Bible Verses about “guilt and shame”
The Bible contains 20 verses about guilt and shame across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
“If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us the sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”
“No temptation has taken you except what is common to man. God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted above what you are able, but will with the temptation also make the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.”
“For God didn't send his Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world should be saved through him.”
“Flee sexual immorality! "Every sin that a man does is outside the body," but he who commits sexual immorality sins against his own body.”
“He will wipe away from them every tear from their eyes. Death will be no more; neither will there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain, any more. The first things have passed away."”
“for all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God;”
“My little children, I write these things to you so that you may not sin. If anyone sins, we have a Counselor with the Father, Jesus Christ, the righteous.”
“For, "Whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved."”
“As far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us.”
“"Repent therefore, and turn again, that your sins may be blotted out, so that there may come times of refreshing from the presence of the Lord,”
“He has not dealt with us according to our sins, nor repaid us for our iniquities.”
“For as the heavens are high above the earth, so great is his loving kindness toward those who fear him.”
“Yahweh is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness.”
“He will not always accuse; neither will he stay angry forever.”
“"Don't be afraid; for you shall not be ashamed: neither be confounded; for you shall not be disappointed: for you shall forget the shame of your youth; and the reproach of your widowhood you shall remember no more.”
“Repent therefore of this, your wickedness, and ask God if perhaps the thought of your heart may be forgiven you.”
“For the Lord Yahweh will help me; therefore I have not been confounded: therefore have I set my face like a flint, and I know that I shall not be disappointed.”
“He will again have compassion on us. He will tread our iniquities under foot; and you will cast all their sins into the depths of the sea.”
“Don't withhold your tender mercies from me, Yahweh. Let your loving kindness and your truth continually preserve me.”
“For innumerable evils have surrounded me. My iniquities have overtaken me, so that I am not able to look up. They are more than the hairs of my head. My heart has failed me.”