52 Bible Verses About Making Excuses For Sin

Many times, we make excuses for sins that we should have abandoned. Many times, we commit sins under the pressure of circumstances and then repent. We need to remember that God sees our hearts and He knows our thoughts. So we will try to honor Him through our lives and ask God for forgiveness without making excuses.

From the beginning, mankind has made excuses for his wrongdoings. In the Garden of Eden, we see Adam blaming Eve and Eve blaming the serpent for eating the fruit. But God tells us that we should be responsible for every single thing we do. When we confess our sins and turn away from them, He is pleased with us.

In one incident in the Bible, we see King Saul making excuses for disobeying God’s command. He disobeyed to do his own will above God’s command. That is why God’s Word says that obeying God’s word is better than sacrifice. God wants us to obey Him and do His will. He does not like to hear excuses.

When we sin, our nature compels us to make excuses to God, but we need to remember that this keeps us from God’s forgiveness. God is merciful and He loves us, so if we confess our sins and repent from our hearts, He will forgive us.

In our daily lives, we encounter many situations where we make excuses for sin. Let us develop the habit of overcoming sin so that we can obey God and live a life of righteousness.

Let us look at the following Bible verses that discuss making excuses for sin.

Bible Verses About Making Excuses For Sin (James 1:22)

James 1:22 :—

“But be ye doers of the word, not hearers only, deceiving your own selves”

Bible Verses About Making Excuses For Sin (James 4:17)

James 4:17 :—

“Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, doeth it not, to him it is sin”

Bible Verses About Making Excuses For Sin (James 5:12)

James 5:12 :—

“But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath: but let your yea be yea; your nay, nay; lest ye fall into condemnation”

Bible Verses About Making Excuses For Sin (Proverbs 21:2)

Proverbs 21:2 :—

“Every way of a man is right in his own eyes: but the Lord pondereth the hearts”

Proverbs 24:12 :—

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

Bible Verses About Making Excuses For Sin (Proverbs 28:13)

Proverbs 28:13 :—

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

Bible Verses About Making Excuses For Sin (Matthew 12:36-37)

Matthew 12:36-37 :—

“But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgmentFor by thy words thou shalt be justified, by thy words thou shalt be condemned”

Matthew 23:27-28 :—

“Woe unto you, scribes Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead men’s bones, of all uncleannessEven so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but within ye are full of hypocrisy iniquity”

Matthew 25:24-30 :—

“Then he which had received the one talent came said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art an hard man, reaping where thou hast not sown, gathering where thou hast not strawedAnd I was afraid, went hid thy talent in the earth: lo, there thou hast that is thineHis lord answered said unto him, Thou wicked slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, gather where I have not strawedThou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the exchangers, then at my coming I should have received mine own with usuryTake therefore the talent from him, give it unto him which hath ten talentsFor unto every one that hath shall be given, he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hathAnd cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness: there shall be weeping gnashing of teeth”

Bible Verses About Making Excuses For Sin (Matthew 26:41)

Matthew 26:41 :—

“Watch pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak”

Matthew 7:15-16 :—

“Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolvesYe shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?”

Matthew 7:21-23 :—

“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 heavenMany will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? in thy name have cast out devils? in thy name done many wonderful works?then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity”

Luke 12:47-48 :—

“That servant, which knew his lord’s will, prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripesBut he that knew not, did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more”

Bible Verses About Making Excuses For Sin (Luke 16:15)

Luke 16:15 :—

“He said unto them, Ye are they which justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God”

Bible Verses About Making Excuses For Sin (Luke 6:46)

Luke 6:46 :—

“Why call ye me, Lord, Lord, do not the things which I say?”

Bible Verses About Making Excuses For Sin (Luke 9:62)

Luke 9:62 :—

“Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plough, looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God”

John 15:22 :—

“If I had not come spoken unto them, they had not had sin: but now they have no cloak for their sin”

John 3:19-20 :—

“This is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evilFor every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved”

John 5:14 :—

“Afterward Jesus findeth him in the temple, said unto him, Behold, thou art made whole: sin no more, lest a worse thing come unto thee”

Bible Verses About Making Excuses For Sin (John 8:34)

John 8:34 :—

“Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin”

John 9:41 :—

“Jesus said unto them, If ye were blind, ye should have no sin: but now ye say, We see; therefore your sin remaineth”

Bible Verses About Making Excuses For Sin (Galatians 5:19-21)

Galatians 5:19-21 :—

“Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousnessIdolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresiesEnvyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God”

