness
is not true."
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Jesus answered and said to them, "Even if I bear witness of Myself, My
witness is true; for I know where I came from, and where I am going; but you do
not know where I come from, or where I am going.
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"But even if I do judge, My judgment is true; for I am not alone in it,
but I and He who sent Me.
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"Even in your law it has been written, that the testimony of two men is
true.
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"I have many things to speak and to judge concerning you, but He who sent
Me is true; and the things which I heard from Him, these I speak to the
world."
NAS John 10:41 And many came to
Him and were saying, "While John performed no sign, yet everything John
said about this man was true."
NAS John 15:1 "I am the
true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser.
NAS John 17:3 "And this is
eternal life, that they may know Thee, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom
Thou hast sent.
NAS John 19:35 And he who has
seen has borne witness, and his witness is true; and he knows that he is
telling the truth, so that you also may believe.
NAS John 21:24 This is the
disciple who bears witness of these things, and wrote these things; and we know
that his witness is true.
NAS Acts 11:23 Then when he had
come and witnessed the grace of God, he rejoiced and began to encourage
them all with resolute heart to remain true to the Lord;
NAS Acts 25:11 "If then I
am a wrongdoer, and have committed anything worthy of death, I do not refuse to
die; but if none of those things is true of which these men accuse me,
no one can hand me over to them. I appeal to Caesar."
NAS Romans 3:4 May it never be!
Rather, let God be found true, though every man be found a liar, as it
is written, "That Thou mightest be justified in
Thy words, And mightest prevail when Thou art
judged."
NAS 2 Corinthians 6:8 by glory and
dishonor, by evil report and good report; regarded as deceivers and yet
true;
NAS 2 Corinthians
12:12 The signs of a true apostle were performed among you with all
perseverance, by signs and wonders and miracles.
NAS Philippians 3:3 for we are the true
circumcision, who worship in the Spirit of God and glory in Christ Jesus
and put no confidence in the flesh,
NAS Philippians 4:3 Indeed, true
comrade, I ask you also to help these women who have shared my struggle in the
cause of the gospel, together with Clement also, and the rest of my fellow
workers, whose names are in the book of life.
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Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right,
whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is
any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, let your mind dwell on these
things.
NAS Colossians 2:2 that their hearts
may be encouraged, having been knit together in love, and attaining to
all the wealth that comes from the full assurance of understanding, resulting
in a true knowledge of God's mystery, that is, Christ Himself,
NAS Colossians 3:10 and have put on
the new self who is being renewed to a true knowledge according to the image of
the One who created him
NAS 1 Thessalonians
1:9
For they themselves report about us what kind of a reception we had with you,
and how you turned to God from idols to serve a living and true God,
NAS 1 Timothy 1:2 to Timothy, my
true child in the faith: Grace, mercy and peace from God the
Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
NAS Titus 1:4 to Titus, my true
child in a common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus
our Savior.
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This testimony is true. For this cause reprove them severely that they may be
sound in the faith,
NAS Hebrews 8:2 a minister in the
sanctuary, and in the true tabernacle, which the Lord pitched, not man.
NAS Hebrews 9:24 For Christ did
not enter a holy place made with hands, a mere copy of the true one, but
into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us;
NAS 1 Peter 5:12 Through Silvanus,
our faithful brother (for so I regard him), I have written to you
briefly, exhorting and testifying that this is the true grace of God. Stand
firm in it!
NAS 2 Peter 1:3 seeing that His
divine power has granted to us everything pertaining to life and godliness,
through the true knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and
excellence.
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For if these qualities are yours and are increasing, they render you
neither useless nor unfruitful in the true knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
NAS 2 Peter 2:22 It has happened
to them according to the true proverb, "A dog returns to its own
vomit," and, "A sow, after washing, returns to wallowing in
the mire."
NAS 1 John 2:8 On the other
hand, I am writing a new commandment to you, which is true in Him and in you,
because the darkness is passing away, and the true light is already shining.
