47 Bible Verses about conscience

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Romans 2:15

Which show the work of the law Written in their hearts, their consciousness testifying together, and between one another thoughts accusing or also excusing;)

1 Corinthians 10:29

And consciousness, I say, not thine, but another's: for that why is my freedom judged by another's consciousness

Romans 13:5

Wherefore necessity to be placed under, not only for anger, but also for consciousness.

1 Corinthians 10:28

And if any one say to you, This is sacrificed to an idol, eat not, for him making it known, and consciousness: for of the Lord the earth, and its fulness:

1 Corinthians 10:27

And if any one of the unbelieving call you, and ye wish to go; every thing set before you, eat, interrogating nothing through consciousness.

1 Corinthians 10:25

Every thing being sold in the market, eat, ye, interrogating nothing through consciousness:

1 Corinthians 8:10

For if any one see thee having knowledge reclining in the idol's temple, shall not his consciousness, being weak, be built up to eat the sacrifices to idols;

Hebrews 10:2

For would they not have ceased to be brought in? because they serving have no more consciousness of sins, once purified.

1 Corinthians 8:12

And so sinning against the brethren, and striking their weak consciousness, ye sin against Christ.

Hebrews 9:9

Which a parable for the time placed in, according to which both gifts and sacrifices are brought near, not being able for consciousness to perfect him serving;

2 Corinthians 5:11

Knowing therefore the fear of the Lord, we persuade men; and we are made manifest to God; and I hope also to have been made manifest to your consciences.

1 Corinthians 8:7

But not in all, knowledge: and some with consciousness of the idol even till now eat as a sacrifice to idols: and their consciousness being weak is contaminated.

Hebrews 13:18

Pray for us: for we have trusted that we have a good consciousness, in all things wishing to be well occupied.

1 John 3:20

For if our heart condemn us, for God is greater than our heart, and knows all things.

Acts 23:1

And Paul, having looked intently to the council, said, Men, brethren, I have lived as a citizen in all good conscience to God till this day.

Romans 2:14

For when nations, not having the things of the law, by nature do the things of the law, these, not having the law, are law to themselves:

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Conscience » Guilty

Job 15:24

Straitness and distress shall terrify him; they shall overpower him as a king ready for war.

Hebrews 10:26-27

For we sinning voluntarily after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there is left no more a sacrifice for sins, But a certain terrible expectation of judgment and jealousy of fire, being about to devour the adversaries.

Mark 6:14

And king Herod heard his name; (for it was manifest:) and said, That John the Immerser was raised from the dead, and for this the powers were energetic in him.

Matthew 27:3-5

Then Judas, he delivering him up, having seen that he was condemned, having felt regret, returned the thirty silver coins to the chief priests, and the more ancient, Saying, I have sinned, having delivered up guiltless blood. And they said, What to us? thou shalt see. And having cast down the silver coins in the temple, he withdrew and having gone away, he strangled him self.

Conscience » A good conscience

Conscience » General references to

Acts 23:1

And Paul, having looked intently to the council, said, Men, brethren, I have lived as a citizen in all good conscience to God till this day.

Romans 2:15

Which show the work of the law Written in their hearts, their consciousness testifying together, and between one another thoughts accusing or also excusing;)

Romans 13:5

Wherefore necessity to be placed under, not only for anger, but also for consciousness.

Conscience » Dead

Ephesians 4:17-19

Therefore this I say, and testify in the Lord, that ye no more walk as also the rest of the nations, in the vanity of their mind, Being darkened in understanding, alienated from the life of God by ignorance being in them, by the hardness of their heart; Who no longer having had feeling delivered themselves to licentiousness, to the work of all uncleanness in overreaching.

Jeremiah 6:15

Were they ashamed when they did abomination? also shaming they will not be ashamed; also they knew not feeling shame; for this they shall fall with those falling: in the time of my reviewing them they shall faint, said Jehovah.

Conscience » Accuses of sin

Genesis 42:21

And they will say, a man to his brother, Truly we guilty concerning our brother, when we saw the straits of his soul in his entreating us, and we heard him not; for this, these straits are come to us.

