Bible on Sin

Burning lips and a wicked heart are like a potsherd covered with silver dross.

When the wicked rise, men hide themselves: but when they perish, the righteous increase.

All things come alike to all: there is one event to the righteous, and to the wicked; to the good and to the clean, and to the unclean; to him that sacrificeth, and to him that sacrificeth not: as is the good, so is the sinner; and he that sweareth, as he that feareth an oath.

The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?

Wherefore doth a living man complain, a man for the punishment of his sins?

The crown is fallen from our head: woe unto us, that we have sinned!

Again, When a righteous man doth turn from his righteousness, and commit iniquity, and I lay a stumbling-block before him, he shall die: because thou hast not given him warning, he shall die in his sin, and his righteousness which he hath done shall not be remembered; but his blood will I require at thine hand.

Gilead is a city of them that work iniquity, and is polluted with blood.

They make the king glad with their wickedness, and the princes with their lies.

Why doth this man thus speak blasphemies? who can forgive sins but God only?

To give knowledge of salvation unto his people by the remission of their sins,

Because the law worketh wrath: for where no law is, there is no transgression.

What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound?

God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein?

For sin, taking occasion by the commandment, deceived me, and by it slew me.

For this is my covenant unto them, when I shall take away their sins.

And Adam was not deceived, but the woman being deceived was in the transgression.

But in those sacrifices there is a remembrance again made of sins every year.

Moreover, my father, see, yea, see the skirt of thy robe in my hand: for in that I cut off the skirt of thy robe, and killed thee not, know thou and see that there is neither evil nor transgression in mine hand, and I have not sinned against thee; yet thou huntest my soul to take it.

And Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked?

And they took their journey out of the wilderness of Sin, and encamped in Dophkah.

When the host goeth forth against thine enemies, then keep thee from every wicked thing.

This is one thing, therefore I said it, He destroyeth the perfect and the wicked.

For he knoweth vain men: he seeth wickedness also; will he not then consider it?

Drought and heat consume the snow waters: so doth the grave those which have sinned.

Neither have I suffered my mouth to sin by wishing a curse to his soul.

And from the wicked their light is withholden, and the high arm shall be broken.

I have hated the congregation of evil doers; and will not sit with the wicked.

Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.

A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of many wicked.

For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: but the LORD upholdeth the righteous.

For I was envious at the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.

And they sinned yet more against him by provoking the most High in the wilderness.

Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee, which frameth mischief by a law?

Set thou a wicked man over him: and let Satan stand at his right hand.

When he shall be judged, let him be condemned: and let his prayer become sin.

Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.

The bands of the wicked have robbed me: but I have not forgotten thy law.

The wicked have waited for me to destroy me: but I will consider thy testimonies.

The wicked have laid a snare for me: yet I erred not from thy precepts.

Order my steps in thy word: and let not any iniquity have dominion over me.

Surely thou wilt slay the wicked, O God: depart from me therefore, ye bloody men.

The LORD preserveth all them that love him: but all the wicked will he destroy.

The way of the wicked is as darkness: they know not at what they stumble.

The memory of the just is blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot.

The thoughts of the righteous are right: but the counsels of the wicked are deceit.

The wicked are overthrown, and are not: but the house of the righteous shall stand.

A righteous man hateth lying: but a wicked man is loathsome, and cometh to shame.

He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly: and a man of wicked devices is hated.

The evil bow before the good; and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

The LORD is far from the wicked: but he heareth the prayer of the righteous.

Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?

The soul of the wicked desireth evil: his neighbour findeth no favour in his eyes.

The wicked shall be a ransom for the righteous, and the transgressor for the upright.

A wicked man hardeneth his face: but as for the upright, he directeth his way.

He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: and the rod of his anger shall fail.

Whose hatred is covered by deceit, his wickedness shall be shewed before the whole congregation.

The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion.

The LORD hath broken the staff of the wicked, and the sceptre of the rulers.

When the righteous turneth from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, he shall even die thereby.