Bible Verses About Human Accountability

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.

For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,

For he will not lay upon man more than right; that he should enter into judgment with God.

What is man, that he should be clean? and he which is born of a woman, that he should be righteous?

Whoso sheddeth man’s blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God made he man.

For as by one man’s disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous.

If thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; doth not he that pondereth the heart consider it? and he that keepeth thy soul, doth not he know it? and shall not he render to every man according to his works?

All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.

But have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God.

The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him.

Who will render to every man according to his deeds:

If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.

I the Lord search the heart, I try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings.

For the work of a man shall he render unto him, and cause every man to find according to his ways.

Which shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts the mean while accusing or else excusing one another;)

For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.

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.

Then hear thou from heaven, and do, and judge thy servants, by requiting the wicked, by recompensing his way upon his own head; and by justifying the righteous, by giving him according to his righteousness.

Wherefore ye must needs be subject, not only for wrath, but also for conscience sake.

That no man go beyond and defraud his brother in any matter: because that the Lord is the avenger of all such, as we also have forewarned you and testified.

Then hear thou from heaven thy dwelling place, and forgive, and render unto every man according unto all his ways, whose heart thou knowest; (for thou only knowest the hearts of the children of men:)

And these things give in charge, that they may be blameless.

For if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged.

But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead.

So shalt thou put away the guilt of innocent blood from among you, when thou shalt do that which is right in the sight of the Lord.

And by reason hereof he ought, as for the people, so also for himself, to offer for sins.

Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men.

Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin.

Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me: I will render to the man according to his work.

Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God.

Therefore, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh.

For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.

How then can man be justified with God? or how can he be clean that is born of a woman?

For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:

Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.

And it shall be, when he shall be guilty in one of these things, that he shall confess that he hath sinned in that thing:

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

The Lord shall judge the people: judge me, O Lord, according to my righteousness, and according to mine integrity that is in me.

For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.