Bible Verses about โthe conscienceโ
The Bible contains 19 verses about the conscience across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
โIf we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us the sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.โ
โBut the Spirit says expressly that in later times some will fall away from the faith, paying attention to seducing spirits and doctrines of demons,โ
โhaving a good conscience; that, while you are spoken against as evildoers, they may be disappointed who curse your good way of life in Christ.โ
โholding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.โ
โthrough the hypocrisy of men who speak lies, branded in their own conscience as with a hot iron;โ
โin that they show the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience testifying with them, and their thoughts among themselves accusing or else excusing them)โ
โ(for when Gentiles who don't have the law do by nature the things of the law, these, not having the law, are a law to themselves,โ
โTo the pure, all things are pure; but to those who are defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure; but both their mind and their conscience are defiled.โ
โlet's draw near with a true heart in fullness of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and having our body washed with pure water,โ
โFor I know nothing against myself. Yet I am not justified by this, but he who judges me is the Lord.โ
โHowever, that knowledge isn't in all men. But some, with consciousness of the idol until now, eat as of a thing sacrificed to an idol, and their conscience, being weak, is defiled.โ
โbut the goal of this command is love, out of a pure heart and a good conscience and sincere faith;โ
โPray for us, for we are persuaded that we have a good conscience, desiring to live honorably in all things.โ
โI tell the truth in Christ. I am not lying, my conscience testifying with me in the Holy Spirit,โ
โFor our boasting is this: the testimony of our conscience, that in holiness and sincerity of God, not in fleshly wisdom but in the grace of God we behaved ourselves in the world, and more abundantly toward you.โ
โKnowing therefore the fear of the Lord, we persuade men, but we are revealed to God; and I hope that we are revealed also in your consciences.โ
โHerein I also practice always having a conscience void of offense toward God and men.โ
โholding faith and a good conscience; which some having thrust away made a shipwreck concerning the faith;โ
โPaul, looking steadfastly at the council, said, "Brothers, I have lived before God in all good conscience until this day."โ
