Bible Verses About Making Excuses
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for making excuses, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 1,870 votes, led by Luke 14:18-20. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Making Excuses
Luke 14:18-20169 votes
And they all with one consent began to make excuse. The first said unto him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go and see it: I pray thee have me excused.
Proverbs 22:13152 votes
The slothful man saith, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.
Proverbs 26:13128 votes
The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.
Matthew 25:24-26120 votes
Then he which had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art an hard man, reaping where thou hast not sown, and gathering where thou hast not strawed:
Luke 9:59-62101 votes
And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.
Romans 1:2094 votes
For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:
Exodus 4:10-1489 votes
And Moses said unto the Lord, O my Lord, I am not eloquent, neither heretofore, nor since thou hast spoken unto thy servant: but I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue.
1 Samuel 15:13-1584 votes
And Samuel came to Saul: and Saul said unto him, Blessed be thou of the Lord: I have performed the commandment of the Lord.
Exodus 4:1081 votes
And Moses said unto the Lord, O my Lord, I am not eloquent, neither heretofore, nor since thou hast spoken unto thy servant: but I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue.
Jeremiah 1:6-877 votes
Then said I, Ah, Lord God! behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child.
Exodus 4:1369 votes
And he said, O my Lord, send, I pray thee, by the hand of him whom thou wilt send.
Genesis 3:12-1364 votes
And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat.
Jeremiah 1:661 votes
Then said I, Ah, Lord God! behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child.
Proverbs 28:1349 votes
He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy.
Matthew 7:21-2344 votes
Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
Matthew 12:3637 votes
But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.
Luke 14:18-3537 votes
And they all with one consent began to make excuse. The first said unto him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go and see it: I pray thee have me excused.
Romans 1:18-2032 votes
For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;
Proverbs 20:431 votes
The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.
2 Corinthians 5:1031 votes
For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.
Jonah 1:329 votes
But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of the Lord, and went down to Joppa; and he found a ship going to Tarshish: so he paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them unto Tarshish from the presence of the Lord.
James 4:1729 votes
Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.
Romans 2:124 votes
Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou art that judgest: for wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest doest the same things.
John 8:2420 votes
I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins: for if ye believe not that I am he, ye shall die in your sins.
Luke 12:47-4819 votes
And that servant, which knew his lord’s will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes.
What does the Bible say about making excuses?
Readers most often cite Luke 14:18-20 on the subject of making excuses. Across 1,870 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Proverbs 22:13, Proverbs 26:13, Matthew 25:24-26. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.