21 Bible Verses about Conviction Of Sin

Therefore I abhor [myself], and repent in dust and ashes.

Come, and let us return to LORD, for he has torn, and he will heal us. He has smitten, and he will bind us up.

For I will declare my iniquity. I will be sorry for my sin.

Then Job answered LORD, and said,

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

For my soul was grieved, and I was pricked in my heart.

And having come, he will convict the world about sin, and about justice, and about judgment.

Now having heard this, they were pierced in the heart, and said to Peter and the other apostles, Men, brothers, what will we do?

And having asked for lights, he rushed in, and having become trembling, he fell down before Paul and Silas.

because thy heart was tender, and thou humbled thyself before LORD when thou heard what I spoke against this place, and against the inhabitants of it, that they should become a desolation and a curse, and have torn thy clothes, and

And it came to pass, when Ahab heard those words, that he tore his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his flesh, and fasted, and lay in sackcloth, and went softly.

And the news reached the king of Nineveh, and he arose from his throne, and laid his robe from him, and covered himself with sackcloth, and sat in ashes. And he made proclamation and published through Nineveh by the decree of the king and his nobles, saying, Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock, taste anything. Let them not feed, nor drink water, but let them be covered with sackcloth, both man and beast, and let them cry mightily to God. Yea, let them turn each one from his evil way, and from the violence that is in his hands. read more.
Who knows whether God will not turn and relent, and turn away from his fierce anger, that we not perish?

For my iniquities have gone over my head. As a heavy burden they are too heavy for me.

And as he discoursed about righteousness, and self-control, and the judgment going to be, Felix, having become afraid, answered, Go now, and having a convenient time, I will summon thee.

When I kept silence, my bones wasted away through my groaning all the day long.

And the son said to him, Father, I have sinned against heaven and in thy sight. I am no more worthy to be called thy son.

But the tax collector, having stood from afar, would not even lift his eyes to the sky, but beat upon his breast, saying, God, be thou merciful to me a sinful man.

And the second time a cock sounded. And Peter remembered the saying that Jesus said to him, Before a cock sounds twice, thou will deny me thrice. And having broke down, he wept.

Now while Ezra prayed and made confession, weeping and casting himself down before the house of God, there was gathered together to him out of Israel a very great assembly of men and women and children, for the people wept very muc