Job 13:7
New Living Translation
7 “Are you defending God with lies?
Do you make your dishonest arguments for his sake?
Job 36:4
New Living Translation
4 I am telling you nothing but the truth,
for I am a man of great knowledge.
2 Corinthians 4:2
New Living Translation
2 We reject all shameful deeds and underhanded methods. We don’t try to trick anyone or distort the word of God. We tell the truth before God, and all who are honest know this.
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Romans 3:5-8
New Living Translation
5 “But,” some might say, “our sinfulness serves a good purpose, for it helps people see how righteous God is. Isn’t it unfair, then, for him to punish us?” (This is merely a human point of view.) 6 Of course not! If God were not entirely fair, how would he be qualified to judge the world? 7 “But,” someone might still argue, “how can God condemn me as a sinner if my dishonesty highlights his truthfulness and brings him more glory?” 8 And some people even slander us by claiming that we say, “The more we sin, the better it is!” Those who say such things deserve to be condemned.
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John 16:2
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2 For you will be expelled from the synagogues, and the time is coming when those who kill you will think they are doing a holy service for God.
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Job 32:21-22
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21 I won’t play favorites
or try to flatter anyone.
22 For if I tried flattery,
my Creator would soon destroy me.
Job 27:4
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4 my lips will speak no evil,
and my tongue will speak no lies.
Job 17:5
New Living Translation
5 They betray their friends for their own advantage,
so let their children faint with hunger.
Job 11:2-4
New Living Translation
2 “Shouldn’t someone answer this torrent of words?
Is a person proved innocent just by a lot of talking?
3 Should I remain silent while you babble on?
When you mock God, shouldn’t someone make you ashamed?
4 You claim, ‘My beliefs are pure,’
and ‘I am clean in the sight of God.’
Job 4:7
New Living Translation
7 “Stop and think! Do the innocent die?
When have the upright been destroyed?
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