Wherefore,
putting away lying; speak every man truth with his neighbor: for we are
members one of another.
Christianity
Ephisians 4:25
King James Version
Tzu-chang asked about getting on with people.
The Master said, "Be loyal and true to your every word, serious and careful in all you do, and you will get on well enough
even though you find yourself among barbarians. But if you are disloyal
and untrustworthy in your speech, frivolous and careless in your acts,
even though you are among your own neighbors, how can you hope to get on
well?"
Confucianism
Analects 15.5
Let your conduct be
marked by truthfulness in word, deed, and thought.
Hinduism
Taittiriya Upanishad
1.11.1
And do not mix up the truth with falsehood;
nor hide the truth while you know (it).
Islam
Qu'ran 2.42
Straight forwardness
and honesty in the activities of one's body, speech, and mind lead to an
auspicious path.
Jainism
Tattvarthasutra
6.23
These are
the things that ye shall do; Speak ye every man the truth to his neighbor;
execute the judgment of truth and peace in your gates.
Judaism
Zechariah 8:16
King James Version
If
you plot and connive to deceive men, you may fool them for a while, and
profit thereby, but you will without fail be visited by divine punishment.
To be utterly honest may have the appearance of inflexibility and self-
righteousness, but in the end, such a person will receive the blessings
of sun and moon. Follow honesty without fail.
Shinto
Oracle of Amaterasu
at the Kotai Shrine
Be honest like
Heaven in conducting your affairs.
Taoism
Tract of the
Quiet Way
May the true-spoken
word triumph over the false-spoken word which destroys the holy order.
Zoroastrianism
Yasna 60.5
