# Where is “Whatever is true, whatever is noble” in the Bible?

> “Whatever is true, whatever is noble” is Philippians 4:8.

Source: https://www.lumin.faith/is-it-in-the-bible/whatever-is-true-whatever-is-noble
By Andrew Kittridge · November 10, 2026

Paul writes it from prison to the church in Philippi.

## The verse

> Finally, brothers and sisters, all that is true, all that deserves respect, all that is right, all that is pure, all that is lovely, all that is well spoken of—if anything is virtuous and if anything deserves praise—let these things fill your thoughts.
>
> — [Philippians 4:8](https://www.lumin.faith/read/philippians/4#8) (Lumin Translation)

English Bibles word this verse in different ways. The Lumin Translation, a modern English Bible, is quoted here.

## What it means there

It comes right after the promise of God’s peace guarding the mind. Paul says what to fill the mind with: what is true, right, pure, lovely and worth praise.

## Common questions

### Where is “Whatever is true, whatever is noble” in the Bible?

“Whatever is true, whatever is noble” is Philippians 4:8. English Bibles word this verse in different ways. The Lumin Translation, a modern English Bible, is quoted here. Paul writes it from prison to the church in Philippi.

### Is “Whatever is true, whatever is noble” in the Bible?

Yes. It is Philippians 4:8. In the Lumin Translation, Philippians 4:8 reads: “Finally, brothers and sisters, all that is true, all that deserves respect, all that is right, all that is pure, all that is lovely, all that is well spoken of—if anything is virtuous and if anything deserves praise—let these things fill…”

### Who said “Whatever is true, whatever is noble”?

Paul writes it from prison to the church in Philippi.

### What does “Whatever is true, whatever is noble” mean in the Bible?

It comes right after the promise of God’s peace guarding the mind. Paul says what to fill the mind with: what is true, right, pure, lovely and worth praise.

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