Conscience
62 passages listed in Nave’s Topical Bible and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook. Verse text: Berean Standard Bible; links open in your translation.
20 sections
- Accuses of Sin
- Dead
- Faithful of Abimelech, when he Took Isaac's Wife for a Concubine
- Faithful of Daniel, in Refusing to Eat of the King's Meat and Wine
- Faithful of Jacob, in his Care of Laban's Property
- Faithful of Joseph, when Potiphar's Wife Tried to Seduce Him
- Faithful of Nehemiah, in the Matter of Taxes
- Faithful of Peter, in Declaring the Whole Counsel of God
- Faithful of Pharaoh, when he Took Abraham's Wife for a Concubine
- General Scriptures Concerning
- Guilty
- Keep the Faith in Purity of
- Ministers should Commend Themselves to That of Their People
- Submit to Authority For
- Suffer Patiently For
- Testimony of, a Source of Joy
- The Accusers of the Woman Taken in Adultery
- The Blood of Christ Alone Can Purify
- we should Have the Approval of
- Witnesses in Man
Accuses of Sin
- Genesis 42:21 Then they said to one another, “Surely we are being punished because of our brother. We saw his anguish when he pleaded with us, but we would not listen. That is why this distress has come upon us.”
- 2 Samuel 24:10 After David had numbered the troops, his conscience was stricken and he said to the LORD, “I have sinned greatly in what I have done. Now, O LORD, I beg You to take away the iniquity of Your servant, for I have acted very foolishly.”
- Matthew 27:3 When Judas, who had betrayed Him, saw that Jesus was condemned, he was filled with remorse and returned the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders.
- Acts 2:37 When the people heard this, they were cut to the heart and asked Peter and the other apostles, “Brothers, what shall we do?”
Dead
- Proverbs 16:25 There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death.
- Proverbs 30:20 This is the way of an adulteress: She eats and wipes her mouth and says, ‘I have done nothing wrong.’
- Jeremiah 6:15 Are they ashamed of the abomination they have committed? No, they have no shame at all; they do not even know how to blush. So they will fall among the fallen; when I punish them, they will collapse,” says the LORD.
- Amos 6:1 Woe to those at ease in Zion and those secure on Mount Samaria, the distinguished ones of the foremost nation, to whom the house of Israel comes.
- John 16:2–3 They will put you out of the synagogues. In fact, a time is coming when anyone who kills you will think he is offering a service to God. …
- Romans 1:21–25 For although they knew God, they neither glorified Him as God nor gave thanks to Him, but they became futile in their thinking and darkened in their foolish hearts. …
- Ephesians 4:17–19 So I tell you this, and insist on it in the Lord, that you must no longer walk as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their thinking. …
- 1 Timothy 4:2 influenced by the hypocrisy of liars, whose consciences are seared with a hot iron.
- Titus 1:15 To the pure, all things are pure; but to the defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure. Indeed, both their minds and their consciences are defiled.
Faithful of Abimelech, when he Took Isaac's Wife for a Concubine
- Genesis 26:9–11 Abimelech sent for Isaac and said, “So she is really your wife! How could you say, ‘She is my sister’?” Isaac replied, “Because I thought I might die on account of her.” …
Faithful of Daniel, in Refusing to Eat of the King's Meat and Wine
- Daniel 1:8 But Daniel made up his mind that he would not defile himself with the king’s food or wine. So he asked the chief official for permission not to defile himself.
Faithful of Jacob, in his Care of Laban's Property
- Genesis 31:39 I did not bring you anything torn by wild beasts; I bore the loss myself. And you demanded payment from me for what was stolen by day or night.
Faithful of Joseph, when Potiphar's Wife Tried to Seduce Him
- Genesis 39:7–12 and after some time his master’s wife cast her eyes upon Joseph and said, “Sleep with me.” …
Faithful of Nehemiah, in the Matter of Taxes
- Nehemiah 5:15 The governors before me had heavily burdened the people, taking from them bread and wine plus forty shekels of silver. Their servants also oppressed the people. But I did not do this, because of my fear of God.
Faithful of Peter, in Declaring the Whole Counsel of God
- Acts 4:19–20 But Peter and John replied, “Judge for yourselves whether it is right in God’s sight to listen to you rather than God. …
- Acts 5:29 But Peter and the other apostles replied, “We must obey God rather than men.
Faithful of Pharaoh, when he Took Abraham's Wife for a Concubine
- Genesis 12:18–19 So Pharaoh summoned Abram and asked, “What have you done to me? Why didn’t you tell me she was your wife? …
General Scriptures Concerning
- Job 15:21 Sounds of terror fill his ears; in his prosperity the destroyer attacks him.
- Job 15:24 Distress and anguish terrify him, overwhelming him like a king poised to attack.
- Job 27:6 I will cling to my righteousness and never let go. As long as I live, my conscience will not accuse me.
- Proverbs 20:12 Ears that hear and eyes that see— the LORD has made them both.
- Matthew 5:15–16 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. …
- Matthew 6:22–23 The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are good, your whole body will be full of light. …
- Luke 11:33–36 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. …
- Acts 23:1 Paul looked directly at the Sanhedrin and said, “Brothers, I have conducted myself before God in all good conscience to this day.”
- Acts 24:16 In this hope, I strive always to maintain a clear conscience before God and man.
