What scripture says
Bible verses about truth
Jesus said, "I am the way, the truth, and the life," and promised that the truth would make his followers free. These verses speak of God's word as truth, of honesty in speech, and of walking in the light.
The truth shall make you free
John 8:32
And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.
Read it in its chapter →I am the way, the truth, and the life
John 14:6
Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
Read it in its chapter →Thy word is truth
John 17:17
Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.
Read it in its chapter →Speaking the truth in love
Ephesians 4:15
But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ:
Read it in its chapter →Lying lips are abomination
Proverbs 12:22
Lying lips are abomination to the Lord: but they that deal truly are his delight.
Read it in its chapter →Thy word is true from the beginning
Psalm 119:160
Thy word is true from the beginning: and every one of thy righteous judgments endureth for ever.
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Hymns to sing
- Built on the RockNikolai Frederik Severin Grundtvig (1783–1872)
- By Grace I'm SavedChristian Ludwig Scheidt (1709–1761)
- Faith of Our FathersFrederick William Faber (1814–1863), James George Walton (1821–1905)
- For All The SaintsWilliam Walsham How (1823–1897)
- God, Whose Almighty WordJohn Marriott (1780–1825)
- Holy Ghost, with Light DivineAndrew Reed (1787–1862), Samuel Longfellow (1819–1892)