22 Bible Verses about Conviction Of Sin

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Psalm 32:3

When I kept silence, my bones grew old through my groaning all the day long.

Psalm 38:4

For my iniquities are gone over my head: as a heavy burden they are too heavy for me.

Psalm 73:21

Thus my soul was grieved, and I was pierced in my heart.

Acts 16:29

Then he called for a light, and sprang in, and came trembling, and fell down before Paul and Silas,

1 Kings 21:27

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.

2 Kings 22:19

Because your heart was tender, and you have humbled yourself before the LORD, when you heard what I spoke against this place, and against the inhabitants thereof, that they should become a desolation and a curse, and have torn your clothes, and wept before me; I also have heard you, says the LORD.

Ezra 10:1

Now when Ezra had prayed, and when he had confessed, weeping and casting himself down before the house of God, there assembled unto him out of Israel a very great congregation of men and women and children: for the people wept bitterly.

Jeremiah 3:21

A voice was heard upon the high places, weeping and supplications of the children of Israel: for they have perverted their way, and they have forgotten the LORD their God.

Jonah 3:6-9

For word came unto the king of Nineveh, and he arose from his throne, and he laid his robe from him, and covered himself with sackcloth, and sat in ashes. And he caused it to be proclaimed 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 man and beast be covered with sackcloth, and cry mightily unto God: yea, let them turn every one from his evil way, and from the violence that is in their hands.read more.
Who can tell if God will turn and relent, and turn away from his fierce anger, that we perish not?

Mark 14:72

And the second time the cock crowed. And Peter called to mind the word that Jesus said unto him, Before the cock crows twice, you shall deny me three times. And when he thought on this, he wept.

Luke 15:21

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

Luke 18:13

And the tax collector, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner.

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Conviction of sin » Examples of » Job

Jeremiah 3:21

A voice was heard upon the high places, weeping and supplications of the children of Israel: for they have perverted their way, and they have forgotten the LORD their God.

Conviction of sin » Conviction of sin results of » Misery

Psalm 73:21

Thus my soul was grieved, and I was pierced in my heart.

Conviction of sin » Conviction of sin results of » Sting of conscience

Acts 16:29

Then he called for a light, and sprang in, and came trembling, and fell down before Paul and Silas,

Conviction of sin » Examples of » Josiah

2 Kings 22:19

Because your heart was tender, and you have humbled yourself before the LORD, when you heard what I spoke against this place, and against the inhabitants thereof, that they should become a desolation and a curse, and have torn your clothes, and wept before me; I also have heard you, says the LORD.

Conviction of sin » Examples of » Ahab

1 Kings 21:27

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.

Conviction of sin » Examples of » The ninevites

Jonah 3:6-9

For word came unto the king of Nineveh, and he arose from his throne, and he laid his robe from him, and covered himself with sackcloth, and sat in ashes. And he caused it to be proclaimed 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 man and beast be covered with sackcloth, and cry mightily unto God: yea, let them turn every one from his evil way, and from the violence that is in their hands. read more.
Who can tell if God will turn and relent, and turn away from his fierce anger, that we perish not?

Conviction of sin » Conviction of sin results of » Burden of soul

Psalm 38:4

For my iniquities are gone over my head: as a heavy burden they are too heavy for me.

Conviction of sin » Conviction of sin results of » Terror

Conviction of sin » Conviction of sin results of » Unrest

Psalm 32:3

When I kept silence, my bones grew old through my groaning all the day long.

Conviction of sin » Examples of » The prodigal son

Luke 15:21

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

Conviction of sin » Examples of » The publican

Luke 18:13

And the tax collector, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner.

Conviction of sin » Examples of » Peter

Mark 14:72

And the second time the cock crowed. And Peter called to mind the word that Jesus said unto him, Before the cock crows twice, you shall deny me three times. And when he thought on this, he wept.

Conviction of sin » Examples of » Israel in ezra's time

Ezra 10:1

Now when Ezra had prayed, and when he had confessed, weeping and casting himself down before the house of God, there assembled unto him out of Israel a very great congregation of men and women and children: for the people wept bitterly.

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