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And as for you, the anointing which you received from Him abides in you, and
you have no need for anyone to teach you; but as His anointing teaches you
about all things, and is true and is not a lie, and just as it has taught you,
you abide in Him.
NAS 1 John 5:20 And we know that
the Son of God has come, and has given us understanding, in order that we might
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.
NAS 3 John 1:12 Demetrius has
received a good testimony from everyone, and from the truth itself; and
we also bear witness, and you know that our witness is true.
NAS Revelation 3:7 "And to the
angel of the church in Philadelphia write: He who is holy, who is true, who has
the key of David, who opens and no one will shut, and who shuts and no one
opens, says this:
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"And to the angel of the church in Laodicea write: The Amen, the faithful
and true Witness, the Beginning of the creation of God, says this:
NAS Revelation 6:10 and they cried
out with a loud voice, saying, "How long, O Lord, holy and true, wilt Thou
refrain from judging and avenging our blood on those who dwell on the
earth?"
NAS Revelation 15:3 And they sang the
song of Moses the bond-servant of God and the song of the Lamb, saying,
"Great and marvelous are Thy works, O Lord God, the Almighty; Righteous
and true are Thy ways, Thou King of the nations.
NAS Revelation 16:7 And I heard the
altar saying, "Yes, O Lord God, the Almighty, true and righteous are Thy
judgments."
NAS Revelation 19:2 because His
judgments are true and righteous; for He has judged the great harlot who was
corrupting the earth with her immorality, and He has avenged the blood of His
bond-servants on her."
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And he said to me, "Write, 'Blessed are those who are invited to the
marriage supper of the Lamb.'" And he said to me, "These are true
words of God."
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And I saw heaven opened; and behold, a white horse, and He who sat upon it is
called Faithful and True; and in righteousness He judges and wages war.
NAS Revelation 21:5 And He who sits
on the throne said, "Behold, I am making all things new." And He
said, "Write, for these words are faithful and true."
NAS Revelation 22:6 And he said to
me, "These words are faithful and true"; and the Lord, the God of the
spirits of the prophets, sent His angel to show to His bond-servants the things
which must shortly take place.
Truth
NAS Genesis 24:27 And he said,
"Blessed be the LORD, the God of my master Abraham, who has not forsaken
His lovingkindness and His truth toward my master; as
for me, the LORD has guided me in the way to the house of my master's
brothers."
NAS Genesis 42:16 "Send one of
you that he may get your brother, while you remain confined, that your words
may be tested, whether there is truth in you. But if not, by the life of
Pharaoh, surely you are spies."
NAS Exodus 18:21
"Furthermore, you shall select out of all the people able men who fear
God, men of truth, those who hate dishonest gain; and you shall place these over
them, as leaders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties and of tens.
NAS Exodus 34:6 Then the LORD
passed by in front of him and proclaimed, "The LORD, the LORD God,
compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in lovingkindness
and truth;
NAS Joshua 2:12 "Now
therefore, please swear to me by the LORD, since I have dealt kindly with you,
that you also will deal kindly with my father's household, and give me a pledge
of truth,
NAS Joshua 24:14 "Now,
therefore, fear the LORD and serve Him in sincerity and truth; and put away the
gods which your fathers served beyond the River and in Egypt, and serve the
LORD.
NAS Judges 9:15 "And the
bramble said to the trees, 'If in truth you are anointing me as king over you,
come and take refuge in my shade; but if not, may fire come out from the
bramble and consume the cedars of Lebanon.'
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"Now therefore, if you have dealt in truth and integrity in making Abimelech king, and if you have dealt well with Jerubbaal and his house, and have dealt with him as he
deserved--
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if then you have dealt in truth and integrity with Jerubbaal
and his house this day, rejoice in Abimelech, and let
him also rejoice in you.
NAS 1 Samuel 12:24 "Only fear
the LORD and serve Him in truth with all your heart; for consider what great things
He has done for you.
