67 Bible Verses about Faults

For we know that the law is spiritual: but I am carnal, sold under sin. For that which I do, I allow not: for I do not that which I would; but what I hate, this I do. And if I do that which I would not, I consent to the law that it is good:read more.
but now I am no more the doer of it, but sin that dwelleth in me. For I know that in me (that is in my flesh) dwelleth no good: for to will is present with me, but how to perform that which is good, I find not. For I do not the good that I would; but the evil which I would not, this I do. Now if I do that which I would not, I am no more the doer of it, but sin that dwelleth in me. I find then a kind of law, that when I would do good, evil besets me. For I delight in the law of God, as to the inward man: but I perceive another law in my body warring against the law of my mind, and captivating me to the law of sin, which is in my body.

for the flesh desireth things contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit things contrary to the flesh: and these are opposite to each other; so that ye do not those things which ye would.

among whom also we were all conversant heretofore in our carnal desires, indulging the appetites of the flesh and of our imaginations; and were by nature children of wrath, even as others.

For when they speak swelling words of vanity, they ensnare in the lusts of the flesh, through their lasciviousness, those who had indeed withdrawn from such as deal in error;

Now we that are strong, ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves:

And we know that all things co-operate for good to them that love God, to them that are called according to his purpose;

Receive him that is weak in the faith, but not to disputes about doubtful matters: for one believeth that he may eat any food; another, who is weak, liveth upon herbs.

and if any offend not in word, he is a compleat man, able to manage also the whole body.

To him therefore that knoweth to do good, and doth it not, to him it is sin.

And he also who received the one talent came to him and said, Sir, I knew thee that thou art a hard man, reaping where thou sowedst not, and gathering where thou hast not strewed; and I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the ground; behold, there is thine own:

Judge not, that ye be not judged: for with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged; and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured back again to you. And why dost thou look at the splinter in thy brother's eye, but takest no notice of the beam in thine own eye?read more.
Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me take the chaff out of thine eye, and behold, there is a beam in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, first get the beam out of thine own eye; and then thou wilt see how to take the splinter out of thy brother's eye.

Speak not against one another, my brethren; he that speaketh against his brother, and judgeth his brother, speaketh against the law, and judgeth the law; but if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge. Now there is but one lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy: who art thou then that judgest another?

Repine not, my brethren, against each other, that ye be not condemned: behold, the judge is at the door.

And when Peter was come up to Jerusalem, those that were of the circumcision contended with him, saying, Thou wentest in to men uncircumcised and didst eat with them.

Now I Paul myself exhort you, by the meekness and lenity of Christ, who in presence am lowly among you,

Blessed are ye when men shall revile and persecute you, and utter all manner of reproach against you falsly, for my sake:

Blessed are ye when men shall hate you, and reject you, and reproach you, and cast out your name as infamous on account of the Son of man.

And the scribes and pharisees watched Him to see if He would work a cure on the sabbath: that they might find an accusation against Him.

they asked Him, if it were lawful to heal on the sabbath-days? that they might accuse Him.

then saith He to them, Is it lawful to do good on the sabbath, or to do evil? to save life, or to kill? but they were silent.

Upon which, some of the scribes said in themselves, This man blasphemeth: but Jesus knowing their surmises,

Why doth this man thus speak blasphemies? who can forgive sins but God?

And the scribes and pharisees began to cavil, saying, Who is this that talketh blasphemies? Who can forgive sins but God?

And when the Pharisees saw it, they said to his disciples, Why doth your master eat with publicans and sinners?

And the scribes and pharisees, when they saw Him eating with publicans and sinners, said to his disciples, What is the meaning that He eateth with publicans and sinners?

And their scribes and pharisees murmured at his disciples, saying, Why do ye eat and drink with publicans and sinners?

Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat.

Then the pharisees and the scribes ask Him, Why do not thy disciples walk according to the tradition of the ancients, but eat without washing their hands?

Now the chief priests and elders, and the whole council sought false-witness against Jesus, that they might put Him to death: but found none. And tho' many false witnesses came, they found none to their purpose. But at last came two false witnesses and said, This fellow said, I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three days.

