James 4:17

New Century Version

Anyone who knows the right thing to do, but does not do it, is sinning.

Cross References

John 13:17

If you know these things, you will be blessed if you do them.

John 15:22

If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not be guilty of sin, but now they have no excuse for their sin.

John 9:41

Jesus said, “If you were blind, you would not be guilty of sin. But since you keep saying you see, your guilt remains.”

Romans 1:32

They know God’s law says that those who live like this should die. But they themselves not only continue to do these evil things, they applaud others who do them.

Romans 7:13

Does this mean that something that is good brought death to me? No! Sin used something that is good to bring death to me. This happened so that I could see what sin is really like; the command was used to show that sin is very evil.

2 Peter 2:21

Yes, it would be better for them to have never known the right way than to know it and to turn away from the holy teaching that was given to them.