Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom.
Behold, you desire truth in the inward parts. You teach me wisdom in the inmost place.
Psalms 51:6
“Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom.”
— Psalms 51:6
"Buy the truth, and sell it not" — Proverbs prices truth above inventory, and Jesus claimed to be it. These verses treat truth as a possession worth keeping. The fifteen verses below are the Bible's direct address to that situation, shown in full KJV text from Psalms 51:6 to Colossians 3:9.
Quick answer: The best-known verse about truth here is Psalms 51:6: "Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom." Psalms 86:11 follows close behind: "Teach me thy way, O LORD; I will walk in thy truth: unite my heart to fear thy name." Both are public-domain translations, shown in full on the cards below with a modern-English toggle.
Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom.
Behold, you desire truth in the inward parts. You teach me wisdom in the inmost place.
Psalms 51:6
Teach me thy way, O LORD; I will walk in thy truth: unite my heart to fear thy name.
Teach me your way, Yahweh. I will walk in your truth. Make my heart undivided to fear your name.
Psalms 86:11
Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and thy law is the truth.
Your righteousness is an everlasting righteousness. Your law is truth.
Psalms 119:142
Thou art near, O LORD; and all thy commandments are truth.
You are near, Yahweh. All your commandments are truth.
Psalms 119:151
Thy word is true from the beginning: and every one of thy righteous judgments endureth for ever.
All of your words are truth. Every one of your righteous ordinances endures forever. SIN AND SHIN
Psalms 119:160
For my mouth shall speak truth; and wickedness is an abomination to my lips.
For my mouth speaks truth. Wickedness is an abomination to my lips.
Proverbs 8:7
Lying lips are abomination to the LORD: but they that deal truly are his delight.
Lying lips are an abomination to Yahweh, but those who do the truth are his delight.
Proverbs 12:22
Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.
Buy the truth, and don’t sell it. Get wisdom, discipline, and understanding.
Proverbs 23:23
That he who blesseth himself in the earth shall bless himself in the God of truth; and he that sweareth in the earth shall swear by the God of truth; because the former troubles are forgotten, and because they are hid from mine eyes.
so that he who blesses himself on the earth will bless himself in the God of truth; and he who swears on the earth will swear by the God of truth; because the former troubles are forgotten, and because they are hidden from my eyes.
Isaiah 65:16
And they bend their tongues like their bow for lies: but they are not valiant for the truth upon the earth; for they proceed from evil to evil, and they know not me, saith the LORD.
“They bend their tongue, as their bow, for falsehood. They have grown strong in the land, but not for truth; for they proceed from evil to evil, and they don’t know me,” says Yahweh.
Jeremiah 9:3
Thus saith the LORD of hosts; The fast of the fourth month, and the fast of the fifth, and the fast of the seventh, and the fast of the tenth, shall be to the house of Judah joy and gladness, and cheerful feasts; therefore love the truth and peace.
Yahweh of Armies says: “The fasts of the fourth, fifth, seventh, and tenth months shall be for the house of Judah joy, gladness, and cheerful feasts. Therefore love truth and peace.”
Zechariah 8:19
For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.
For the law was given through Moses. Grace and truth were realized through Jesus Christ.
John 1:17
Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.
Sanctify them in your truth. Your word is truth.
John 17:17
Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice.
Pilate therefore said to him, “Are you a king then?” Jesus answered, “You say that I am a king. For this reason I have been born, and for this reason I have come into the world, that I should testify to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth listens to my voice.”
John 18:37
Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds;
Don’t lie to one another, seeing that you have put off the old man with his doings,
Colossians 3:9
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