14 Bible Verses About Seeking Truth
Seeking the truth should be one of our top priorities. In a world full of deception, fake, and misleading news, we need to seek out the truth. The Bible tells us that God is a God of truth, and we can fully trust Him. The Bible also warns us about being deceived.
In the Bible, the word “truth” usually means reality. If we’re not living in the truth, then we’re living in a false reality. This can cause a lot of issues in our life.
There are two clear sides: truth and deception. God always wants to lead us into the truth, and the devil works 24/7 to deceive us and pull us away from living in the truth. Revelation 12:9 tells us that the devil deceives the whole world. This has been happening since the first few chapters of Genesis when Adam and Eve were deceived in the Garden of Eden.
We need to be aware that there is a spiritual force that’s trying to blind us to the truth. We need to be intentional and seek out what’s true and what isn’t. Here are 14 Bible verses that can help us and inspire us to seek truth and walk in God’s truth.
“For Your lovingkindness is before my eyes, And I have walked in Your truth.”
Psalm 26:3 NKJV
“Love finds no joy in unrighteousness but rejoices in the truth.”
1 Corinthians 13:6 CSB
“All this trouble has come upon us just as it is written in the Law of Moses. Yet we have not looked for the favor of the Lord our God by turning from our sin and following Your truth.”
Daniel 9:3 NLV
“Teach me your ways, O LORD, that I may live according to your truth! Grant me purity of heart, so that I may honor you.”
Psalm 86:11 NLT
“I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth.”
3 John 1:4 NKJV
“Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place.”
Ephesians 6:14 NIV
“Finally, believers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable and worthy of respect, whatever is right and confirmed by God’s word, whatever is pure and wholesome, whatever is lovely and brings peace, whatever is admirable and of good repute; if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think continually on these things [center your mind on them, and implant them in your heart].”
Philippians 4:8 AMP
“Into Your hand I commit my spirit; You have redeemed me, O Lord, the God of truth and faithfulness.”
Psalm 31:5 AMP
“Guide me in your truth and teach me,
for you are God my Savior,
and my hope is in you all day long.”
Psalm 25:5 NIV
“All the Lord’s ways show faithful love and truth to those who keep his covenant and decrees.”
Psalm 25:10 CSB
What did Jesus say about truth?
“However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth; for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak; and He will tell you things to come.”
John 16:13 NKJV
“And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.”
John 8:32 NKJV
“But whoever lives by the truth comes into the light, so that it may be seen plainly that what they have done has been done in the sight of God.”
John 3:21 NIV
“Jesus answered, ‘I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.'”
John 14:6 NIV
Truth in the Old Testament
In the Old Testament, there isn’t one specific words that’s translated as “truth”. Of course, that doesn’t mean that truth doesn’t exist or is unclear. Oftentimes, Hebrew words are multidimensional. That means that they can be translated as a few different English words.
The Hebrew word “emeth” is an adverb used over 100 times in the Old Testament. “Emeth” is translated as truth, faithfulness, and firmness. This can gives us a better insight into what truth means. Truth is used to describe something that remains the same over time.
We live in a society today that has abandon this meaning of truth. We use truth as a word to describe things that change: your personal experiences, your feelings, and your friends and family describe your “truth”.
That isn’t Biblical truth.
According to the Bible, truth is used to describe things that remain the same.
We can rely on truth and the God of truth because He is unchanging. We can rest assured that even when our feelings and emotions change, God remains faithful and true.
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