Talmud Bavli
Talmud Bavli

Musar for Makkot 47:6

ודובר אמת בלבבו כגון רב ספרא

"And speaks truthfully in his heart", like Rav Safra.

Mesilat Yesharim

And "[I have returned to Zion, and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem:] and Jerusalem shall be called the City of Truth" (Zecharia 8:3) - to magnify its importance. And our sages of blessed memory said (Makot 24a): "'who speaks truth in his heart' (Tehilim 15:2), like Rav Safra..." To teach you just how far-reaching the obligation of truth extends.
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