NAS 2 Samuel 2:6 "And now may
the LORD show lovingkindness and truth to you; and I
also will show this goodness to you, because you have done this thing.
NAS 2 Samuel 7:28 "And now, O
Lord God, Thou art God, and Thy words are truth, and Thou hast promised this
good thing to Thy servant.
NAS 2 Samuel 15:20 "You came only
yesterday, and shall I today make you wander with us, while I go where I
will? Return and take back your brothers; mercy and truth be with you."
NAS 1 Kings 2:4 so that the LORD
may carry out His promise which He spoke concerning me, saying, 'If your sons
are careful of their way, to walk before Me in truth with all their heart and
with all their soul, you shall not lack a man on the throne of Israel.'
NAS 1 Kings 3:6 Then Solomon
said, "Thou hast shown great lovingkindness to
Thy servant David my father, according as he walked before Thee in truth and
righteousness and uprightness of heart toward Thee; and Thou hast reserved for
him this great lovingkindness, that Thou hast given
him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this day.
NAS 1 Kings 17:24 Then the woman
said to Elijah, "Now I know that you are a man of God, and that the word
of the LORD in your mouth is truth."
NAS 1 Kings 22:16 Then the king
said to him, "How many times must I adjure you to speak to me nothing but
the truth in the name of the LORD?"
NAS 2 Kings 20:3 "Remember
now, O LORD, I beseech Thee, how I have walked before Thee in truth and with a
whole heart, and have done what is good in Thy sight." And Hezekiah wept
bitterly.
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Then Hezekiah said to Isaiah, "The word of the LORD which you have spoken
is good." For he thought, "Is it not so, if there shall be peace and
truth in my days?"
NAS 2 Chronicles 18:15 Then the king
said to him, "How many times must I adjure you to speak to me nothing but
the truth in the name of the LORD?"
NAS Esther 9:30 And he sent
letters to all the Jews, to the 127 provinces of the kingdom of Ahasuerus, namely, words of peace and truth,
NAS Job 9:2 "In truth I
know that this is so, But how can a man be in the right before God?
NAS Psalm 15:2 He who walks with
integrity, and works righteousness, And speaks truth in his heart.
NAS Psalm 25:5 Lead me in Thy
truth and teach me, For Thou art the God of my salvation; For Thee I wait all
the day.
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All the paths of the LORD are lovingkindness and
truth To those who keep His covenant and His testimonies.
NAS Psalm 26:3 For Thy lovingkindness is before my eyes, And I have walked in Thy
truth.
NAS Psalm 31:5 Into Thy hand I
commit my spirit; Thou hast ransomed me, O LORD, God of truth.
NAS Psalm 40:10 I have not hidden
Thy righteousness within my heart; I have spoken of Thy faithfulness and Thy
salvation; I have not concealed Thy lovingkindness
and Thy truth from the great congregation.
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Thou, O LORD, wilt not withhold Thy compassion from me; Thy lovingkindness
and Thy truth will continually preserve me.
NAS Psalm 43:3 O send out Thy
light and Thy truth, let them lead me; Let them bring me to Thy holy hill, And
to Thy dwelling places.
NAS Psalm 45:4 And in Thy
majesty ride on victoriously, For the cause of truth and meekness and righteousness;
Let Thy right hand teach Thee awesome things.
NAS Psalm 51:6 Behold, Thou dost
desire truth in the innermost being, And in the hidden part Thou wilt make me
know wisdom.
NAS Psalm 57:3 He will send from
heaven and save me; He reproaches him who tramples upon me. Selah. God will
send forth His lovingkindness and His truth.
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For Thy lovingkindness is great to the heavens, And
Thy truth to the clouds.
NAS Psalm 60:4 Thou hast given a
banner to those who fear Thee, That it may be displayed because of the truth.
Selah.
NAS Psalm 61:7 He will abide
before God forever; Appoint lovingkindness and truth,
that they may preserve him.
