22 Bible Verses about Conviction Of Sin

Therefore I despise myself, and I repent in dust and ashes!

"Come on! Let's return to the Lord! He himself has torn us to pieces, but he will heal us! He has injured us, but he will bandage our wounds!

Yes, I confess my wrongdoing, and I am concerned about my sins.

Then Job answered the Lord:

"A noise is heard on the hilltops. It is the sound of the people of Israel crying and pleading to their gods. Indeed they have followed sinful ways; they have forgotten to be true to the Lord their God.

For I am aware of my rebellious acts; I am forever conscious of my sin.

Yes, my spirit was bitter, and my insides felt sharp pain.

And when he comes, he will prove the world wrong concerning sin and righteousness and judgment --

Now when they heard this, they were acutely distressed and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, "What should we do, brothers?"

Calling for lights, the jailer rushed in and fell down trembling at the feet of Paul and Silas.

You displayed a sensitive spirit and humbled yourself before the Lord when you heard how I intended to make this place and its residents into an appalling example of an accursed people. You tore your clothes and wept before me, and I have heard you,' says the Lord.

When Ahab heard these words, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and fasted. He slept in sackcloth and walked around dejected.

When the news reached the king of Nineveh, he got up from his throne, took off his royal robe, put on sackcloth, and sat on ashes. He issued a proclamation and said, "In Nineveh, by the decree of the king and his nobles: No human or animal, cattle or sheep, is to taste anything; they must not eat and they must not drink water. Every person and animal must put on sackcloth and must cry earnestly to God, and everyone must turn from their evil way of living and from the violence that they do. read more.
Who knows? Perhaps God might be willing to change his mind and relent and turn from his fierce anger so that we might not die."

For my sins overwhelm me; like a heavy load, they are too much for me to bear.

While Paul was discussing righteousness, self-control, and the coming judgment, Felix became frightened and said, "Go away for now, and when I have an opportunity, I will send for you."

When I refused to confess my sin, my whole body wasted away, while I groaned in pain all day long.

Then his son said to him, 'Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you; I am no longer worthy to be called your son.'

The tax collector, however, stood far off and would not even look up to heaven, but beat his breast and said, 'God, be merciful to me, sinner that I am!'

Immediately a rooster crowed a second time. Then Peter remembered what Jesus had said to him: "Before a rooster crows twice, you will deny me three times." And he broke down and wept.

While Ezra was praying and confessing, weeping and throwing himself to the ground before the temple of God, a very large crowd of Israelites -- men, women, and children alike -- gathered around him. The people wept loudly.