“What is truth?” Pilate asks—standing before the one who says, “I am the truth.” In the Bible, truth is not just a statement, but a person and a way of life. Here you will find 20 Bible verses about truth.
God is truthful
God and his word are true.
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Jesus says to him: I am the way and the truth and the life; no one comes to the Father except through me.
John 14:6I-am-wordsGod as Father
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And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.
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Sanctify them in your truth; your word is truth.
John 17:17God's wordHoliness
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Then Pilate said to him: Are you therefore a king? Jesus answered: You say it, I am a king. I was born and came into the world that I might bear witness to the truth. Whoever is of the truth hears my voice. Pilate says to him: What is truth? And having said this, he went out again to the Jews and says to them: I find no guilt in him.
John 18:37-38
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And the word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we saw his glory, glory as of the only begotten Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.
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But when the one who is the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all truth. For he will not speak on his own; but whatever he hears, he will speak, and he will declare to you what is to come.
John 16:13UnderstandingGuidance
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Your word is nothing but truth; all the rights of your righteousness endure forever.
Psalm 119:160
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Guide me in your truth and teach me! For you are the God who helps me; daily I wait for you.
Psalm 25:5Guidance
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Show me, O Lord, your way, that I may walk in your truth; keep my heart steadfast at the one thing, that I may fear your name.
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God is not a man that he should lie, nor a son of man that he should change his mind. Should he say something and not do it? Should he speak something and not keep it?
4 Moses 23:19PromisesReliability
Living in the truth
Truthfulness in everyday life.
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But let us be upright in love and grow in all things in the one who is the head, Christ.
Ephesians 4:15RelationshipsGrowth
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Therefore lay aside falsehood and speak the truth, each one with his neighbor, since we are members of one another.
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But this is what you should do: Speak the truth to one another, and be just, and make peace in your gates.
Zechariah 8:16Lies
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Who walks blamelessly, and does justice, and speaks the truth from the heart.
Psalm 15:2
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A truthful mouth endures forever; but a lying tongue does not last long.
Proverbs 12:19Lies
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Buy truth, and do not sell it, wisdom, discipline, and understanding.
Proverbs 23:23
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My little ones, let us not love with words or with the tongue, but with deed and in truth.
1 John 3:18Good WorksNeighborly Love
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I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in the truth.
3 John 1:4
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She does not rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices in the truth.
1 Corinthians 13:6
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Continue, dear brothers, what is truthful, what is honorable, what is just, what is pure, what is lovely, what is commendable, is indeed a virtue, is indeed worthy of praise, think on these!
Bible texts: Luther Bible 1912 (public domain), carefully adapted to modern spelling.
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What is truth?
In the Old Testament, truth (emet) means above all reliability: that which is true endures. God's truth is his faithfulness (Psalm 117:2). In the Gospel of John, truth becomes a person. Jesus says, “I am the way and the truth and the life” (John 14:6). And before Pilate he declares that he came “that I might bear witness to the truth” (John 18:37). Pilate asks back, “What is truth?” – and turns away without waiting for the answer.
The truth sets you free
“And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free” (John 8:32). Jesus does not mean that knowledge alone frees, but rather an encounter with him, who is the truth. From this follows a truthful life: “Therefore lay aside falsehood and speak the truth, each one with his neighbor” (Ephesians 4:25). Truth and love go together – love “rejoices in the truth” (1 Corinthians 13:6). Learn more about Bible verses about honesty, Bible verses about lies, and Bible verses about freedom.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where does it say, “The truth will set you free”?
In John 8:32: “and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
What does “I am the way and the truth and the life” mean?
With this I-am-word from John 14:6, Jesus says that he himself is the access to God and that in him is revealed who God really is.