NAS Psalm 69:13 But as for me, my
prayer is to Thee, O LORD, at an acceptable time; O God, in the greatness of
Thy lovingkindness, Answer me with Thy saving truth.
NAS Psalm 71:22 I will also
praise Thee with a harp, Even Thy truth, O my God; To Thee I will sing
praises with the lyre, O Thou Holy One of Israel.
NAS Psalm 85:10 Lovingkindness and truth have met together; Righteousness
and peace have kissed each other.
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Truth springs from the earth; And righteousness looks down from heaven.
NAS Psalm 86:11 Teach me Thy way,
O LORD; I will walk in Thy truth; Unite my heart to fear Thy name.
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But Thou, O Lord, art a God merciful and gracious, Slow to anger and abundant
in lovingkindness and truth.
NAS Psalm 89:14 Righteousness and
justice are the foundation of Thy throne; Lovingkindness
and truth go before Thee.
NAS Psalm 108:4 For Thy lovingkindness is great above the heavens; And Thy truth reaches
to the skies.
NAS Psalm 111:7 The works of His
hands are truth and justice; All His precepts are sure.
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They are upheld forever and ever; They are performed in truth and uprightness.
NAS Psalm 115:1 Not to us, O
LORD, not to us, But to Thy name give glory Because of Thy lovingkindness,
because of Thy truth.
NAS Psalm 117:2 For His lovingkindness is great toward us, And the truth of the
LORD is everlasting. Praise the LORD!
NAS Psalm 119:43 And do not take
the word of truth utterly out of my mouth, For I wait for Thine
ordinances.
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Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, And Thy law is truth.
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Thou art near, O LORD, And all Thy commandments are truth.
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The sum of Thy word is truth, And every one of Thy righteous ordinances is
everlasting.
NAS Psalm 132:11 The LORD has
sworn to David, A truth from which He will not turn back; "Of the fruit of
your body I will set upon your throne.
NAS Psalm 138:2 I will bow down
toward Thy holy temple, And give thanks to Thy name for Thy lovingkindness
and Thy truth; For Thou hast magnified Thy word according to all Thy name.
NAS Psalm 145:18 The LORD is near
to all who call upon Him, To all who call upon Him in truth.
NAS Proverbs 3:3 Do not let
kindness and truth leave you; Bind them around your neck, Write them on the
tablet of your heart.
NAS Proverbs 8:7 "For my
mouth will utter truth; And wickedness is an abomination to my lips.
NAS Proverbs 12:17 He who speaks
truth tells what is right, But a false witness, deceit.
NAS Proverbs 14:22 Will they not go
astray who devise evil? But kindness and truth will be to those who
devise good.
NAS Proverbs 16:6 By lovingkindness and truth iniquity is atoned for, And by the
fear of the LORD one keeps away from evil.
NAS Proverbs 20:28 Loyalty and truth
preserve the king, And he upholds his throne by righteousness.
NAS Proverbs 21:28 A false witness
will perish, But the man who listens to the truth will speak forever.
NAS Proverbs 22:21 To make you know
the certainty of the words of truth That you may correctly answer to him who
sent you?
NAS Proverbs 23:23 Buy truth, and do
not sell it, Get wisdom and instruction and understanding.
NAS Proverbs 29:14 If a king judges
the poor with truth, His throne will be established forever.
NAS Ecclesiastes 12:10 The Preacher
sought to find delightful words and to write words of truth correctly.
NAS Isaiah 29:24 "And those
who err in mind will know the truth, And those who criticize will accept
instruction.
NAS Isaiah 32:4 And the mind of
the hasty will discern the truth, And the tongue of the stammerers
will hasten to speak clearly.
NAS Isaiah 38:3 and said,
"Remember now, O LORD, I beseech Thee, how I have walked before Thee in
truth and with a whole heart, and have done what is good in Thy sight."
And Hezekiah wept bitterly.
NAS Isaiah 39:8 Then Hezekiah
said to Isaiah, "The word of the LORD which you have spoken is good."
