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Bible Verses About Sin

“They are all gone aside, they are all together become filthy: there is none that doeth good, no, not one.”

— Psalms 14:3

"If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves" — the Bible's honesty about sin is the premise its whole rescue plan rests on. These verses define it before they treat it. The fifteen verses below are the Bible's direct address to that situation, shown in full KJV text from Psalms 14:3 to 1 John 3:4.

Quick answer: The best-known verse about sin here is Psalms 14:3: "They are all gone aside, they are all together become filthy: there is none that doeth good, no, not one." Psalms 19:13 follows close behind: "Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me: then shall I be upright, and I shall be innocent from the great transgression." Both are public-domain translations, shown in full on the cards below with a modern-English toggle.

The 15 verses, in full text

01 · King James Version

They are all gone aside, they are all together become filthy: there is none that doeth good, no, not one.

Psalms 14:3

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02 · King James Version

Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me: then shall I be upright, and I shall be innocent from the great transgression.

Psalms 19:13

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03 · King James Version

Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me.

Psalms 51:5

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04 · King James Version

Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?

Proverbs 20:9

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05 · King James Version

For there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.

Ecclesiastes 7:20

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06 · King James Version

But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear.

Isaiah 59:2

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07 · King James Version

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.

Isaiah 64:6

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08 · King James Version

The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?

Jeremiah 17:9

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09 · King James Version

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:

Romans 5:12

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10 · King James Version

God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein?

Romans 6:2

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11 · King James Version

And he that doubteth is damned if he eat, because he eateth not of faith: for whatsoever is not of faith is sin.

Romans 14:23

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12 · King James Version

Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.

James 1:15

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13 · King James Version

Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.

James 4:17

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14 · King James Version

If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

1 John 1:8

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15 · King James Version

Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.

1 John 3:4

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When to read these verses

These verses are read honestly — which is to say, by people who recognize themselves in them. The Bible's treatment of sin is diagnostic before it is corrective: name the condition precisely, then show the provided remedy. Both halves are on this page.

How to use this list

Each card toggles between the King James Version and the World English Bible; the modern renderings sometimes blunt or sharpen a warning, which is worth seeing before deciding what a verse requires. Copy the verse that names the current battle — and the one that names the provision, because the Bible never gives the first without the second.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best Bible verse about sin?
Psalms 14:3 is the one most readers land on: "They are all gone aside, they are all together become filthy: there is none that doeth good, no, not one." Psalms 19:13 is the usual second: "Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me: then shall I be upright, and I shall be innocent from the great transgression." The full list of fifteen is on this page — there is no single required verse, and different seasons call for different texts.
Are these verses condemning?
They are diagnostic — which is different. The same New Testament that names sin most precisely (Romans 3, 1 John 1) carries its remedy in the next verse every time. Read the list whole rather than excerpting the hardest verse: the Bible's order is conviction first, cleansing immediately after, and this page keeps that order visible.
Where in the Bible does it talk about sin?
The verses on this page come from 8 books of the Bible — most notably Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes and 5 more — spanning both Old and New Testaments. The distribution itself is worth noticing: Scripture addresses sin in more than one voice, which is why the page shows whole verses rather than a single proof text.
How do I use a list of verses about sin?
Read the list once slowly, then keep the one verse that fits your situation close — the copy button places it wherever you will actually see it. Every card can be switched to the World English Bible for modern wording, and the random verse tool at the top of the page can draw one verse from this theme at a time if the whole list is more than today needs.

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