Bible Verses About Moral Accountability

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 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.

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.

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

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:

But let none of you suffer as a murderer, or as a thief, or as an evildoer, or as a busybody in other men’s matters.

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

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.

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.

He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy.

Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted.

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

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

How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?

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

And herein do I exercise myself, to have always a conscience void of offence toward God, and toward men.

Who will render to every man according to his deeds:

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

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

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

For this is thankworthy, if a man for conscience toward God endure grief, suffering wrongfully.

Either make the tree good, and his fruit good; or else make the tree corrupt, and his fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by his fruit.

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

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

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.

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

And if any man obey not our word by this epistle, note that man, and have no company with him, that he may be ashamed.

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?

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

If a soul sin, and commit a trespass against the Lord, and lie unto his neighbour in that which was delivered him to keep, or in fellowship, or in a thing taken away by violence, or hath deceived his neighbour;

Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.

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

For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all.

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

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.

For a good tree bringeth not forth corrupt fruit; neither doth a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.

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

And if ye have not been faithful in that which is another man’s, who shall give you that which is your own?

What fruit had ye then in those things whereof ye are now ashamed? for the end of those things is death.