For he thought, "For there will be peace and truth in my days."
NAS Isaiah 48:1 "Hear this,
O house of Jacob, who are named Israel And who came forth from the loins of
Judah, Who swear by the name of the LORD And invoke the God of Israel, But not
in truth nor in righteousness.
NAS Isaiah 59:14 And justice is
turned back, And righteousness stands far away; For truth has stumbled in the
street, And uprightness cannot enter.
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Yes, truth is lacking; And he who turns aside from evil makes himself a prey.
Now the LORD saw, And it was displeasing in His sight that there was no
justice.
NAS Isaiah 65:16 "Because he
who is blessed in the earth Shall be blessed by the God of truth; And he who
swears in the earth Shall swear by the God of truth; Because the former
troubles are forgotten, And because they are hidden from My sight!
NAS Jeremiah 4:2 And you will
swear, 'As the LORD lives,' In truth, in justice, and in righteousness; Then
the nations will bless themselves in Him, And in Him they will glory."
NAS Jeremiah 5:1 "Roam to and
fro through the streets of Jerusalem, And look now, and take note. And seek in
her open squares, If you can find a man, If there is one who does justice, who
seeks truth, Then I will pardon her.
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O LORD, do not Thine eyes look for truth? Thou hast
smitten them, But they did not weaken; Thou hast consumed them, But they
refused to take correction. They have made their faces harder than rock; They
have refused to repent.
NAS Jeremiah 7:28 "And you
shall say to them, 'This is the nation that did not obey the voice of the LORD
their God or accept correction; truth has perished and has been cut off from
their mouth.
NAS Jeremiah 9:3 "And they
bend their tongue like their bow; Lies and not truth prevail in the
land; For they proceed from evil to evil, And they do not know Me,"
declares the LORD.
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"And everyone deceives his neighbor, And does not speak the truth, They
have taught their tongue to speak lies; They weary themselves committing
iniquity.
NAS Jeremiah 23:28 "The prophet
who has a dream may relate his dream, but let him who has My word speak
My word in truth. What does straw have in common with grain?"
declares the LORD.
NAS Jeremiah 33:6 'Behold, I will
bring to it health and healing, and I will heal them; and I will reveal to them
an abundance of peace and truth.
NAS Daniel 8:12 And on account of
transgression the host will be given over to the horn along with the
regular sacrifice; and it will fling truth to the ground and perform its
will and prosper.
NAS Daniel 9:13 "As it is
written in the law of Moses, all this calamity has come on us; yet we have not
sought the favor of the LORD our God by turning from our iniquity and giving
attention to Thy truth.
NAS Daniel 10:21 "However, I
will tell you what is inscribed in the writing of truth. Yet there is no one
who stands firmly with me against these forces except Michael your
prince.
NAS Daniel 11:2 "And now I
will tell you the truth. Behold, three more kings are going to arise in Persia.
Then a fourth will gain far more riches than all of them; as soon as he
becomes strong through his riches, he will arouse the whole empire against
the realm of Greece.
NAS Micah 7:20 Thou wilt give
truth to Jacob Andunchanging love to Abraham,
Which Thou didst swear to our forefathers From the days of old.
NAS Zechariah 8:3 "Thus says
the LORD, 'I will return to Zion and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem. Then
Jerusalem will be called the City of Truth, and the mountain of the LORD of
hosts will be called the Holy Mountain.'
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and I will bring them back, and they will live in the midst of
Jerusalem, and they will be My people and I will be their God in truth and
righteousness.'
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'These are the things which you should do: speak the truth to one another;
judge with truth and judgment for peace in your gates.
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"Thus says the LORD of hosts, 'The fast of the fourth, the fast of the
fifth, the fast of the seventh, and the fast of the tenth months will
become joy, gladness, and cheerful feasts for the house of Judah; so love truth
and peace.'
NAS Matthew 22:16 And they sent
their disciples to Him, along with the Herodians,
saying, "Teacher, we know that You are truthful and teach the way of God
in truth, and defer to no one; for You are not partial to any.
