King James Bible Dictionary

Used in various senses in Scripture. In Proverbs 12:17, 19, it denotes that which is opposed to falsehood. In Isaiah 59:14, 15, Jeremiah 7:28, it means fidelity or truthfulness. The doctrine of Christ is called "the truth of the gospel" (Galatians 2:5), "the truth" (2 Timothy 3:7; 4:4). Our Lord says of himself, "I am the way, and the truth" (John 14:6).

Saints should:

Worship God in truth
John 4:24; Psalms 145:18

Serve God in truth
Joshua 24:14; 1 Samuel 12:24

Walk before God in truth
1 Kings 2:4; 2 Kings 20:3

Keep religious feasts with truth
1 Corinthians 5:8

Esteem truth as inestimable
Proverbs 23:23

Love truth
Zech 8:19

Rejoice in truth
1 Corinthians 13:6

Speak truth to one another
Zech 8:16; Ephesians 4:25

Execute judgment with truth
Zech 8:16

Meditate upon truth
Philippians 4:8

Bind truth about the neck
Proverbs 3:3

Write truth upon the tables of the heart
Proverbs 3:3

The fruit of the Spirit is in truth
Ephesians 5:9

Ministers should:

Speak truth
2 Corinthians 12:6; Galatians 4:16

Teach in truth
1 Timothy 2:7

Approve themselves by truth
2 Corinthians 6:7-8

Magistrates should be men of truth
Exodus 18:21

Kings are preserved by truth
Proverbs 20:28

They who speak truth:

Show forth righteousness
Proverbs 12:17

Are the delight of God
Proverbs 12:22

The wicked:

Are destitute of truth
Hosea 4:1

Speak not truth
Jeremiah 9:5

Uphold not truth
Isaiah 59:14-15

Plead not for truth
Isaiah 59:4

Are not valiant for truth
Jeremiah 9:3

Are punished for want of truth
Jeremiah 9:5; Jeremiah 9:9; Hosea 4:1; Hosea 4:3

The gospel as truth, came by Christ
John 1:17

Truth is in Christ
1 Timothy 2:7

John bore witness to the truth
John 5:33

Truth is according to godliness
Titus 1:1

Truth is sanctifying
John 17:17; John 17:19

Truth is purifying
1 Peter 1:22

Truth is part of the Christian armor
Ephesians 6:14

Truth is revealed abundantly to saints
Jeremiah 33:6

Truth abides continually with saints
2 John 1:2

Should be acknowledged
2 Timothy 2:25

Should be believed
2 Thessalonians 2:12-13; 1 Timothy 4:3

Should be obeyed
Romans 2:8; Galatians 3:1

Should be loved
2 Thessalonians 2:10

Should be manifested
2 Corinthians 4:2

Should be rightly divided
2 Timothy 2:15

The wicked turn away from truth
2 Timothy 4:4

The wicked resist truth
2 Timothy 3:8

The wicked destitute of truth
1 Timothy 6:5

The church is the pillar and ground of truth
1 Timothy 3:15

The devil is devoid of truth
John 8:44

Truth of God:

Is one of His attributes
Deuteronomy 32:4; Isaiah 65:16

He keeps, forever
Psalms 146:6

Abundant
Exodus 34:6

Inviolable
Numbers 23:19; Titus 1:2

Enduring to all generations
Psalms 100:5

Exhibited in His:

Ways
Revelation 15:3

Works
Psalms 33:4; Psalms 111:7; Daniel 4:37

Judicial statutes
Psalms 19:9

Word
Psalms 119:160; John 17:17

Fulfillment of promises in Christ
2 Corinthians 1:20

Fulfillment of His covenant
Micah 7:20

Dealings with saints
Psalms 25:10

Deliverance of saints
Psalms 57:3

Punishment of the wicked
Revelation 16:7

Is a shield and buckler to saints
Psalms 91:4

We should:

Confide in
Psalms 31:5; Titus 1:2

Plead in prayer
Psalms 89:49

Pray for its manifestation to ourselves
2 Chronicles 6:17

Pray for its exhibition to others
2 Samuel 2:6

Make known, to others
Isaiah 38:19

Magnify
Psalms 71:22; Psalms 138:2

Is denied by:

The devil
Genesis 3:4-5

The self-righteous
1 John 1:10

Unbelievers
1 John 5:10

Unclassified scriptures relating to truth
Exodus 34:6; Deuteronomy 32:4; Psalms 31:5; Psalms 33:4; Psalms 40:10; Psalms 51:6; Psalms 57:3; Psalms 57:10; Psalms 85:10-11; Psalms 86:15; Psalms 89:14; Psalms 96:13; Psalms 98:3; Psalms 100:5; Psalms 108:4; Proverbs 12:19; Proverbs 16:13; Isaiah 25:1; Isaiah 59:14-15; Isaiah 65:16; Jeremiah 5:3; Daniel 4:37; Daniel 10:21; Micah 7:20; John 1:14; John 8:31-32; John 14:6; John 14:17; John 16:13; John 17:17; John 17:19; John 18:37-38; Romans 2:2

TRUTH, noun

1. Conformity to fact or reality; exact accordance with that which is, or has been, or shall be. The truth of history constitutes its whole value. We rely on the truth of the scriptural prophecies.

My mouth shall speak truth Proverbs 8:7.

Sanctify them through thy truth; thy word is truth John 17:17.

2. True state of facts or things. The duty of a court of justice is to discover the truth Witnesses are sworn to declare the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth

3. Conformity of words to thoughts, which is called moral truth

Shall truth fail to keep her word?

4. Veracity; purity from falsehood; practice of speaking truth; habitual disposition to speak truth; as when we say, a man is a man of truth

5. Correct opinion.

6. Fidelity; constancy.

The thoughts of past pleasure and truth

7. Honesty; virtue.

It must appear

That malice bears down truth

8. Exactness; conformity to rule.

Plows, to go true, depend much on the truth of the iron work. [Not in use.]

9. Real fact of just principle; real state of things. There are innumerable truths with which we are not acquainted.

10. Sincerity.

God is a spirit, and they that worship him must worship in spirit and in truth John 4:23.

11. The truth of God, is his veracity and faithfulness. Psalms 71:22.

Or his revealed will.

I have walked in thy truth Psalms 26:3.

12. Jesus Christ is called the truth John 14.

13. It is sometimes used by way of concession.

She said, truth Lord; yet the dogs eat of the crums-- Matthew 15:27.

That is, it is a truth; what you have said, I admit to be true.

In truth in reality; in fact.

Of a truth in reality; certainly.

To do truth is to practice what God commands. John 3.

TRUTHFUL, adjective Full of truth.

TRUTHLESS, adjective Wanting truth; wanting reality.

1. Faithless.