35 Bible Verses about Plea Of Innocence

and they have answered and said, Our hands have not shed this blood, and our eyes have not seen --

And Abimelech hath not drawn near unto her, and he saith, 'Lord, also a righteous nation dost thou slay?

hath not he himself said to me, She is my sister! and she, even she herself, said, He is my brother; in the integrity of my heart, and in the innocency of my hands, I have done this.'

And God saith unto him in the dream, 'Yea, I -- I have known that in the integrity of thy heart thou hast done this, and I withhold thee, even I, from sinning against Me, therefore I have not suffered thee to come against her;

Remember, I pray thee, Who, being innocent, hath perished? And where have the upright been cut off?

Lo, God doth not reject the perfect, Nor taketh hold on the hand of evil doers.

For Thou knowest that I am not wicked, And there is no deliverer from Thy hand.

Against my right do I lie? Mortal is mine arrow -- without transgression.'

I wash in innocency my hands, And I compass Thine altar, O Jehovah.

If I be righteous, Mine mouth doth declare me wicked, Perfect I am! -- it declareth me perverse.

And Ephraim saith: 'Surely I have become rich, I have found wealth for myself, All my labours -- they find not against me iniquity that is sin.'

ye are witnesses -- God also -- how kindly and righteously, and blamelessly to you who believe we became,

And David heareth afterwards and saith, 'Acquitted am I, and my kingdom, by Jehovah, unto the age, from the blood of Abner son of Ner;

And I am perfect before Him, And I keep myself from mine iniquity.

And I am perfect with him, And I keep myself from mine iniquity.

Perfect I am! -- I know not my soul, I despise my life.

He doth weigh me in righteous balances, And God doth know my integrity.

Pure am I, without transgression, Innocent am I, and I have no iniquity.

For Job hath said, 'I have been righteous, And God hath turned aside my right,

my God hath sent His messenger, and hath shut the lions' mouths, and they have not injured me: because that before Him purity hath been found in me; and also before thee, O king, injury I have not done.'

And thou sayest, 'Pure is my discourse, And clean I have been in Thine eyes.'

And I, in mine integrity I walk, Redeem me, and favour me.

Thou hast proved my heart, Thou hast inspected by night, Thou hast tried me, Thou findest nothing; My thoughts pass not over my mouth.

'And, my father, see, yea see the skirt of thine upper robe in my hand; for by cutting off the skirt of thy upper robe, and I have not slain thee, know and see that there is not in my hand evil and transgression, and I have not sinned against thee, and thou art hunting my soul to take it!

And the woman of Tekoah saith unto the king, 'On me, my lord, O king, is the iniquity, and on the house of my father; and the king and his throne are innocent.'

And with Absalom have gone two hundred men, out of Jerusalem, invited ones, and they are going in their simplicity, and have not known anything;

And Pilate having seen that it profiteth nothing, but rather a tumult is made, having taken water, he did wash the hands before the multitude, saying, 'I am innocent from the blood of this righteous one; ye -- ye shall see;'

according to zeal persecuting the assembly! according to righteousness that is in law becoming blameless!

And it came to pass after three days, Paul called together those who are the principal men of the Jews, and they having come together, he said unto them: 'Men, brethren, I -- having done nothing contrary to the people, or to the customs of the fathers -- a prisoner from Jerusalem, was delivered up to the hands of the Romans;

wherefore I take you to witness this day, that I am clear from the blood of all,

he making defence -- 'Neither in regard to the law of the Jews, nor in regard to the temple, nor in regard to Caesar -- did I commit any sin.'

All finding them have devoured them, And their adversaries have said: We are not guilty, Because that they sinned against Jehovah, The habitation of righteousness, And the hope of their fathers -- Jehovah.

for, lo, this same thing -- your being made sorry toward God -- how much diligence it doth work in you! but defence, but displeasure, but fear, but longing desire, but zeal, but revenge; in every thing ye did approve yourselves to be pure in the matter.

So -- the way of an adulterous woman, She hath eaten and hath wiped her mouth, And hath said, 'I have not done iniquity.'

And thou sayest, 'Because I have been innocent, Surely turned back hath His anger from me?' Lo, I have been judged with thee, Because of thy saying, 'I have not sinned.'