Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 8 - Chapter 1 - Verse 12
Sanskrit:
सत्यव्रतस्य सततं दीक्षितस्य विशेषत: ।नानृतं भाषितुं शक्यं ब्रह्मण्यस्य दयावत: ॥ १२ ॥
ITRANS:
satya-vratasya satataṁdīkṣitasya viśeṣataḥnānṛtaṁ bhāṣituṁ śakyaṁbrahmaṇyasya dayāvataḥ
Translation:
“Our lord, Bali Mahārāja, is always fixed in truthfulness, and this is especially so at present, since he has been initiated into performing a sacrifice. He is always kind and merciful toward the brāhmaṇas, and he cannot at any time speak lies.