The word in Scripture

Innocent in the Bible

The word innocent appears 38 times in the King James Version of the Bible. Innocence is freedom from guilt and blame. And like every true word of Scripture, it finds its fullness in Jesus Christ.

What innocent means in the Bible

Innocence is freedom from guilt and blame.

Where the word innocent appears

Here are 8 of the passages where the word innocent appears, chosen from across the Scriptures, in the words of the King James Bible:

“Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked.”Exodus 23:7

“Cursed be he that taketh reward to slay an innocent person. And all the people shall say, Amen.”Deuteronomy 27:25

“He that putteth not out his money to usury, nor taketh reward against the innocent. He that doeth these things shall never be moved.”Psalms 15:5

“They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, and condemn the innocent blood.”Psalms 94:21

“If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause:”Proverbs 1:11

“A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent.”Proverbs 28:20

“Their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed innocent blood: their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity; wasting and destruction are in their paths.”Isaiah 59:7

“Saying, I have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent blood. And they said, What is that to us? see thou to that.”Matthew 27:4