What Does the Bible Say About Sincerity?

“Now therefore fear the LORD, and serve him in sincerity and in truth: and put away the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the flood, and in Egypt; and serve ye the LORD.”

“Of Zebulun, such as went forth to battle, expert in war, with all instruments of war, fifty thousand, which could keep rank: they were not of double heart. expert: or, rangers of battle, or, ranged in battle keep: or, set the battle in array not: Heb. without a heart and a heart”

“For there is no faithfulness in their mouth; their inward part is very wickedness; their throat is an open sepulchre; they flatter with their tongue. faithfulness: or, stedfastness their mouth: Heb. his mouth, that is, the mouth of any of them very: Heb. wickednesses”

“Blessed is the man unto whom the LORD imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile.”

“Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.”

“The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart: his words were softer than oil, yet were they drawn swords.”

“And said, Remember now, O LORD, I beseech thee, how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in thy sight. And Hezekiah wept sore. sore: Heb. with great weeping”

“The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?”

“So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses.”

“Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!”

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”

“But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him.”

“God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.”

“Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.”

“Therefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, neither with the leaven of malice and wickedness; but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth. the feast: or, holyday”

“Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.”

“For our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God, we have had our conversation in the world, and more abundantly to you-ward.”

“For we are not as many, which corrupt the word of God: but as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God speak we in Christ. corrupt: or, deal deceitfully with in Christ: or, of Christ”

“I speak not by commandment, but by occasion of the forwardness of others, and to prove the sincerity of your love.”

“Wherefore shew ye to them, and before the churches, the proof of your love, and of our boasting on your behalf.”

“Servants, be obedient to them that are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ;”

“Not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart;”

“With good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men:”

“Grace be with all them that love our Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity. Amen. in sincerity: or, with incorruption To the Ephesians written from Rome, by Tychicus.”

“That ye may approve things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere and without offence till the day of Christ; approve: or, try are: or, differ”

“The one preach Christ of contention, not sincerely, supposing to add affliction to my bonds:”

“For our exhortation was not of deceit, nor of uncleanness, nor in guile:”

“But as we were allowed of God to be put in trust with the gospel, even so we speak; not as pleasing men, but God, which trieth our hearts.”

“For neither at any time used we flattering words , as ye know, nor a cloke of covetousness; God is witness:”

“Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned:”

“When I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that in thee also.”

“In all things shewing thyself a pattern of good works: in doctrine shewing uncorruptness, gravity, sincerity,”

“Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently:”

“Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings,”

“As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby :”

“Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth:”

“My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.”

“The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:”

“And in their mouth was found no guile: for they are without fault before the throne of God.”