'Honest' in the Bible

“We are all sons of one man. We are honest; your servants are not spies.”

If you are honest, let one of you be confined to the guardhouse, while the rest of you go and take grain to relieve the hunger of your households.

But we told him: We are honest and not spies.

The man who is the lord of the country said to us, ‘This is how I will know if you are honest: Leave one brother with me, take food to relieve the hunger of your households, and go.

Bring back your youngest brother to me, and I will know that you are not spies but honest men. I will then give your brother back to you, and you can trade in the country.’”

You are to have honest balances, honest weights, an honest dry measure, and an honest liquid measure; I am Yahweh your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt.

You must have a full and honest weight, a full and honest dry measure, so that you may live long in the land the Lord your God is giving you.

I was 40 years old when Moses the Lord’s servant sent me from Kadesh-barnea to scout the land, and I brought back an honest report.

Consider: who has perished when he was innocent?Where have the honest been destroyed?

How painful honest words can be!But what does your rebuke prove?

An honest witness does not deceive,but a dishonest witness utters lies.

Honest balances and scales are the Lord’s;all the weights in the bag are His concern.

He who gives an honest answergives a kiss on the lips.

Bloodthirsty men hate an honest person,but the upright care about him.

“You must have honest scales, an honest dry measure, and an honest liquid measure.

These are the things you must do: Speak truth to one another; make true and sound decisions within your gates.

But the seed in the good ground—these are the ones who, having heard the word with an honest and good heart, hold on to it and by enduring, bear fruit.

The thief must no longer steal. Instead, he must do honest work with his own hands, so that he has something to share with anyone in need.