# The Truth Shows Its \[Own\] Way **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [July 21, 2002, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-truth-shows-its-own-way/120142 "2002-07-21T23:52:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![IzzyR](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/2acd7d/32.png) [@IzzyR](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IzzyR)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2002, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-truth-shows-its-own-way/120142/1 "2002-07-21T23:52:54Z")
This (the Hebrew version of it) is a commonly used phrase in rabbinic literature. It refers to the concept that a true hypothesis will tend to have - by virtue of its being true - corroborating evidence. The earliest source of this statement that I can find in rabbinic literature is a 12th Century Biblical commentator. But I wonder if this is taken - or paraphrased - from the works of some earlier (Non-Jewish) source. Anyone familiar with this? ---
**Author:** ![AskNott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asknott/32/5790_2.png) [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2002, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-truth-shows-its-own-way/120142/2 "2002-07-22T03:17:57Z")
I’m not familiar with it. This is just my polite returning (and bumping ) your serve. I’ll leave the court now, so that someone more knowledgeable can continue the volley. ---
**Author:** ![kniz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c37758/32.png) [@kniz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kniz)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2002, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-truth-shows-its-own-way/120142/3 "2002-07-22T03:38:18Z")
[**This**](http://www.threegraces.com/highermormon/The_Truth_Finds_Its_Own_Way.htm) is the closest match I could find on Google.