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sin

Meaning of “sin”

1. Wrongdoing against God and his law; transgression or unrighteousness. 2. The guilt or burden of such wrongdoing, or the inward principle so named. 3. As a verb, to commit such wrongdoing.

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442 occurrences383 verses40 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Genesis 4:7

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Proverbs 20:9
Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Proverbs 20:9 · retained source text

Who can say, I haue made my heart cleane, I am pure from my sinne?

1611 marginal notePsal.51.5. iob 14.4. 1.king.8.46. 2.chro. 6.36. eccles. 7.28. 1.ioh. 1.8.

Proverbs 21:4
An high look, and a proud heart, and the plowing of the wicked, is sin.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Proverbs 21:4 · retained source text

An high looke, and a proud heart, and the plowing of the wicked, is sinne.

1611 marginal noteHebr. hautines of eyes.

1611 marginal noteOr, the light of the wicked.

1611 marginal noteChap.6.17.

Ecclesiastes 5:6
Suffer not thy mouth to cause thy flesh to sin; neither say thou before the angel, that it was an error: wherefore should God be angry at thy voice, and destroy the work of thine hands?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Ecclesiastes 5:6 · retained source text

Suffer not thy mouth to cause thy flesh to sinne, neither say thou before the Angel, that it was an errour: wherefore should God be angrie at thy voyce, and destroy the worke of thine hands?

Isaiah 3:9
¶ The shew of their countenance doth witness against them; and they declare their sin as Sodom, they hide it not. Woe unto their soul! for they have rewarded evil unto themselves.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Isaiah 3:9 · retained source text

¶ The shew of their countenance doeth witnesse against them, and they declare their sinne as Sodom, they hide it not: woe vnto their soule, for they haue rewarded euill vnto themselues.

1611 marginal noteGen. 13.13. and 18.21. and 19.5.

Isaiah 5:18
Woe unto them that draw iniquity with cords of vanity, and sin as it were with a cart rope:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Isaiah 5:18 · retained source text

Woe vnto them that draw iniquitie with cords of vanitie, and sinne, as it were with a cart rope:

Isaiah 6:7
And he laid it upon my mouth, and said, Lo, this hath touched thy lips; and thine iniquity is taken away, and thy sin purged.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Isaiah 6:7 · retained source text

And he laide it vpon my mouth, and sayd, Loe, this hath touched thy lippes, and thine iniquitie is taken away, and thy sinne purged.

1611 marginal noteHeb. caused it to touch.

Isaiah 27:9
By this therefore shall the iniquity of Jacob be purged; and this is all the fruit to take away his sin; when he maketh all the stones of the altar as chalkstones that are beaten in sunder, the groves and images shall not stand up.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Isaiah 27:9 · retained source text

By this therefore shall the iniquitie of Iacob be purged, and th is is all the fruit, to take away his sinne: when he maketh all the stones of the Altar as chalke stones, that are beaten in sunder, the groues and images shall not stand vp.

1611 marginal noteOr, Sunne images.

Isaiah 30:1
WOE to the rebellious children, saith the Lord, that take counsel, but not of me; and that cover with a covering, but not of my spirit, that they may add sin to sin:
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Isaiah 30:1 · retained source text

¶ Woe to the rebellious children, sayth the LORD, that take counsell, but not of mee; and that couer with a couering, but not of my Spirit, that they may adde sinne to sinne:

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1 John 3:4

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

1 John 5:17

All unrighteousness is sin: and there is a sin not unto death.

James 4:17

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

Proverbs 24:9

The thought of foolishness is sin: and the scorner is an abomination to men.

Romans 14:23

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

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