Conscience: General Scriptures Concerning

Sounds of terror fill his ears; in his prosperity the destroyer attacks him.

Distress and anguish terrify him, overwhelming him like a king poised to attack.

I will cling to my righteousness and never let go. As long as I live, my conscience will not accuse me.

Ears that hear and eyes that see—the LORD has made them both.

Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a basket. Instead, they set it on a stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house.

In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.

The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are good, your whole body will be full of light.

But if your eyes are bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness!

No one lights a lamp and puts it in a cellar or under a basket. Instead, he sets it on a stand, so those who enter can see the light. …

Paul looked directly at the Sanhedrin and said, “Brothers, I have conducted myself before God in all good conscience to this day.”

In this hope, I strive always to maintain a clear conscience before God and man.

Indeed, when Gentiles, who do not have the law, do by nature what the law requires, they are a law to themselves, even though they do not have the law.

So they show that the work of the law is written on their hearts, their consciences also bearing witness, and their thoughts either accusing or defending them

I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do, I do not do. But what I hate, I do. …

But I see another law at work in my body, warring against the law of my mind and holding me captive to the law of sin that dwells within me.

I speak the truth in Christ; I am not lying, as confirmed by my conscience in the Holy Spirit.

Accept him whose faith is weak, without passing judgment on his opinions. …

But not everyone has this knowledge. Some people are still so accustomed to idols that they eat such food as if it were sacrificed to an idol. And since their conscience is weak, it is defiled. …

Do not become a stumbling block, whether to Jews or Greeks or the church of God—

For this is our boast: Our conscience testifies that we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially in relation to you, in the holiness and sincerity that are from God—not in worldly wisdom, but in the grace of God.

Instead, we have renounced secret and shameful ways. We do not practice deceit, nor do we distort the word of God. On the contrary, by open proclamation of the truth, we commend ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God.

Therefore, since we know what it means to fear the Lord, we try to persuade men. What we are is clear to God, and I hope it is clear to your conscience as well.

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

…holding on to faith and a good conscience, which some have rejected and thereby shipwrecked their faith.

They must hold to the mystery of the faith with a clear conscience.

…how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself unblemished to God, purify our consciences from works of death, so that we may serve the living God!

…let us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.

Pray for us; we are convinced that we have a clear conscience and desire to live honorably in every way.

For if anyone endures the pain of unjust suffering because he is conscious of God, this is to be commended.

…keeping a clear conscience, so that those who slander you may be put to shame by your good behavior in Christ.

And this water symbolizes the baptism that now saves you also—not the removal of dirt from the body, but the pledge of a clear conscience toward God—through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,

Even if our hearts condemn us, God is greater than our hearts, and He knows all things.

Beloved, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence before God,