Bible Verses About Sin

They say, “The LORD does not see; the God of Jacob pays no heed.”

Hate evil, O you who love the LORD! He preserves the souls of His saints; He delivers them from the hand of the wicked.

I have hidden Your word in my heart that I might not sin against You.

Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my concerns.

See if there is any offensive way in me; lead me in the way everlasting.

My son, if sinners entice you, do not yield to them.

If they say, “Come along, let us lie in wait for blood, let us ambush the innocent without cause,

let us swallow them alive like Sheol, and whole like those descending into the Pit.

We will find all manner of precious goods; we will fill our houses with plunder.

Throw in your lot with us; let us all share one purse”—

There are six things that the LORD hates, seven that are detestable to Him:

haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,

a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that run swiftly to evil,

a false witness who gives false testimony, and one who stirs up discord among brothers.

To fear the LORD is to hate evil; I hate arrogant pride, evil conduct, and perverse speech.

The labor of the righteous leads to life, but the gain of the wicked brings punishment.

Fools mock the making of amends, but goodwill is found among the upright.

Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a disgrace to any people.

The LORD detests the way of the wicked, but He loves those who pursue righteousness.

By loving devotion and faithfulness iniquity is atoned for, and by the fear of the LORD one turns aside from evil.

Who can say, “I have kept my heart pure; I am cleansed from my sin”?

Haughty eyes and a proud heart— the guides of the wicked—are sin.

A foolish scheme is sin, and a mocker is detestable to men.

He who conceals his sins will not prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them will find mercy.

There is a generation of those who are pure in their own eyes and yet unwashed of their filth.