22 Bible Verses about Conviction Of Sin
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When I kept silence, my bones grew old through my groaning all the day long.
For my iniquities are gone over my head: as a heavy burden they are too heavy for me.
And when he is come, he will convict the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:
Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for my eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts.
When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus' knees, saying, Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord.
Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their hearts, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do?
Then he called for a light, and sprang in, and came trembling, and fell down before Paul and Silas,
And as he reasoned about righteousness, self-control, and judgment to come, Felix trembled, and answered, Go your way for this time; when I have a convenient time, I will call for you.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Come, and let us return unto the LORD: for he has torn, and he will heal us; he has smitten, and he will bind us up.
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?
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.
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.
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
Come, and let us return unto the LORD: for he has torn, and he will heal us; he has smitten, and he will bind us up.
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
And when he is come, he will convict the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:
Conviction of sin » Conviction of sin results of » Sting of conscience
Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their hearts, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do?
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
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
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
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
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
And as he reasoned about righteousness, self-control, and judgment to come, Felix trembled, and answered, Go your way for this time; when I have a convenient time, I will call for you.
Conviction of sin » Conviction of sin results of » Unrest
When I kept silence, my bones grew old through my groaning all the day long.
Conviction of sin » Examples of » The prodigal son
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
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
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
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.