- Romans 2:14–15 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. …
- Romans 7:15–23 I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do, I do not do. But what I hate, I do. …
- Romans 9:1 I speak the truth in Christ; I am not lying, as confirmed by my conscience in the Holy Spirit.
- Romans 14:1–23 Accept him whose faith is weak, without passing judgment on his opinions. …
- 1 Corinthians 8:7–13 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. …
- 1 Corinthians 10:32 Do not become a stumbling block, whether to Jews or Greeks or the church of God—
- 2 Corinthians 1:12 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.
- 2 Corinthians 4:2 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.
- 2 Corinthians 5:11 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.
- 1 Timothy 1:5 The goal of our instruction is the love that comes from a pure heart, a clear conscience, and a sincere faith.
- 1 Timothy 1:19 holding on to faith and a good conscience, which some have rejected and thereby shipwrecked their faith.
- 1 Timothy 3:9 They must hold to the mystery of the faith with a clear conscience.
- Hebrews 9:14 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!
- Hebrews 10:22 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.
- Hebrews 13:18 Pray for us; we are convinced that we have a clear conscience and desire to live honorably in every way.
- 1 Peter 2:19 For if anyone endures the pain of unjust suffering because he is conscious of God, this is to be commended.
- 1 Peter 3:16 keeping a clear conscience, so that those who slander you may be put to shame by your good behavior in Christ.
- 1 Peter 3:21 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,
- 1 John 3:20–21 Even if our hearts condemn us, God is greater than our hearts, and He knows all things. …
Guilty
- Job 15:21 Sounds of terror fill his ears; in his prosperity the destroyer attacks him.
- Job 15:24 Distress and anguish terrify him, overwhelming him like a king poised to attack.
- Psalm 51:1–4 Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your loving devotion; according to Your great compassion, blot out my transgressions. …
- Psalm 51:7–14 Purify me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow. …
- Psalm 73:21 When my heart was grieved and I was pierced within,
- Proverbs 28:1 The wicked flee when no one pursues, but the righteous are as bold as a lion.
- Isaiah 59:9–14 Therefore justice is far from us, and righteousness does not reach us. We hope for light, but there is darkness; for brightness, but we walk in gloom. …
- Matthew 14:1–2 At that time Herod the tetrarch heard the reports about Jesus …
- Matthew 27:3–5 When Judas, who had betrayed Him, saw that Jesus was condemned, he was filled with remorse and returned the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders. …
- Mark 6:14 Now King Herod heard about this, for Jesus’ name had become well known, and people were saying, “John the Baptist has risen from the dead! That is why miraculous powers are at work in him.”
- Mark 6:16 But when Herod heard this, he said, “John, whom I beheaded, has risen from the dead!”
- John 8:9 When they heard this, they began to go away one by one, beginning with the older ones, until only Jesus was left, with the woman standing there.
- Acts 2:37 When the people heard this, they were cut to the heart and asked Peter and the other apostles, “Brothers, what shall we do?”
- 1 Timothy 4:2 influenced by the hypocrisy of liars, whose consciences are seared with a hot iron.
- Titus 1:15 To the pure, all things are pure; but to the defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure. Indeed, both their minds and their consciences are defiled.
- Hebrews 9:14 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!
- Hebrews 10:26–27 If we deliberately go on sinning after we have received the knowledge of the truth, no further sacrifice for sins remains, …
Keep the Faith in Purity of
- 1 Timothy 1:19 holding on to faith and a good conscience, which some have rejected and thereby shipwrecked their faith.
- 1 Timothy 3:9 They must hold to the mystery of the faith with a clear conscience.
Ministers should Commend Themselves to That of Their People
- 2 Corinthians 4:2 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.
- 2 Corinthians 5:11 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.
Submit to Authority For
- Romans 13:5 Therefore it is necessary to submit to authority, not only to avoid punishment, but also as a matter of conscience.
Suffer Patiently For
- 1 Peter 2:19 For if anyone endures the pain of unjust suffering because he is conscious of God, this is to be commended.
Testimony of, a Source of Joy
- 2 Corinthians 1:12 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.
- 1 John 3:21 Beloved, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence before God,
The Accusers of the Woman Taken in Adultery
- John 8:9 When they heard this, they began to go away one by one, beginning with the older ones, until only Jesus was left, with the woman standing there.
The Blood of Christ Alone Can Purify
- Hebrews 9:14 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!
- Hebrews 10:2–10 If it could, would not the offerings have ceased? For the worshipers would have been cleansed once for all, and would no longer have felt the guilt of their sins. …
- Hebrews 10:22 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.
we should Have the Approval of
- Job 27:6 I will cling to my righteousness and never let go. As long as I live, my conscience will not accuse me.
- Acts 24:16 In this hope, I strive always to maintain a clear conscience before God and man.
- Romans 9:1 I speak the truth in Christ; I am not lying, as confirmed by my conscience in the Holy Spirit.
- Romans 14:22 Keep your belief about such matters between yourself and God. Blessed is the one who does not condemn himself by what he approves.
Witnesses in Man
- Proverbs 20:27 The spirit of a man is the lamp of the LORD, searching out his inmost being.
- Romans 2:15 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
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Topics: Nave’s Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook (1897), public domain, via the Berean Bible topical index.