Guilt Bible Verses

"for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God."

— Romans 3:23

"They show that the requirements of the law are written on their hearts, their consciences also bearing witness, and their thoughts sometimes accusing them and at other times even defending them."

— Romans 2:15

"If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us."

— 1 John 1:8

"For I know my transgressions, and my sin is always before me."

— Psalm 51:3

"Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they realized they were naked; so they sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves. Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the LORD God as he was walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and they hid from the LORD God among the trees of the garden."

— Genesis 3:7-8

"Anyone tormented by the guilt of murder will seek refuge in the grave; let no one hold them back."

— Proverbs 28:17

"My guilt has overwhelmed me like a burden too heavy to bear."

— Psalm 38:4

"For you write down bitter things against me and make me reap the sins of my youth."

— Job 13:26

"When I kept silent, my bones wasted away through my groaning all day long."

— Psalm 32:3

"For whoever keeps the whole law and yet stumbles at just one point is guilty of breaking all of it."

— James 2:10

"I am too ashamed and disgraced, my God, to lift up my face to you, because our sins are higher than our heads and our guilt has reached to the heavens."

— Ezra 9:6

"For our offenses are many in your sight, and our sins testify against us. Our offenses are ever with us, and we acknowledge our iniquities."

— Isaiah 59:12

"Although you wash yourself with soap and use an abundance of cleansing powder, the stain of your guilt is still before me," declares the Sovereign LORD."

— Jeremiah 2:22

"They said to one another, "Surely we are being punished because of our brother. We saw how distressed he was when he pleaded with us for his life, but we would not listen; that's why this distress has come on us.""

— Genesis 42:21

""I have sinned," he said, "for I have betrayed innocent blood." "What is that to us?" they replied. "That's your responsibility.""

— Matthew 27:4

"So I strive always to keep my conscience clear before God and man."

— Acts 24:16

"let us draw near to God with a sincere heart and with the full assurance that faith brings, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and having our bodies washed with pure water."

— Hebrews 10:22

"If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness."

— 1 John 1:9

"Then I acknowledged my sin to you and did not cover up my iniquity. I said, "I will confess my transgressions to the LORD." And you forgave the guilt of my sin."

— Psalm 32:5

""Come now, let us settle the matter," says the LORD. "Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool.""

— Isaiah 1:18

"You will again have compassion on us; you will tread our sins underfoot and hurl all our iniquities into the depths of the sea."

— Micah 7:19

"My dear children, I write this to you so that you will not sin. But if anybody does sin, we have an advocate with the Father—Jesus Christ, the Righteous One. He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world."

— 1 John 2:1-2

"How much more, then, will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself unblemished to God, cleanse our consciences from acts that lead to death, so that we may serve the living God!"

— Hebrews 9:14

"Therefore, my friends, I want you to know that through Jesus the forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you. Through him everyone who believes is set free from every sin, a justification you were not able to obtain under the law of Moses."

— Acts 13:38-39

"When you were dead in your sins and in the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made you alive with Christ. He forgave us all our sins, having canceled the charge of our legal indebtedness, which stood against us and condemned us; he has taken it away, nailing it to the cross."

— Colossians 2:13-14

"In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God's grace."

— Ephesians 1:7

"as far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us."

— Psalm 103:12

""For I will forgive their wickedness and will remember their sins no more.""

— Jeremiah 31:34

""I, even I, am he who blots out your transgressions, for my own sake, and remembers your sins no more.""

— Isaiah 43:25

"Cleanse me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow."

— Psalm 51:7

"Help us, God our Savior, for the glory of your name; deliver us and forgive our sins for your name's sake."

— Psalm 79:9

"The Lord our God is merciful and forgiving, even though we have rebelled against him."

— Daniel 9:9

"For I will forgive their wickedness and will remember their sins no more."

— Hebrews 8:12

"Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord."

— Acts 3:19

"You forgave the iniquity of your people and covered all their sins."

— Psalm 85:2

"All the prophets testify about him that everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name."

— Acts 10:43

"Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus."

— Romans 8:1

"he does not treat us as our sins deserve or repay us according to our iniquities. For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his love for those who fear him; as far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us."

— Psalm 103:10-12

"Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ."

— Romans 5:1

"Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!"

— 2 Corinthians 5:17

"But now he has reconciled you by Christ's physical body through death to present you holy in his sight, without blemish and free from accusation."

— Colossians 1:22

"Then he adds: "Their sins and lawless acts I will remember no more." And where these have been forgiven, sacrifice for sin is no longer necessary."

— Hebrews 10:17-18

"Who will bring any charge against those whom God has chosen? It is God who justifies. Who then is the one who condemns? No one. Christ Jesus who died—more than that, who was raised to life—is at the right hand of God and is also interceding for us."

— Romans 8:33-34

"Blessed is the one whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered. Blessed is the one whose sin the LORD does not count against them and in whose spirit is no deceit."

— Psalm 32:1-2

""He himself bore our sins" in his body on the cross, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; "by his wounds you have been healed.""

— 1 Peter 2:24

"know that a person is not justified by the works of the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ. So we, too, have put our faith in Christ Jesus that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the law, because by the works of the law no one will be justified."

— Galatians 2:16

"and from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood."

— Revelation 1:5

"So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed."

— John 8:36

"he saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit."

— Titus 3:5

"and all are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus."

— Romans 3:24

"Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me."

— Psalm 51:10

"Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus."

— Philippians 3:13-14

""Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.""

— Isaiah 43:18-19

"Because of the LORD's great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness."

— Lamentations 3:22-23

"Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation and leaves no regret, but worldly sorrow brings death."

— 2 Corinthians 7:10

"Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us."

— Hebrews 12:1

"Here is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners—of whom I am the worst."

— 1 Timothy 1:15

"Therefore, I tell you, her many sins have been forgiven—as her great love has shown. But whoever has been forgiven little loves little."

— Luke 7:47

"Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective."

— James 5:16

"Whoever conceals their sins does not prosper, but the one who confesses and renounces them finds mercy."

— Proverbs 28:13

"Restore to me the joy of your salvation and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me."

— Psalm 51:12

"If our hearts condemn us, we know that God is greater than our hearts, and he knows everything."

— 1 John 3:20

"May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit."

— Romans 15:13

"You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; to be made new in the attitude of your minds; and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness."

— Ephesians 4:22-24

"I will repay you for the years the locusts have eaten—the great locust and the young locust, the other locusts and the locust swarm—my great army that I sent among you."

— Joel 2:25