'Conscience' in the Bible

Didn’t he himself say to me, ‘She is my sister’? And she herself said, ‘He is my brother.’ I did this with a clear conscience and clean hands.”

Then God said to him in the dream, “Yes, I know that you did this with a clear conscience. I have also kept you from sinning against Me. Therefore I have not let you touch her.

Afterward, David’s conscience bothered him because he had cut off the corner of Saul’s robe.

there will not be remorse or a troubled conscience for my lord because of needless bloodshed or my lord’s revenge. And when the Lord does good things for my lord, may you remember me your servant.”

David’s conscience troubled him after he had taken a census of the troops. He said to the Lord, “I have sinned greatly in what I’ve done. Now, Lord, because I’ve been very foolish, please take away Your servant’s guilt.”

I will cling to my righteousness and never let it go.My conscience will not accuse me as long as I live!

I will praise the Lord who counsels me—even at night my conscience instructs me.

You planted them, and they have taken root.They have grown and produced fruit.You are ever on their lips,but far from their conscience.

Paul looked intently at the Sanhedrin and said, “Brothers, I have lived my life before God in all good conscience until this day.”

I always do my best to have a clear conscience toward God and men.

I speak the truth in Christ—I am not lying; my conscience is testifying to me with the Holy Spirit—

Therefore, you must submit, not only because of wrath, but also because of your conscience.

However, not everyone has this knowledge. In fact, some have been so used to idolatry up until now that when they eat food offered to an idol, their conscience, being weak, is defiled.

For if someone sees you, the one who has this knowledge, dining in an idol’s temple, won’t his weak conscience be encouraged to eat food offered to idols?

Now when you sin like this against the brothers and wound their weak conscience, you are sinning against Christ.

Eat everything that is sold in the meat market, asking no questions for conscience’ sake,

If one of the unbelievers invites you over and you want to go, eat everything that is set before you, without raising questions of conscience.

But if someone says to you, “This is food offered to an idol,” do not eat it, out of consideration for the one who told you, and for conscience’ sake.

I do not mean your own conscience, but the other person’s. For why is my freedom judged by another person’s conscience?

For this is our confidence: The testimony of our conscience is that we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially toward you, with God-given sincerity and purity, not by fleshly wisdom but by God’s grace.

Instead, we have renounced shameful secret things, not walking in deceit or distorting God’s message, but commending ourselves to every person’s conscience in God’s sight by an open display of the truth.

Now the goal of our instruction is love that comes from a pure heart, a good conscience, and a sincere faith.

having faith and a good conscience. Some have rejected these and have suffered the shipwreck of their faith.

holding the mystery of the faith with a clear conscience.

I thank God, whom I serve with a clear conscience as my ancestors did, when I constantly remember you in my prayers night and day.

To the pure, everything is pure, but to those who are defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure; in fact, both their mind and conscience are defiled.

This is a symbol for the present time, during which gifts and sacrifices are offered that cannot perfect the worshiper’s conscience.

let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed in pure water.

Pray for us; for we are convinced that we have a clear conscience, wanting to conduct ourselves honorably in everything.

For it brings favor if, mindful of God’s will, someone endures grief from suffering unjustly.

However, do this with gentleness and respect, keeping your conscience clear, so that when you are accused, those who denounce your Christian life will be put to shame.

Baptism, which corresponds to this, now saves you (not the removal of the filth of the flesh, but the pledge of a good conscience toward God) through the resurrection of Jesus Christ.