A static electricity preventing circuit and a display device including the same are disclosed. In one aspect, the static electricity preventing circuit includes a power source voltage supply unit configured to apply a power source voltage to drive a display panel, wherein the display panel comprises a plurality of pixels respectively displaying images through light emission according to data voltages of image data signals. It also includes a signal wire unit configured to transmit lighting test signals for a lighting test of the pixels included in the display panel. It further includes a resistor unit positioned between the power source voltage supply unit and the signal wire unit and configured to discharge static electricity generated in the signal wire unit through the power source voltage supply unit.