The best Bible verses for sin (KJV) include passages about God's love, strength, and guidance. This page features 15+ carefully curated Scripture passages for sin (KJV), each selected for its relevance and depth. Read, save, and share the perfect verse for your situation.
"Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry unto her, that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned: for she hath received of the LORD'S hand double for all her sins."Isaiah 40:2
"Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry unto her, that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned: for she hath received of the LORD'S hand double for all her sins."Isaiah 40:2
"Have ye not known? have ye not heard? hath it not been told you from the beginning? have ye not understood from the foundations of the earth?"Isaiah 40:21
"Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death."James 1:15
"If I had not come and spoken unto them, they had not had sin: but now they have no cloke for their sin."John 15:22
"If I had not done among them the works which none other man did, they had not had sin: but now have they both seen and hated both me and my Father."John 15:24
"And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell."Matthew 5:29
"And if thy right hand offend thee, cut it off, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell."Matthew 5:30
"But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses."Matthew 6:15
"And now shall mine head be lifted up above mine enemies round about me: therefore will I offer in his tabernacle sacrifices of joy; I will sing, yea, I will sing praises unto the LORD."Psalms 27:6
"For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death."Romans 8:2
"That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit."Romans 8:4
"For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit."Romans 8:5
"For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. to be"Romans 8:6
Translations differ in what they optimise for. Some follow the original wording closely at the cost of a natural English sentence; others read smoothly and make interpretive choices to get there. Neither is wrong, but they produce noticeably different verses.
Each of the 15 verses below is shown in the translation you asked for, and every verse links to a page comparing all six side by side — which is usually the fastest way to see where the translators disagreed.
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The most-cited Bible verses for sin (KJV) are Isaiah 40:2, Isaiah 40:21, James 1:15. This page collects 15 of them, each with its full passage, context and the text in six translations.
Read the verse in its surrounding passage before you use it — a verse that fits in isolation sometimes says something different in context. Compare two translations where the wording is unclear, and pick for the person who will read it rather than for the theme.
Scripture returns to sin (KJV) across both testaments rather than settling it in one passage, which is why the verses on this page do not all say the same thing. Read together they give a fuller answer than any single verse does.
There is no single best translation. The NIV and NLT read most naturally and communicate well to someone outside the church; the ESV and NASB stay closer to the original wording; the KJV carries the phrasing most people recognise. Every verse here links to a page showing all six side by side.
More than any page can list. This one carries the 15 that are most often turned to for sin (KJV), chosen so each stands on its own and links through to the full chapter it belongs to.