Bible Verses About Making Excuses For Sin (Galatians 6:7)

Galatians 6:7 :—

“Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap”

Bible Verses About Making Excuses For Sin (Hebrews 10:26-27)

Hebrews 10:26-27 :—

“For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sinsBut a certain fearful looking for of judgment fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries”

Bible Verses About Making Excuses For Sin (Hebrews 4:13)

Hebrews 4:13 :—

“Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do”

Romans 14:12 :—

“So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God”

Bible Verses About Making Excuses For Sin (Romans 2:1)

Romans 2:1 :—

“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”

Romans 2:15 :—

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

Bible Verses About Making Excuses For Sin (Romans 3:23)

Romans 3:23 :—

“For all have sinned, come short of the glory of God”

Romans 6:1-2 :—

“What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound?God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein?”

Romans 8:6-8 :—

“For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life peaceBecause the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can beSo then they that are in the flesh cannot please God”

Revelation 3:15-16 :—

“I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hotSo then because thou art lukewarm, neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth”

Jeremiah 16:17 :—

“For mine eyes are upon all their ways: they are not hid from my face, neither is their iniquity hid from mine eyes”

Jeremiah 2:35 :—

“Yet thou sayest, Because I am innocent, surely his anger shall turn from me. Behold, I will plead with thee, because thou sayest, I have not sinned”

Ezekiel 18:30-32 :—

“Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to his ways, saith the Lord God . Repent, turn yourselves from all your transgressions; so iniquity shall not be your ruinCast away from you all your transgressions, whereby ye have transgressed; make you a new heart a new spirit: for why will ye die, O house of Israel?For I have no pleasure in the death of him that dieth, saith the Lord God : wherefore turn yourselves, live ye”

Bible Verses About Making Excuses For Sin (Titus 1:16)

Titus 1:16 :—

“They profess that they know God; but in works they deny him, being abominable, disobedient, unto every good work reprobate”

Bible Verses About Making Excuses For Sin (Titus 2:11-12)

Titus 2:11-12 :—

“For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all menTeaching us that, denying ungodliness worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, godly, in this present world”

Titus 3:3 :—

“For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts pleasures, living in malice envy, hateful, hating one another”

Mark 7:6-9 :—

“He answered said unto them, Well hath Esaias prophesied of you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honoureth me with their lips, but their heart is far from meHowbeit in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of menFor laying aside the commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of men, as the washing of pots cups: many other such like things ye doAnd he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition”

Bible Verses About Making Excuses For Sin (Philippians 2:12)

Philippians 2:12 :—

“Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear trembling”

Isaiah 1:18-20 :—

“Come now, let us reason together, saith the Lord : though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as woolIf ye be willing obedient, ye shall eat the good of the landBut if ye refuse rebel, ye shall be devoured with the sword: for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it”

Bible Verses About Making Excuses For Sin (Isaiah 29:13)

Isaiah 29:13 :—

“Wherefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw near me with their mouth, with their lips do honour me, but have removed their heart far from me, their fear toward me is taught by the precept of men”

Bible Verses About Making Excuses For Sin (Isaiah 5:20)

Isaiah 5:20 :—

“Woe unto them that call evil good, good evil; that put darkness for light, light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, sweet for bitter”

Bible Verses About Making Excuses For Sin (Job 31:33)

Job 31:33 :—

“If I covered my transgressions as Adam, by hiding mine iniquity in my bosom”

Bible Verses About Making Excuses For Sin (Psalm 32:5)

Psalm 32:5 :—

“I acknowledge my sin unto thee, mine iniquity have I not hid. I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the Lord ; thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. Selah”

Bible Verses About Making Excuses For Sin (Ephesians 5:6)

Ephesians 5:6 :—

“Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience”

Bible Verses About Making Excuses For Sin (Hosea 4:6)

Hosea 4:6 :—

“My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children”

Bible Verses About Making Excuses For Sin (Ecclesiastes 12:14)

Ecclesiastes 12:14 :—

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

Genesis 3:12-13 :—

“The man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, I did eatAnd the Lord God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, I did eat”

Micah 3:11 :—

“The heads thereof judge for reward, the priests thereof teach for hire, the prophets thereof divine for money: yet will they lean upon the Lord , say, Is not the Lord among us? none evil can come upon us”

Bible Verses About Making Excuses For Sin (Colossians 2:8)

Colossians 2:8 :—

“Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, not after Christ”

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