Truth
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Saints should worship God in
John 4:24; Ps 145:18
24 God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.
John 4:2418 The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth.
Psalms 145:18 -
Serve God in
Josh 24:14; 1 Sam 12:24
14 Now therefore fear the LORD, and serve him in sincerity and in truth: and put away the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the flood, and in Egypt; and serve ye the LORD.
Joshua 24:1424 Only fear the LORD, and serve him in truth with all your heart: for consider how great things he hath done for you.
1 Samuel 12:24 -
Walk in the presence of God in
1 Kgs 2:4; 2 Kgs 20:3
4 That the LORD may continue his word which he spake concerning me, saying, If thy children take heed to their way, to walk before me in truth with all their heart and with all their soul, there shall not fail thee (said he) a man on the throne of Israel.
1 Kings 2:43 I beseech thee, O LORD, remember now how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in thy sight. And Hezekiah wept sore.
2 Kings 20:3 -
Keep religious feasts with
1 Cor 5:8
8 Therefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, neither with the leaven of malice and wickedness; but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.
1 Corinthians 5:8 -
Esteem, as inestimable
Prov 23:23
23 Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.
Proverbs 23:23 -
Love
Zech 8:19
19 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; The fast of the fourth month, and the fast of the fifth, and the fast of the seventh, and the fast of the tenth, shall be to the house of Judah joy and gladness, and cheerful feasts; therefore love the truth and peace.
Zechariah 8:19 -
Rejoice in
1 Cor 13:6
6 Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;
1 Corinthians 13:6 -
Speak, to one another
Zech 8:16; Eph 4:25
16 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 8:1625 Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.
Ephesians 4:25 -
Execute judgment with
Zech 8:16
16 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 -
Meditate upon
Phil 4:8
8 Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.
Philippians 4:8 -
Bind, around the neck
Prov 3:3
3 Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart:
Proverbs 3:3 -
Write, upon the tables of the heart
Prov 3:3
3 Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart:
Proverbs 3:3 -
The fruit of the Spirit is in
Eph 5:9
9 (For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;)
Ephesians 5:9 -
God’s servants should speak
2 Cor 12:6; Gal 4:16
6 For though I would desire to glory, I shall not be a fool; for I will say the truth: but now I forbear, lest any man should think of me above that which he seeth me to be, or that he heareth of me.
2 Corinthians 12:616 Am I therefore become your enemy, because I tell you the truth?
Galatians 4:16 -
Teach in
1 Tim 2:7
7 Whereunto I am ordained a preacher, and an apostle, (I speak the truth in Christ, and lie not;) a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and verity.
1 Timothy 2:7 -
Approve themselves by
2 Cor 6:7, 8
7 By the word of truth, by the power of God, by the armour of righteousness on the right hand and on the left,
2 Corinthians 6:78 By honour and dishonour, by evil report and good report: as deceivers, and yet true;
2 Corinthians 6:8 -
Magistrates should be men of
Ex 18:21
21 Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, and rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens:
Exodus 18:21 -
Kings are preserved by
Prov 20:28
28 Mercy and truth preserve the king: and his throne is upholden by mercy.
Proverbs 20:28 -
They who speak, show forth righteousness
Prov 12:17
17 He that speaketh truth sheweth forth righteousness: but a false witness deceit.
Proverbs 12:17 -
Those who speak, are the delight of God
Prov 12:22
22 Lying lips are abomination to the LORD: but they that deal truly are his delight.
Proverbs 12:22 - The evil people
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Are destitute of
Hos 4:1
1 Hear the word of the LORD, ye children of Israel: for the LORD hath a controversy with the inhabitants of the land, because there is no truth, nor mercy, nor knowledge of God in the land.
Hosea 4:1 -
Speak not
Jer 9:5
5 And they will deceive every one his neighbour, and will not speak the truth: they have taught their tongue to speak lies, and weary themselves to commit iniquity.
Jeremiah 9:5 -
Uphold not
Isa 59:14, 15
14 And judgment is turned away backward, and justice standeth afar off: for truth is fallen in the street, and equity cannot enter.
