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Want to know what the Bible says about Honesty? Here are 188 Bible verses about Honesty from the Old and New Testaments of the Holy Bible, New International Version (NIV), sorted from the most relevant to the least relevant.

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2 Corinthians 7:2 NIV
Make room for us in your hearts. We have wronged no one, we have corrupted no one, we have exploited no one.
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Psalm 51:6 NIV
Yet you desired faithfulness even in the womb;
    you taught me wisdom in that secret place.
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Romans 2:21-24 NIV
21 you, then, who teach others, do you not teach yourself? You who preach against stealing, do you steal? 22 You who say that people should not commit adultery, do you commit adultery? You who abhor idols, do you rob temples? 23 You who boast in the law, do you dishonor God by breaking the law? 24 As it is written: “God’s name is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you.”
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Matthew 5:8 NIV
Blessed are the pure in heart,
    for they will see God.
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Deuteronomy 25:13-16 NIV
13 Do not have two differing weights in your bag—one heavy, one light. 14 Do not have two differing measures in your house—one large, one small. 15 You must have accurate and honest weights and measures, so that you may live long in the land the Lord your God is giving you. 16 For the Lord your God detests anyone who does these things, anyone who deals dishonestly.
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Proverbs 16:11 NIV
Honest scales and balances belong to the Lord;
    all the weights in the bag are of his making.
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Psalm 112:5 NIV
Good will come to those who are generous and lend freely,
    who conduct their affairs with justice.
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James 3:17 NIV
But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere.
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Romans 12:17 NIV
Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Be careful to do what is right in the eyes of everyone.
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Ezekiel 45:10 NIV
You are to use accurate scales, an accurate ephah and an accurate bath.
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Colossians 3:9-10 NIV
9 Do not lie to each other, since you have taken off your old self with its practices 10 and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator.
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Psalm 24:4 NIV
The one who has clean hands and a pure heart,
    who does not trust in an idol
    or swear by a false god.
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Job 2:3 NIV
Then the Lord said to Satan, “Have you considered my servant Job? There is no one on earth like him; he is blameless and upright, a man who fears God and shuns evil. And he still maintains his integrity, though you incited me against him to ruin him without any reason.”
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Ephesians 4:31-32 NIV
31 Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice. 32 Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.
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Proverbs 20:7 NIV
The righteous lead blameless lives;
    blessed are their children after them.
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Genesis 30:33 NIV
And my honesty will testify for me in the future, whenever you check on the wages you have paid me. Any goat in my possession that is not speckled or spotted, or any lamb that is not dark-colored, will be considered stolen.
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Proverbs 20:10 NIV
Differing weights and differing measures—
    the Lord detests them both.
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Galatians 6:7-8 NIV
7 Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. 8 Whoever sows to please their flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; whoever sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.
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Titus 2:7-8 NIV
7 In everything set them an example by doing what is good. In your teaching show integrity, seriousness 8 and soundness of speech that cannot be condemned, so that those who oppose you may be ashamed because they have nothing bad to say about us.
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