What does "Conscience" mean in the Bible?

What does the Bible say about Conscience?

CON'SCIENCE is the inborn sense of right and wrong, the moral law written on our hearts which judges of the moral character of our motives and actions, and approves or censures, condemns or justifies us accordingly. Rom 2:15. This universal tribunal is established in the breast of every man, even the heathen. It may be weakened, perverted, stupefied, defiled, and hardened in various ways, and its decisions are more or less clear, just, and imperative according to the degree of moral culture, John 8:9; Acts 23:1; 2 Chr 24:16; Rom 9:1; and 1 Tim 1:5.

What is the Greek word for Conscience?

Where does Conscience appear in the Bible?

Conscience is referenced in 22 verses across 8 books. Every passage below is about this one, not just every verse the word turns up in.

• 1 Corinthians 8:7
• 1 Corinthians 8:10
• 1 Corinthians 8:12
• 1 Corinthians 10:25
• 1 Corinthians 10:27
• 1 Corinthians 10:28
• 1 Peter 3:16
• 1 Peter 3:21
• 1 Timothy 1:5
• 1 Timothy 1:19
• 1 Timothy 3:9
• 2 Corinthians 1:12
• 2 Corinthians 4:2
• 2 Corinthians 5:11
• 2 Timothy 1:3
• Acts 23:1
• Acts 24:16
• Hebrews 9:9
• Hebrews 10:22
• Hebrews 13:18
• Romans 9:1
• Romans 13:5

What else appears in these passages?

These turn up in the same passages as Conscience.