Isaiah 59:1415 Yea, truth faileth; and he that departeth from evil maketh himself a prey: and the LORD saw it, and it displeased him that there was no judgment.
Isaiah 59:15 -
Plead not for
Isa 59:4
4 None calleth for justice, nor any pleadeth for truth: they trust in vanity, and speak lies; they conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity.
Isaiah 59:4 -
Are not valiant for
Jer 9:3
3 And they bend their tongues like their bow for lies: but they are not valiant for the truth upon the earth; for they proceed from evil to evil, and they know not me, saith the LORD.
Jeremiah 9:3 -
Punished for want of
Jer 9:5, 9; Hos 4:1, 3
5 And they will deceive every one his neighbour, and will not speak the truth: they have taught their tongue to speak lies, and weary themselves to commit iniquity.
Jeremiah 9:59 Shall I not visit them for these things? saith the LORD: shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?
Jeremiah 9:91 Hear the word of the LORD, ye children of Israel: for the LORD hath a controversy with the inhabitants of the land, because there is no truth, nor mercy, nor knowledge of God in the land.
Hosea 4:13 Therefore shall the land mourn, and every one that dwelleth therein shall languish, with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of heaven; yea, the fishes of the sea also shall be taken away.
Hosea 4:3 -
The gospel as, came by Christ
John 1:17
17 For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.
John 1:17 -
Is in Christ
1 Tim 2:7
7 Whereunto I am ordained a preacher, and an apostle, (I speak the truth in Christ, and lie not;) a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and verity.
1 Timothy 2:7 -
John bore witness to
John 5:33
33 Ye sent unto John, and he bare witness unto the truth.
John 5:33 -
Is according to godliness
Titus 1:1
1 Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God's elect, and the acknowledging of the truth which is after godliness;
Titus 1:1 -
Is sanctifying
John 17:17, 19
17 Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.
John 17:1719 And for their sakes I sanctify myself, that they also might be sanctified through the truth.
John 17:19 -
Is purifying
1 Pet 1:22
22 Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently:
1 Peter 1:22 -
Is part of the Christian armor
Eph 6:14
14 Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;
Ephesians 6:14 -
Revealed abundantly to saints
Jer 33:6
6 Behold, I will bring it health and cure, and I will cure them, and will reveal unto them the abundance of peace and truth.
Jeremiah 33:6 -
Abides continually with saints
2 John 1:2
2 For the truth's sake, which dwelleth in us, and shall be with us for ever.
2 John 1:2 -
Should be acknowledged
2 Tim 2:25
25 In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth;
2 Timothy 2:25 -
Should be believed
2 Thess 2:12, 13; 1 Tim 4:3
12 That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
2 Thessalonians 2:1213 But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth:
2 Thessalonians 2:133 Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth.
1 Timothy 4:3 -
Should be obeyed
Rom 2:8; Gal 3:1
8 But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath,
Romans 2:81 O foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you, that ye should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath been evidently set forth, crucified among you?
Galatians 3:1 -
Should be loved
2 Thess 2:10
10 And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.
2 Thessalonians 2:10 -
Should be manifested
2 Cor 4:2
2 But have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God.
2 Corinthians 4:2 -
Should be rightly divided
2 Tim 2:15
15 Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
2 Timothy 2:15 -
Evil people turn away from
2 Tim 4:4
4 And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.
2 Timothy 4:4 -
The wicked resist
2 Tim 3:8
8 Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, reprobate concerning the faith.
2 Timothy 3:8 -
Evil people are destitute of
1 Tim 6:5
5 Perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth, supposing that gain is godliness: from such withdraw thyself.
1 Timothy 6:5 -
The ekklesia (body of Christ) is the pillar and ground of
1 Tim 3:15
15 But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.
1 Timothy 3:15 -
Satan is devoid of
John 8:44
44 Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.
John 8:44 - Of God
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Is one of his attributes
Deut 32:4; Isa 65:16
4 He is the Rock, his work is perfect: for all his ways are judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right is he.
