Quotes About Truth

Acquitting the guilty and condemning the righteous—both are detestable to the LORD.

The one with a perverse heart finds no good, and he whose tongue is deceitful falls into trouble.

A wicked man takes a covert bribe to subvert the course of justice.

A fool does not delight in understanding, but only in airing his opinions.

Showing partiality to the wicked is not good, nor is depriving the innocent of justice.

A foolís mouth is his ruin, and his lips are a snare to his soul.

The words of a gossip are like choice morsels that go down into the inmost being.

The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.

From the fruit of his mouth a manís belly is filled; with the harvest from his lips he is satisfied.

Life and death are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit.

A false witness will not go unpunished, and one who utters lies will not escape.

A false witness will not go unpunished, and one who pours out lies will perish.

The desire of a man is loving devotion; better to be poor than a liar.

If you cease to hear instruction, my son, you will stray from the words of knowledge.

A corrupt witness mocks justice, and a wicked mouth swallows iniquity.

The intentions of a manís heart are deep waters, but a man of understanding draws them out.

Many a man proclaims his loving devotion, but who can find a trustworthy man?

Who can say, “I have kept my heart pure; I am cleansed from my sin”?

There is an abundance of gold and rubies, but lips of knowledge are a rare treasure.

Food gained by fraud is sweet to a man, but later his mouth is full of gravel.

Unequal weights are detestable to the LORD, and dishonest scales are no good.

The spirit of a man is the lamp of the LORD, searching out his inmost being.

All a manís ways seem right to him, but the LORD weighs the heart.

Making a fortune by a lying tongue is a vanishing mist, a deadly pursuit.