Topic
Honest; Honesty
9 passages cited, from 1 classic reference work.
These works date from 1915 and are in the public domain. They reflect the Protestant scholarship of their time: their history, archaeology and dates can be out of date, and where they interpret, other traditions read the text differently. The verses are shown in the King James Version, the wording these works were written against.
The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Luke 8:15ISBE
But that on the good ground are they, which in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience.
- Romans 12:17ISBE
Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men.
- 2 Corinthians 8:21ISBE
Providing for honest things, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men.
- 2 Corinthians 13:7ISBE
Now I pray to God that ye do no evil; not that we should appear approved, but that ye should do that which is honest, though we be as reprobates.
- Philippians 4:8ISBE
Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise,…
- 1 Thessalonians 4:12ISBE
That ye may walk honestly toward them that are without, and that ye may have lack of nothing.
- 1 Timothy 2:2ISBE
For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.
- Hebrews 13:18ISBE
Pray for us: for we trust we have a good conscience, in all things willing to live honestly.
- 1 Peter 2:12ISBE
Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.
In the reference works
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 9 references
on'-est, on'-es-ti: The word "honest" in the New Testament in the King James Version generally represents the adjective kalos, "good," "excellent," "honorable," and, with the exception of Lu 8:15, "honest and good heart," is changed in the Revised Version (British and American) into the more correct "honorable" (Ro 12:17; 2Co 8:21; 13:7; Php 4:8); in 1Pe 2:12, into "seemly.' In the American Standard Revised Version "honestly" in Heb 13:18 is rendered "honorably," and in 1Th 4:12 (here euschemonos) is rendered "becomingly." The noun "honesty" occurs but once in the King James Version as the translation of semnotes (1Ti 2:2), and in the Revised Version (British and American) is more appropriately rendered "gravity."
James Orr
Texts: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.