Deuteronomy 32:416 That he who blesseth himself in the earth shall bless himself in the God of truth; and he that sweareth in the earth shall swear by the God of truth; because the former troubles are forgotten, and because they are hid from mine eyes.
Isaiah 65:16 -
He keeps, forever
Ps 146:6
6 Which made heaven, and earth, the sea, and all that therein is: which keepeth truth for ever:
Psalms 146:6 -
Abundant
Ex 34:6
6 And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, The LORD, The LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth,
Exodus 34:6 -
Inviolable
Num 23:19; Titus 1:2
19 God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?
Numbers 23:192 In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began;
Titus 1:2 -
Enduring to all generations
Ps 100:5
5 For the LORD is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations.
Psalms 100:5 - Exhibited in his
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Ways
Rev 15:3
3 And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints.
Revelation 15:3 -
Works
Ps 33:4; 111:7; Dan 4:37
4 For the word of the LORD is right; and all his works are done in truth.
Psalms 33:47 The works of his hands are verity and judgment; all his commandments are sure.
Psalms 111:737 Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise and extol and honour the King of heaven, all whose works are truth, and his ways judgment: and those that walk in pride he is able to abase.
Daniel 4:37 -
Judicial statutes
Ps 19:9
9 The fear of the LORD is clean, enduring for ever: the judgments of the LORD are true and righteous altogether.
Psalms 19:9 -
Word
Ps 119:160; John 17:17
160 Thy word is true from the beginning: and every one of thy righteous judgments endureth for ever.
Psalms 119:16017 Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.
John 17:17 -
Fulfillment of promises in Christ
2 Cor 1:20
20 For all the promises of God in him are yea, and in him Amen, unto the glory of God by us.
2 Corinthians 1:20 -
Fulfillment of his covenant
Mic 7:20
20 Thou wilt perform the truth to Jacob, and the mercy to Abraham, which thou hast sworn unto our fathers from the days of old.
Micah 7:20 -
Dealings with saints
Ps 25:10
10 All the paths of the LORD are mercy and truth unto such as keep his covenant and his testimonies.
Psalms 25:10 -
Deliverance of saints
Ps 57:3
3 He shall send from heaven, and save me from the reproach of him that would swallow me up. Selah. God shall send forth his mercy and his truth.
Psalms 57:3 -
Punishment of evil people
Rev 16:7
7 And I heard another out of the altar say, Even so, Lord God Almighty, true and righteous are thy judgments.
Revelation 16:7 -
Is a shield and buckler to saints
Ps 91:4
4 He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler.
Psalms 91:4 -
We should confide in
Ps 31:5; Titus 1:2
5 Into thine hand I commit my spirit: thou hast redeemed me, O LORD God of truth.
Psalms 31:52 In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began;
Titus 1:2 -
Plead in prayer
Ps 89:49
49 Lord, where are thy former lovingkindnesses, which thou swarest unto David in thy truth?
Psalms 89:49 -
Pray for its manifestation to ourselves
2 Chr 6:17
17 Now then, O LORD God of Israel, let thy word be verified, which thou hast spoken unto thy servant David.
2 Chronicles 6:17 -
Pray for its exhibition to others
2 Sam 2:6
6 And now the LORD shew kindness and truth unto you: and I also will requite you this kindness, because ye have done this thing.
2 Samuel 2:6 -
Make known, to others
Isa 38:19
19 The living, the living, he shall praise thee, as I do this day: the father to the children shall make known thy truth.
Isaiah 38:19 -
Magnify
Ps 71:22; 138:2
22 I will also praise thee with the psaltery, even thy truth, O my God: unto thee will I sing with the harp, O thou Holy One of Israel.
Psalms 71:222 I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy name for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name.
Psalms 138:2 - Is denied by
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The Devil
Gen 3:4, 5
4 And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die:
Genesis 3:45 For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.
Genesis 3:5 -
Self-righteous people
1 John 1:10
10 If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.
1 John 1:10 -
Unbelievers
1 John 5:10
10 He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself: he that believeth not God hath made him a liar; because he believeth not the record that God gave of his Son.