NAS Mark 5:33 But the woman
fearing and trembling, aware of what had happened to her, came and fell down
before Him, and told Him the whole truth.
NAS Mark 12:14 And they came and
said to Him, "Teacher, we know that You are truthful, and defer to no one;
for You are not partial to any, but teach the way of God in truth. Is it lawful
to pay a poll-tax to Caesar, or not?
NAS Luke 1:4 so that you might
know the exact truth about the things you have been taught.
NAS Luke 4:25 "But I say
to you in truth, there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when
the sky was shut up for three years and six months, when a great famine came
over all the land;
NAS Luke 20:21 And they
questioned Him, saying, "Teacher, we know that You speak and teach
correctly, and You are not partial to any, but teach the way of God in truth.
NAS John 1:14 And the Word
became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, glory as of the only
begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth.
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For the Law was given through Moses; grace and truth were realized through
Jesus Christ.
NAS John 3:21 "But he who
practices the truth comes to the light, that his deeds may be manifested as having
been wrought in God."
NAS John 4:23 "But an hour
is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers shall worship the Father in
spirit and truth; for such people the Father seeks to be His worshipers.
24
"God is spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and
truth."
NAS John 5:33 "You have
sent to John, and he has borne witness to the truth.
NAS John 6:14 When therefore
the people saw the sign which He had performed, they said, "This is of a
truth the Prophet who is to come into the world."
NAS John 8:32 and you shall
know the truth, and the truth shall make you free."
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"But as it is, you are seeking to kill Me, a man who has told you the
truth, which I heard from God; this Abraham did not do.
44
"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 does not stand in the
truth, because there is no truth in him. Whenever he speaks a lie, he speaks
from his own nature; for he is a liar, and the father of lies.
45
"But because I speak the truth, you do not believe Me.
46
"Which one of you convicts Me of sin? If I speak truth, why do you not
believe Me?
NAS John 14:6 Jesus said to
him, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the
Father, but through Me.
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that is the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it
does not behold Him or know Him, but you know Him because He abides with
you, and will be in you.
NAS John 15:26 "When the
Helper comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, that is the
Spirit of truth, who proceeds from the Father, He will bear witness of Me,
NAS John 16:7 "But I tell
you the truth, it is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away,
the Helper shall not come to you; but if I go, I will send Him to you.
13
"But when He, the Spirit of truth, comes, He will guide you into all the
truth; for He will not speak on His own initiative, but whatever He hears, He
will speak; and He will disclose to you what is to come.
NAS John 17:17 "Sanctify
them in the truth; Thy word is truth.
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"And for their sakes I sanctify Myself, that they themselves also may be
sanctified in truth.
NAS John 18:37 Pilate therefore
said to Him, "So You are a king?" Jesus answered, "You say correctly
that I am a king. For this I have been born, and for this I have come into
the world, to bear witness to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth hears My
voice."
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Pilate said to Him, "What is truth?" And when he had said this, he
went out again to the Jews, and said to them, "I find no guilt in Him.
NAS John 19:35 And he who has
seen has borne witness, and his witness is true; and he knows that he is
telling the truth, so that you also may believe.
NAS Acts 26:25 But Paul said,
"I am not out of my mind, most excellent Festus, but I utter words of
sober truth.
NAS Romans 1:18 For the wrath of
God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men,
who suppress the truth in unrighteousness,
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For they exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served the
creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen.
NAS Romans 2:8 but to those who
are selfishly ambitious and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness,
wrath and indignation.
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a corrector of the foolish, a teacher of the immature, having in the Law the
embodiment of knowledge and of the truth,
NAS Romans 3:7 But if through my
lie the truth of God abounded to His glory, why am I also still being judged as
a sinner?
