Sin separates us from God, but the Bible shows us the path to redemption. Through faith and repentance, we find forgiveness and strength to overcome our weaknesses. Each step away from sin brings us closer to God’s purpose for our lives. Embracing His grace, we transform our hearts and align with His will.
Below is our full list of bible verses on sin (King James Version – KJV) provided in ranked order.
Most Popular Bible Verses About Sin
James 4:17
“17 Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.”
Related Themes: Adultery Gossip Procrastination Laziness
Romans 6:23
“23 For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.”
Related Themes: Life Hell Repentance Omnipotence
Romans 3:23
“23 For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;”
Related Themes: Trespassing Forgiveness Lust Holiness
1 John 1:8-10
“8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.10 If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.”
Related Themes: Telling The Truth Morality Forgiveness Morals
Mark 7:20-23
“20 And he said, That which cometh out of the man, that defileth the man.21 For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,22 Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness:23 All these evil things come from within, and defile the man.”
Galatians 5:19-21
“19 Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,20 Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,21 Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.”
Related Themes: Lust Abomination Lust Bitterness Adultery
1 Corinthians 10:13
“13 There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.”
Related Themes: Lust Self-Control Addiction Strength Temptation
Psalm 51:5
“5 Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me.”
Related Themes: Original Sin Accountability Repentance
1 John 3:4
“4 Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.”
Related Themes: Devil Trespassing Discernment Holiness
James 4:7
“7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.”
Related Themes: Lust Bitterness Addiction Satan Surrender
Galatians 5:16
“16 This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.”
Related Themes: Lust Holy Spirit Indulgence
1 John 5:17
“17 All unrighteousness is sin: and there is a sin not unto death.”
Related Themes: All Sins Being Equal
1 John 1:9
“9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”
Related Themes: Repentance Forgiveness Bitterness Lust Attitude
Genesis 4:7
“7 If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him.”
John 8:34
“34 Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin.”
Related Themes: Lust Purity Addiction Repentance
James 1:15
“15 Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.”
Related Themes: Lust Indulgence
Matthew 5:48
“48 Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.”
Related Themes: Holiness Morality Morals Perfection
2 Timothy 3:1-5
“1 This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.2 For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,3 Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,4 Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;5 Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.”
Related Themes: Manipulation Gossip Boasting Narcissism Pride
1 John 3:6-10
“6 Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither known him.7 Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.8 He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.9 Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.10 In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother.”
John 3:16-17
“16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.”
Related Themes: Trespassing Life Love Money Omnipotence
Proverbs 28:13
“13 He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy.”
Related Themes: Repentance Telling The Truth Bitterness Forgiveness Letting Go
Matthew 5:28
“28 But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.”
Hebrews 10:26
“26 For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins,”
Related Themes: Hell Compromise Apostasy Sacrifice
Romans 5:12
“12 Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:”
Related Themes: Trespassing Original Sin Afterlife Glorification
2 Corinthians 5:17
“17 Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.”
Related Themes: New Beginnings New Life Criticism Creativity Earth
2 Corinthians 5:21
“21 For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.”
Related Themes: Holiness Righteousness New Life Indulgence
Isaiah 59:1-2
“1 Behold, the LORD’S hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear:2 But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear.”
Related Themes: Complaining
1 Corinthians 6:9-11
“9 Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,10 Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.11 And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.”
Related Themes: Lust Abomination Lust Abomination
1 Peter 2:24
“24 Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.”
Isaiah 64:6
“6 But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.”
Related Themes: Morality Glorification Morals Repentance