1 John 5:10 -
Unclassified scriptures relating to
Ex 34:6; Deut 32:4; Ps 31:5; 33:4; 40:10; 51:6; 57:3, 10; 85:10, 11; 86:15; 89:14; 96:13; 98:3; 100:5; 108:4; Prov 12:19; 16:13; Isa 25:1; 59:14, 15; 65:16; Jer 5:3; Dan 4:37; 10:21; Mic 7:20; John 1:14; 8:31, 32; 14:6, 17; 16:13; 17:17, 19; 18:37, 38; Rom 2:2
6 And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, The LORD, The LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth,
Exodus 34:64 He is the Rock, his work is perfect: for all his ways are judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right is he.
Deuteronomy 32:45 Into thine hand I commit my spirit: thou hast redeemed me, O LORD God of truth.
Psalms 31:54 For the word of the LORD is right; and all his works are done in truth.
Psalms 33:410 I have not hid thy righteousness within my heart; I have declared thy faithfulness and thy salvation: I have not concealed thy lovingkindness and thy truth from the great congregation.
Psalms 40:106 Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom.
Psalms 51:63 He shall send from heaven, and save me from the reproach of him that would swallow me up. Selah. God shall send forth his mercy and his truth.
Psalms 57:310 For thy mercy is great unto the heavens, and thy truth unto the clouds.
Psalms 57:1010 Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other.
Psalms 85:1011 Truth shall spring out of the earth; and righteousness shall look down from heaven.
Psalms 85:1115 But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious, longsuffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth.
Psalms 86:1514 Justice and judgment are the habitation of thy throne: mercy and truth shall go before thy face.
Psalms 89:1413 Before the LORD: for he cometh, for he cometh to judge the earth: he shall judge the world with righteousness, and the people with his truth.
Psalms 96:133 He hath remembered his mercy and his truth toward the house of Israel: all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
Psalms 98:35 For the LORD is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations.
Psalms 100:54 For thy mercy is great above the heavens: and thy truth reacheth unto the clouds.
Psalms 108:419 The lip of truth shall be established for ever: but a lying tongue is but for a moment.
Proverbs 12:1913 Righteous lips are the delight of kings; and they love him that speaketh right.
Proverbs 16:131 O LORD, thou art my God; I will exalt thee, I will praise thy name; for thou hast done wonderful things; thy counsels of old are faithfulness and truth.
Isaiah 25:114 And judgment is turned away backward, and justice standeth afar off: for truth is fallen in the street, and equity cannot enter.
Isaiah 59:1415 Yea, truth faileth; and he that departeth from evil maketh himself a prey: and the LORD saw it, and it displeased him that there was no judgment.
Isaiah 59:1516 That he who blesseth himself in the earth shall bless himself in the God of truth; and he that sweareth in the earth shall swear by the God of truth; because the former troubles are forgotten, and because they are hid from mine eyes.
Isaiah 65:163 O LORD, are not thine eyes upon the truth? thou hast stricken them, but they have not grieved; thou hast consumed them, but they have refused to receive correction: they have made their faces harder than a rock; they have refused to return.
Jeremiah 5:337 Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise and extol and honour the King of heaven, all whose works are truth, and his ways judgment: and those that walk in pride he is able to abase.
Daniel 4:3721 But I will shew thee that which is noted in the scripture of truth: and there is none that holdeth with me in these things, but Michael your prince.
Daniel 10:2120 Thou wilt perform the truth to Jacob, and the mercy to Abraham, which thou hast sworn unto our fathers from the days of old.
Micah 7:2014 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.
John 1:1431 Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed;
John 8:3132 And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.
John 8:326 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
John 14:617 Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.
John 14:1713 Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.
John 16:1317 Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.
John 17:1719 And for their sakes I sanctify myself, that they also might be sanctified through the truth.
John 17:1937 Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice.
John 18:3738 Pilate saith unto him, What is truth? And when he had said this, he went out again unto the Jews, and saith unto them, I find in him no fault at all.
John 18:382 But we are sure that the judgment of God is according to truth against them which commit such things.
Romans 2:2
From Nave’s Topical Bible (1896), by Orville J. Nave.