2 Samuel 24:10

And the heart of David will strike him after he thus reviewed the people. And David will say to Jehovah, I sinned greatly in what I did: and now, O Jehovah, now pass by the iniquity of thy servant, for I was very foolish.

Matthew 27:3

Then Judas, he delivering him up, having seen that he was condemned, having felt regret, returned the thirty silver coins to the chief priests, and the more ancient,

Conscience » We should have the approval of

Conscience » The blood of Christ alone can purify

Hebrews 10:2-10

For would they not have ceased to be brought in? because they serving have no more consciousness of sins, once purified. But in these, a reminding of sins yearly. For the blood of bulls and he-goats cannot take away sins. read more.
Wherefore coming into the world, he says, Sacrifice and offering then wouldest not, but a body hast thou adjusted to me: And with whole burnt offering for sin wast thou not contented. Then said I, Behold, I am here (in the head of the book it was written of me,) O God, to do thy will. Farther back, saying, That sacrifice and bringing in and whole burnt offerings and for sin thou wouldest not, neither wert contented with; which are brought in according to law; Then he said, Behold, I am here to do, O God, thy will. He takes away the first, that he might set up the second. In which will we are consecrated by the bringing in of the body of Jesus Christ once.

Conscience » Of saints, pure and good

Hebrews 13:18

Pray for us: for we have trusted that we have a good consciousness, in all things wishing to be well occupied.

Conscience » Ministers should commend themselves to that of their people

2 Corinthians 5:11

Knowing therefore the fear of the Lord, we persuade men; and we are made manifest to God; and I hope also to have been made manifest to your consciences.

Conscience » Of others, not to be offended

1 Corinthians 10:28-32

And if any one say to you, This is sacrificed to an idol, eat not, for him making it known, and consciousness: for of the Lord the earth, and its fulness: And consciousness, I say, not thine, but another's: for that why is my freedom judged by another's consciousness And if I partake by grace, why am I defamed for what I give thanks? read more.
Whether therefore ye eat, whether ye drink, or what ye do, do ye all things to the glory of God. And be ye not molesters to the Jews, and the Greeks, and to the church of God:

Conscience » Testimony of, a source of joy

Conscience » Keep the faith in purity of

Conscience » Instances of » Of peter, after denying the lord

Matthew 26:75

And Peter remembered the word of Jesus, having said to him, That before the cock utter a sound, thou shalt deny me thrice. And having gone forth without, he wept bitterly.

Mark 14:72

And of the second time the cock uttered a sound. And Peter remembered the word which Jesus spake to him, That before the cock utter a sound twice, thou shalt deny me thrice. And throwing blame, he wept.

Conscience » Witnesses in man

Romans 2:15

Which show the work of the law Written in their hearts, their consciousness testifying together, and between one another thoughts accusing or also excusing;)

Conscience » Instances of » Of david » For his adultery and the murder of uriah

Psalm 40:11-12

Thou wilt not, O Jehovah, shut up thy compassions from me: thy mercy and thy truth shall always guard me. For evils even not being numbered encompassed about me: mine inquities overtook me, and I was not able to see; they were numerous above the hairs of my head, and my heart forsook me.

Conscience » Without spiritual illumination, a false guide

Acts 26:9

I therefore truly thought to myself, I must do many things contrary to the name of Jesus, the Nazarite.

Acts 23:1

And Paul, having looked intently to the council, said, Men, brethren, I have lived as a citizen in all good conscience to God till this day.

Conscience » Guilty » -ezra

Ezra 9:6

And saying, My God, I was ashamed and disgraced to lift up my face, O my God, to thee: for our iniquities were multiplied over the head, and our guilt was magnified even to the heavens.

Job 15:21

The voice of fears in his ears: in peace he destroying shall come upon him.

Conscience » Faithful » Of peter, in declaring the whole counsel of God

Acts 4:19-20

And Peter and John having answered to them, said, If it is just before God to hear you rather than God, judge ye. For we cannot, the things we have seen and heard, not speak.

