Bible Verses About Guilt and Shame
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for guilt and shame, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 6,378 votes, led by 1 John 1:9. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Guilt and Shame
1 John 1:9425 votes
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Isaiah 54:4327 votes
Fear not; for thou shalt not be ashamed: neither be thou confounded; for thou shalt not be put to shame: for thou shalt forget the shame of thy youth, and shalt not remember the reproach of thy widowhood any more.
1 Corinthians 10:13285 votes
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.
1 John 2:1222 votes
My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:
Micah 7:19221 votes
He will turn again, he will have compassion upon us; he will subdue our iniquities; and thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea.
Psalms 103:8-12182 votes
The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.
Acts 8:22180 votes
Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray God, if perhaps the thought of thine heart may be forgiven thee.
Romans 3:23177 votes
For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
Revelation 21:4177 votes
And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.
Acts 3:19162 votes
Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord;
John 3:17158 votes
For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
Romans 10:13158 votes
For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
Psalms 40:11-12135 votes
Withhold not thou thy tender mercies from me, O Lord: let thy lovingkindness and thy truth continually preserve me.
Isaiah 50:7128 votes
For the Lord God will help me; therefore shall I not be confounded: therefore have I set my face like a flint, and I know that I shall not be ashamed.
1 Corinthians 6:18120 votes
Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body.
1 John 4:1102 votes
Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.
2 Peter 3:9100 votes
The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
Philippians 4:1399 votes
I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
Hebrews 12:297 votes
Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.
Romans 8:191 votes
There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
Isaiah 61:784 votes
For your shame ye shall have double; and for confusion they shall rejoice in their portion: therefore in their land they shall possess the double: everlasting joy shall be unto them.
Hebrews 10:15-1880 votes
Whereof the Holy Ghost also is a witness to us: for after that he had said before,
John 3:1869 votes
He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.
2 Corinthians 5:1768 votes
Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.
Psalms 103:1-2267 votes
Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name.
What does the Bible say about guilt and shame?
Readers most often cite 1 John 1:9 on the subject of guilt and shame. Across 6,378 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Isaiah 54:4, 1 Corinthians 10:13, 1 John 2:1. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.