15 Bible Verses about Secret Sins
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Whoever conceals his transgressions will not prosper, but he who confesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy.
You have set our iniquities before you, our secret sins in the light of your presence.
And the people of Israel did secretly against the LORD their God things that were not right. They built for themselves high places in all their towns, from watchtower to fortified city.
In the dark they dig through houses; by day they shut themselves up; they do not know the light.
Ah, you who hide deep from the LORD your counsel, whose deeds are in the dark, and who say, "Who sees us? Who knows us?"
Then he said to me, "Son of man, have you seen what the elders of the house of Israel are doing in the dark, each in his room of pictures? For they say, 'The LORD does not see us, the LORD has forsaken the land.'"
For it is shameful even to speak of the things that they do in secret.
The murderer rises before it is light, that he may kill the poor and needy, and in the night he is like a thief.
For everyone who does wicked things hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his works should be exposed.
The night is far gone; the day is at hand. So then let us cast off the works of darkness and put on the armor of light.
Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness, but instead expose them.
For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk, are drunk at night.
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Secret sins » Men's hearts searched by jehovah
Can a man hide himself in secret places so that I cannot see him? declares the LORD. Do I not fill heaven and earth? declares the LORD.
If they hide themselves on the top of Carmel, from there I will search them out and take them; and if they hide from my sight at the bottom of the sea, there I will command the serpent, and it shall bite them.
"And you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve him with a whole heart and with a willing mind, for the LORD searches all hearts and understands every plan and thought. If you seek him, he will be found by you, but if you forsake him, he will cast you off forever.
"I the LORD search the heart and test the mind, to give every man according to his ways, according to the fruit of his deeds."
Secret sins » Warnings against
And the people of Israel did secretly against the LORD their God things that were not right. They built for themselves high places in all their towns, from watchtower to fortified city.
Ah, you who hide deep from the LORD your counsel, whose deeds are in the dark, and who say, "Who sees us? Who knows us?"
Then he said to me, "Son of man, have you seen what the elders of the house of Israel are doing in the dark, each in his room of pictures? For they say, 'The LORD does not see us, the LORD has forsaken the land.'"
In the dark they dig through houses; by day they shut themselves up; they do not know the light.
Secret sins » Known to God
For I know how many are your transgressions and how great are your sins-- you who afflict the righteous, who take a bribe, and turn aside the needy in the gate.
And the Spirit of the LORD fell upon me, and he said to me, "Say, Thus says the LORD: So you think, O house of Israel. For I know the things that come into your mind.
For my eyes are on all their ways. They are not hidden from me, nor is their iniquity concealed from my eyes.
Sin » Secret sins
Hide me from the secret plots of the wicked, from the throng of evildoers,
For God will bring every deed into judgment, with every secret thing, whether good or evil.
For everyone who does wicked things hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his works should be exposed.
on that day when, according to my gospel, God judges the secrets of men by Christ Jesus.
And the Spirit of the LORD fell upon me, and he said to me, "Say, Thus says the LORD: So you think, O house of Israel. For I know the things that come into your mind.
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