Conscience » Instances of » Of herod for beheading john the baptist

Luke 9:7

And Herod the tetrarch heard all done by him: and was in perplexity, for it was said by certain, that John had been raised from the dead.

Matthew 14:2

And he said to his servants, This is John the Baptist; be was aroused from the dead; and for this, powers are energetic in him.

Conscience » Instances of » Of joseph's brethren

Genesis 42:21

And they will say, a man to his brother, Truly we guilty concerning our brother, when we saw the straits of his soul in his entreating us, and we heard him not; for this, these straits are come to us.

Genesis 44:16

And Judah will say to him, What shall we say to my lord? what shall we speak? and how shall we be justified? God found the iniquity of thy servants: behold we are servants to my lord, also we, also him the cup being found in his hand.

Conscience » The conscience witnessing

Romans 2:14-15

For when nations, not having the things of the law, by nature do the things of the law, these, not having the law, are law to themselves: Which show the work of the law Written in their hearts, their consciousness testifying together, and between one another thoughts accusing or also excusing;)

Conscience » Guilty » Joseph's brethren

Genesis 42:21

And they will say, a man to his brother, Truly we guilty concerning our brother, when we saw the straits of his soul in his entreating us, and we heard him not; for this, these straits are come to us.

Conscience » Whose conscience is defiled

Titus 1:10-15

For many also are disorderly, vain talkers and infatuates, especially they of the circumcision: Who must be restrained, who subvert whole houses, teaching what they ought not, for the sake of sordid gain. A certain of them said, their own prophet, The Cretians always liars, evil beasts, lazy bellies. read more.
This testimony is true. For this cause reprove them severely, that they may be sound in the faith; Not holding to Jewish fictions, and commands of men, having turned away from the truth. All things truly pure to the pure: and to the defiled and unbelieving nothing pure; but also their mind and consciousness are defiled.

Conscience » Of the wicked, seared

Conscience » Instances of » Of the old prophet of beth-el

1 Kings 13:29-32

And the prophet will lift up the corpse of the man of God and place it upon the ass, and he will turn him back: and the prophet, the old man, came to the city, and he will mourn and he will bury him. And he will lay it down in his grave, and they will mourn over him, Alas, my brother!. And it will be after they buried him, he will say to his sons, saying, In my dying and ye shall bury me in the grave which the man of God was buried in it; by his bones place my bones. read more.
For being, the word shall be which he cried by the word of Jehovah upon the altar which is in the house of God, and upon all the houses of the heights which are in the cities of Shomeron.

Conscience » Suffer patiently for

Conscience » Faithful » Of pharaoh, when he took abraham's wife for a concubine

Genesis 12:18-19

And Pharaoh will call to Abram, and will say, What this thou didst to me? why didst thou not declare to me that she is thy wife? Why saidst thou, She is my sister and I shall take her to me for a wife? and now behold thy wife, take and go.

Conscience » Guilty » The psalmist

Psalm 40:12

For evils even not being numbered encompassed about me: mine inquities overtook me, and I was not able to see; they were numerous above the hairs of my head, and my heart forsook me.

Conscience » Guilty » Pharaoh

Exodus 9:27

And Pharaoh will send and call for Moses and for Aaron, and will say to them, I sinned this time: Jehovah is just, and I and my people unjust

Conscience » Submit to authority for

Romans 13:5

Wherefore necessity to be placed under, not only for anger, but also for consciousness.