NAS Romans 9:1 I am telling the
truth in Christ, I am not lying, my conscience bearing me witness in the Holy
Spirit,
NAS Romans 15:8 For I say that
Christ has become a servant to the circumcision on behalf of the truth of God
to confirm the promises given to the fathers,
NAS 1 Corinthians 5:8 Let us therefore
celebrate the feast, not with old leaven, nor with the leaven of malice and
wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.
NAS 1 Corinthians 13:6 does not rejoice
in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth;
NAS 2 Corinthians 4:2 but we have
renounced the things hidden because of shame, not walking in craftiness or
adulterating the word of God, but by the manifestation of truth commending
ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God.
NAS 2 Corinthians 6:7 in the word of
truth, in the power of God; by the weapons of righteousness for the right hand
and the left,
NAS 2 Corinthians 7:14 For if in
anything I have boasted to him about you, I was not put to shame; but as we
spoke all things to you in truth, so also our boasting before Titus proved to
be the truth.
NAS 2 Corinthians
11:10 As the truth of Christ is in me, this boasting of mine will not be
stopped in the regions of Achaia.
NAS 2 Corinthians 12:6 For if I do wish
to boast I shall not be foolish, for I shall be speaking the truth; but I
refrain from this, so that no one may credit me with more than he sees in
me or hears from me.
NAS 2 Corinthians 13:8 For we can do
nothing against the truth, but only for the truth.
NAS Galatians 2:5 But we did not
yield in subjection to them for even an hour, so that the truth of the gospel
might remain with you.
14
But when I saw that they were not straightforward about the truth of the
gospel, I said to Cephas in the presence of all,
"If you, being a Jew, live like the Gentiles and not like the Jews, how is
it that you compel the Gentiles to live like Jews?
♠NAS Galatians 4:16 Have I therefore
become your enemy by telling you the truth?
NAS Galatians 5:7 You were running
well; who hindered you from obeying the truth?
NAS Ephesians 1:13 In Him, you also,
after listening to the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation-- having
also believed, you were sealed in Him with the Holy Spirit of promise,
NAS Ephesians 4:15 but speaking the
truth in love, we are to grow up in all aspects into Him, who is the
head, even Christ,
21
if indeed you have heard Him and have been taught in Him, just as truth is in
Jesus,
24
and put on the new self, which in the likeness of God has been created
in righteousness and holiness of the truth.
25
Therefore, laying aside falsehood, speak truth, each one of you, with
his neighbor, for we are members of one another.
NAS Ephesians 5:9 (for the fruit of
the light consists in all goodness and righteousness and truth),
NAS Ephesians 6:14 Stand firm
therefore, having girded your loins with truth, and having put on the
breastplate of righteousness,
NAS Philippians 1:18 What then? Only
that in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is proclaimed; and
in this I rejoice, yes, and I will rejoice.
NAS Colossians 1:5 because of the
hope laid up for you in heaven, of which you previously heard in the word of
truth, the gospel,
6
which has come to you, just as in all the world also it is constantly bearing
fruit and increasing, even as it has been doing in you also since the
day you heard of it and understood the grace of God in truth;
NAS 2 Thessalonians
2:10 and with all the deception of wickedness for those who perish, because
they did not receive the love of the truth so as to be saved.
12
in order that they all may be judged who did not believe the truth, but took
pleasure in wickedness.
13
But we should always give thanks to God for you, brethren beloved by the Lord,
because God has chosen you from the beginning for salvation through sanctification
by the Spirit and faith in the truth.
NAS 1 Timothy 2:4 who desires all
men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.
7
And for this I was appointed a preacher and an apostle (I am telling the truth,
I am not lying) as a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.
NAS 1 Timothy 3:15 but in case I am
delayed, I write so that you may know how one ought to conduct himself
in the household of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and
support of the truth.
NAS 1 Timothy 4:3 men who
forbid marriage and advocate abstaining from foods, which God has
created to be gratefully shared in by those who believe and know the truth.
NAS 1 Timothy 6:5 and constant
friction between men of depraved mind and deprived of the truth, who suppose
that godliness is a means of gain.
