To be responsible for doing something wrong against God or others, leading to guilt that may need to be fixed or made right.
Key References
I did not bring you anything torn by wild beasts; I bore the loss myself. And you demanded payment from me for what was stolen by day or night.
Indeed, your servant guaranteed the boy’s safety to my father, saying, ‘If I do not return him to you, I will bear the guilt before you, my father, all my life.’
It is better not to vow than to make a vow and not fulfill it.
those who indict a man with a word, who ensnare the mediator at the gate, and who with false charges deprive the innocent of justice.
All Scripture References (7)
Genesis (3)
I did not bring you anything torn by wild beasts; I bore the loss myself. And you demanded payment from me for what was stolen by day or night.
I will guarantee his safety. You may hold me personally responsible. If I do not bring him back and set him before you, then may I bear the guilt before you all my life.
Indeed, your servant guaranteed the boy’s safety to my father, saying, ‘If I do not return him to you, I will bear the guilt before you, my father, all my life.’
Exodus (1)
No straw has been given to your servants, yet we are told, ‘Make bricks!’ Look, your servants are being beaten, but the fault is with your own people.”
Deuteronomy (1)
then the husband who divorced her first may not remarry her after she has been defiled, for that is an abomination to the LORD. You must not bring sin upon the land that the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance.
Ecclesiastes (1)
It is better not to vow than to make a vow and not fulfill it.
Isaiah (1)
those who indict a man with a word, who ensnare the mediator at the gate, and who with false charges deprive the innocent of justice.