Conscience » Instances of » Of jacob, after he defrauded esau

Genesis 33:1-12

And Jacob will lift up his eyes and will see, and behold Esau came, and with him four hundred men. And he will divide the children to Leah and to Rachel and to the two maids. And he set the maids and their children first, and Leah and her children behind, and Rachel and Joseph behind them. And he passed through before them, and he will bow himself upon the earth seven times till he brought himself near to his brother. read more.
And Esau will run to his meeting and he will embrace him and will fall upon his neck and will kiss him, and they will weep. And he will lift up his eyes and will see the women and the children, and he will say, To whom these to thee? And he will say, The children with whom God compassionated thy servant. And the maids will draw near, they and their children, and they will bow themselves. And Leah also will draw near, and her children, and they will bow themselves; and after, Joseph will draw near and Rachel, and they will prostrate themselves. And he will say, What to thee all this camp which I met? and he will say, To find grace in thine eyes, my lord. And Esau will say, There is much to me, my brother; what is to thee shall be to thee. And Jacob will say, Nay, now, if now I found grace in thine eyes, and take my gift from my hand, for, for this, I saw thy face as seeing the face of God, and thou wilt be satisfied with me. Take now my blessing which was brought to thee, for God compassionated me, and because all things are to me; and he will press upon him, and he will take. And he will say, We will remove and go, and I will go before thee.

Conscience » Instances of » Of joab, for numbering israel

1 Chronicles 21:1-7

And an adversary will stand up against Israel, and he will stimulate David to number Israel And David will say to Joab and to the chiefs of the people, Go number Israel from the well of the oath even to judgment, and bring to me and I shall know their number. And Joab will say, Jehovah will add to his people as they are, a hundred times: are they not, my lord the king, all of them for servants to my lord? for what will my lord seek this? wherefore will he be for trespass to Israel? read more.
And the word of the king was strong upon Joab. And Joab will go forth, and he will go about in all Israel, and he will come to Jerusalem. And Joab will give the number of reviewing the people to David. And all Israel will be a thousand thousand and a hundred thousand men drawing sword: and Judah four hundred and seventy thousand men drawing sword. And Levi and Benjamin he reviewed not in the midst of them: for the king's word was abhorred with Joab. And it will be evil in the eyes of God concerning this word, and he will strike Israel

Conscience » Instances of » Of the lepers of samaria

2 Kings 7:8-10

And these leprous will come even to the end of the camp, and go to one tent, and eat and drink and lift up from thence silver and gold, and garments,. and they will go and hide and turn back, and come to another tent, and lift up from thence, and go and hide. And they will say a man to his neighbor, Not thus do we: this day, it is a day of glad tidings, and we being silent: and waiting till morning light and sin will find us: an now come and we will go and announce to the king's house. And they will go and call to the gate of the city and announce to them, saying, We came to the camp of Aram, and behold, not a man there, and voice of man, but the horse made fast, and the ass made fast, and the tents as they are

Conscience » Faithful » Of abimelech, when he took isaac's wife for a concubine

Genesis 26:9-11

And Abimelech will call to Isaak, and will say, Surely, behold, she thy wife; and how saidst thou, She is my sister? And Isaak will say to him, Because I said, Lest I shall die for her. And Abimelech will say, What this thou didst to us? nearly one of the people lay with thy wife, and thou broughtest blame upon us. And Abimelech will command all the people, saying, He touching this man and his wife, dying, shall die.

Conscience » Faithful » Of joseph, when potiphar's wife tried to seduce him

Genesis 39:7-12

And it will be after these words, and his lord's wife will lift up her eyes to Joseph, and she will say, Lie with me. And he will refuse, and will say to his lord's wife, Behold, my lord knew not what is with me in the house, and all which is to him he gave into my hand; Nothing is great in this house above me: and he kept not back anything from me except thee, because thou his wife: and how shall I do this great evil and sin before God? read more.
And it will be in her speaking to Joseph day by day, and he listened not to her to he by her, to be with her. And it will be about this day, and he will come into the house to do his work: and no man from the men of the house there in the house. And she will seize him by his garment, saying, Lie with me. And he will let go his garment in her hand, and will flee and come forth without

Conscience » Guilty » Belshazzar

Daniel 5:6

The king's brightnesses changing, and his thoughts will terrify him, and the knots of his loins breaking forth, and his knees knocked this upon that

Conscience » Of the wicked, defiled

Conscience » Instances of » Judas iscariot

Matthew 27:3-5

Then Judas, he delivering him up, having seen that he was condemned, having felt regret, returned the thirty silver coins to the chief priests, and the more ancient, Saying, I have sinned, having delivered up guiltless blood. And they said, What to us? thou shalt see. And having cast down the silver coins in the temple, he withdrew and having gone away, he strangled him self.