NAS 2 Timothy 2:15 Be diligent to
present yourself approved to God as a workman who does not need to be ashamed,
handling accurately the word of truth.
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men who have gone astray from the truth saying that the resurrection has
already taken place, and thus they upset the faith of some.
25
with gentleness correcting those who are in opposition, if perhaps God may
grant them repentance leading to the knowledge of the truth,
NAS 2 Timothy 3:7 always learning
and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.
8
And just as Jannes and Jambres
opposed Moses, so these men also oppose the truth, men of depraved mind,
rejected as regards the faith.
NAS 2 Timothy 4:4 and will turn
away their ears from the truth, and will turn aside to myths.
NAS Titus 1:1 Paul, a
bond-servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, for the faith of those
chosen of God and the knowledge of the truth which is according to godliness,
14
not paying attention to Jewish myths and commandments of men who turn away from
the truth.
NAS Hebrews 10:26 For if we go on
sinning willfully after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer
remains a sacrifice for sins,
NAS James 1:18 In the exercise
of His will He brought us forth by the word of truth, so that we might be, as
it were, the first fruits among His creatures.
NAS James 3:14 But if you have
bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your heart, do not be arrogant and so
lie against the truth.
NAS James 5:19 My brethren, if
any among you strays from the truth, and one turns him back,
NAS 1 Peter 1:22 Since you have in
obedience to the truth purified your souls for a sincere love of the brethren,
fervently love one another from the heart,
NAS 2 Peter 1:12 Therefore, I
shall always be ready to remind you of these things, even though you already
know them, and have been established in the truth which is present
with you.
NAS 2 Peter 2:2 And many will
follow their sensuality, and because of them the way of the truth will be
maligned;
NAS 1 John 1:6 If we say that we
have fellowship with Him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not
practice the truth;
8
If we say that we have no sin, we are deceiving ourselves, and the truth is not
in us.
NAS 1 John 2:4 The one who says,
"I have come to know Him," and does not keep His commandments, is a
liar, and the truth is not in him;
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I have not written to you because you do not know the truth, but because you do
know it, and because no lie is of the truth.
NAS 1 John 3:18 Little children,
let us not love with word or with tongue, but in deed and truth.
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We shall know by this that we are of the truth, and shall assure our heart
before Him,
NAS 1 John 4:6 We are from God;
he who knows God listens to us; he who is not from God does not listen to us.
By this we know the spirit of truth and the spirit of error.
NAS 1 John 5:7 And it is the
Spirit who bears witness, because the Spirit is the truth.
NAS 2 John 1:1 The elder to the
chosen lady and her children, whom I love in truth; and not only I, but also
all who know the truth,
2
for the sake of the truth which abides in us and will be with us forever:
3
Grace, mercy and peace will be with us, from God the Father and from
Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love.
4
I was very glad to find some of your children walking in truth, just as
we have received commandment to do from the Father.
NAS 3 John 1:1 The elder to the
beloved Gaius, whom I love in truth.
3
For I was very glad when brethren came and bore witness to your truth, that
is, how you are walking in truth.
4
I have no greater joy than this, to hear of my children walking in the truth.
8
Therefore we ought to support such men, that we may be fellow workers with the
truth.
12
Demetrius has received a good testimony from everyone, and from the
truth itself; and we also bear witness, and you know that our witness is true.
Truthful
NAS Proverbs 12:19 Truthful lips
will be established forever, But a lying tongue is only for a moment.
NAS Proverbs 14:25 A truthful
witness saves lives, But he who speaks lies is treacherous.
NAS Matthew 22:16 And they sent
their disciples to Him, along with the Herodians,
saying, "Teacher, we know that You are truthful and teach the way of God
in truth, and defer to no one; for You are not partial to any.
NAS Mark 12:14 And they came and
said to Him, "Teacher, we know that You are truthful, and defer to no one;
for You are not partial to any, but teach the way of God in truth. Is it lawful
to pay a poll-tax to Caesar, or not?