Now the chief priests and all the council sought for evidence against Jesus, to put Him to death, and found none: for many bare false witness against Him, and the evidences did not agree. At last there rose up some and bare false witness against Him,read more.
saying, We heard Him say, I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and in three days I will build another made without hands: but neither was their evidence consistent.

Then said some of the pharisees, This man is not of God, because He doth not keep the sabbath: but others said, How can a wicked man do such miracles? And there was a division among them.

I will rise and go to my father, and will say to him, Father, I have sinned against heaven and before thee,

as we see there was, for after complaining of them, He adds, "Behold the days come, saith the Lord, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah: not according to the covenant which I made with their fathers, in the day when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt; for they continued not in my covenant, and I regarded them not, saith the Lord.

And thus the secrets of his heart are made manifest; so that falling down upon his face he will worship God, declaring that God is indeed among you.

And if thy brother trespass against thee, go and expostulate with him alone; if he hearken to thee, thou hast gained thy brother: but if he regard thee not, take with thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established. And if he disregard them, tell it to the church: but if he disregard the church too, let him be unto thee as an heathen and a publican.

Brethren, if a man be overtaken in any fault, do ye, who are spiritual, restore such a one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, least thou also shouldst be tempted.

Take heed to yourselves: if thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him.

Brethren, if any among you be seduced from the truth, and one convert him; let him know that he, who turneth back a sinner from the error of his way, shall save a soul from death, and shall cover a multitude of sins.

for Herod had apprehended John, and bound him, and put him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife;

For John had said to Herod, it is not lawful for thee to have thy brother's wife.

But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan so filled thine heart, that thou shouldst lie to the holy Ghost, and keep back part of the price of the land?

But when Peter came to Antioch, I withstood him to the face, because he was indeed to be blamed. For before certain men came from James, he did eat with the gentiles; but when they were come, he withdrew and separated himself, fearing those of the circumcision.

So also do ye reckon yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God in Christ Jesus our Lord. Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, to obey it in the lusts thereof.

For that which was impossible for the law to do, and in which it was weak through the corruption of the flesh, God by sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh to be a sacrifice for sin, hath done; that is, hath condemned sin in the flesh: that the righteousness of the law may be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh but after the spirit.

And therefore if any one be in Christ, he is created anew: old things are passed away, behold all things are become new.

I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye will not fulfil the desire of the flesh:

And He said unto me, "My grace is sufficient for thee: for my power is manifested in thy weakness." With the greatest pleasure therefore will I glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. And therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, and in straits for the sake of Christ: for when I am thus weak, then am I made strong.

I can do all things through Christ strengthening me.

tender-hearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgiveth you.

And when ye were dead in trespasses, and in the uncircumcision of your flesh, He made you alive together with Him, having forgiven you all trespasses,

If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness:

Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth:

And if I speak truth, why do ye not believe me?

for we have not an high-priest who cannot sympathize with our infirmities, but was in all respects tempted in like manner with us, yet without sin.

but with the precious blood of Christ as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:

And ye know that He was manifested, to take away our sins: and in Him there is no sin.

having a good conversation among the Gentiles; that whereas they speak against you as evil-doers, they may glorify God in the day of their visitation, on account of the good works which they behold in you.

Render to no one evil for evil: behaving honorably in the sight of all men. If it be possible, as much as ye can, live peaceably with all men.

hereby taking care that no one might blame us in the disposal of this large sum which is administered by us: looking to things that are right not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men.

Do all things without murmurings and disputings: that ye may be blameless and inoffensive, the children of God without reproof, in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation; among whom ye shine as lights in the world,

A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of but one wife, sober, prudent, grave,

to wit, if any one be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children, not accused of debauchery, or unruly.

Wherefore, beloved, seeing ye expect these things, give diligence to be found of Him in peace, spotless and blameless;

that He might prepare it for Himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle, or any such thing: but that it should be holy and unblameable.

yet now hath He reconciled in the body of his flesh, through death, to present you holy, and unblameable, and unreproveable in his sight:

that your hearts may be established unblameable in holiness, before God even our Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, with all his saints.

And may the God of peace Himself sanctify you wholly: and grant that your whole frame, spirit, soul, and body may be kept blameless to the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.