Conscience » Instances of » Of david » For having numbered the people of israel

2 Samuel 24:10

And the heart of David will strike him after he thus reviewed the people. And David will say to Jehovah, I sinned greatly in what I did: and now, O Jehovah, now pass by the iniquity of thy servant, for I was very foolish.

Conscience » Instances of » Of adam and eve, after they sinned

Genesis 3:7-8

And the eyes of the two shall be opened, and they shall know that they are naked; and they shall sew together the leaves of the fig tree, and shall make to themselves girdles. And they shall hear the voice of Jehovah God walking in the garden at the breeze of the day: and Adam and his wife will hide from the face of Jehovah God in the midst of the wood of the garden.

Conscience » Instances of » Of david » For having cut off saul's skirt

1 Samuel 24:5

And it will be after this, the heart of David will strike him because that he cut off the wing which is to Saul.

Conscience » Faithful » Of jacob, in his care of laban's property

Genesis 31:39

The torn I brought not to thee; I shall bear the blame of it; from my hand thou will seek it, thefts of the day, and thefts of the night

Conscience » Guilty » The scribes and pharisees

John 8:9

And they having heard, and being convicted by consciousness, went out one by one, beginning from the eldest even to the last; and Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst.

Conscience » Instances of » The accusers of the woman taken in adultery

John 8:9

And they having heard, and being convicted by consciousness, went out one by one, beginning from the eldest even to the last; and Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst.

Conscience » Instances of » Of pharaoh, after the plagues

Exodus 9:27

And Pharaoh will send and call for Moses and for Aaron, and will say to them, I sinned this time: Jehovah is just, and I and my people unjust

Conscience » Instances of » Of micah, after stealing

Judges 17:2

And he will say to his mother, The thousand and one hundred of silver which was taken for thee, and thou cursedst me, and saidst also in mine ears, behold, the silver with me; I took it And his mother will say, Blessed my son to Jehovah.

Conscience » Faithful » Of nehemiah, in the matter of taxes

Nehemiah 5:15

And the former prefects that were before me made heavy upon the people, and they will take from them in bread and wine, the last silver forty shekels; also their young men ruled over the people: and I did not thus from the face of the fear of God.

Conscience » Faithful » Refusing » Meat » Wine

Daniel 1:8

And Daniel will set up upon his heart that he will not be defiled with the dainties of the king, and with the wine of his drinking: and he will seek from the chief of the eunuchs that he shall not defile himself.

Good » Conscience

Man » Possessed of » Conscience

Romans 2:15

Which show the work of the law Written in their hearts, their consciousness testifying together, and between one another thoughts accusing or also excusing;)

Money » Conscience

Judges 17:2

And he will say to his mother, The thousand and one hundred of silver which was taken for thee, and thou cursedst me, and saidst also in mine ears, behold, the silver with me; I took it And his mother will say, Blessed my son to Jehovah.

Matthew 27:3

Then Judas, he delivering him up, having seen that he was condemned, having felt regret, returned the thirty silver coins to the chief priests, and the more ancient,

Topics on Conscience

Bad Consciences

Titus 1:15-16

All things truly pure to the pure: and to the defiled and unbelieving nothing pure; but also their mind and consciousness are defiled.

Consciences, Description Of

Acts 23:1

And Paul, having looked intently to the council, said, Men, brethren, I have lived as a citizen in all good conscience to God till this day.

Consciences, In Decision Making

Romans 14:6

He minding the day, minds to the Lord; and he not minding the day, to the Lord he minds not. He eating, eats to the Lord, for he gives thanks to God; and he not eating, to the Lord he eats not, and he gives thanks to God.

Corrupted Consciences

Titus 1:15-16

All things truly pure to the pure: and to the defiled and unbelieving nothing pure; but also their mind and consciousness are defiled.

Guilty Consciences

Genesis 42:21

And they will say, a man to his brother, Truly we guilty concerning our brother, when we saw the straits of his soul in his entreating us, and we heard him not; for this, these straits are come to us.

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