25 Bible Verses About Be Honest (ESV)

9 Do not lie to one another, seeing that you have put off the old self with its practices

25 Therefore, having put away falsehood, let each one of you speak the truth with his neighbor, for we are members one of another.

15 “Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing but inwardly are ravenous wolves. 16 You will recognize them by their fruits. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? 17 So, every healthy tree bears good fruit, but the diseased tree bears bad fruit. 18 A healthy tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a diseased tree bear good fruit. 19 Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. 20 Thus you will recognize them by their fruits.

12 “So whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets.

33 Do not be deceived: “Bad company ruins good morals.”

24 “No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money.

28   A dishonest man spreads strife,
    and a whisperer separates close friends.

4 by which he has granted to us his precious and very great promises, so that through them you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in the world because of sinful desire.

15 Then desire when it has conceived gives birth to sin, and sin when it is fully grown brings forth death.

18 Pray for us, for we are sure that we have a clear conscience, desiring to act honorably in all things.

26 Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger,

9 not a result of works, so that no one may boast.

8 For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God,

13:1 Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God.

11:1   A false balance is an abomination to the LORD,
    but a just weight is his delight.

13 “You shall not have in your bag two kinds of weights, a large and a small. 14 You shall not have in your house two kinds of measures, a large and a small. 15 A full and fair weight you shall have, a full and fair measure you shall have, that your days may be long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you. 16 For all who do such things, all who act dishonestly, are an abomination to the LORD your God.

16 “You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.

8 But as for the cowardly, the faithless, the detestable, as for murderers, the sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their portion will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death.”

10 Therefore, brothers, be all the more diligent to confirm your calling and election, for if you practice these qualities you will never fall.

12 so that you may walk properly before outsiders and be dependent on no one.

23 Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men,

3:1 Finally, my brothers, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things to you is no trouble to me and is safe for you.

5 Bondservants, obey your earthly masters with fear and trembling, with a sincere heart, as you would Christ,

16 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.

13 No servant can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money.”