Psalm 51:5
Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me.
Cross-reference
Psalm 58:3 also asserts that the wicked are sinful from birth, reinforcing David's claim of original sinfulness.
Psalm 19:12 acknowledges hidden faults and need for cleansing, paralleling David's awareness of innate sin.
Genesis 8:21 declares humanity's heart is evil from youth, supporting David's claim of being sinful from conception.
Ephesians 2:3 describes humanity as 'by nature children of wrath,' directly supporting David's claim of being sinful from conception.
Romans 5:12 traces sin's entry to Adam, providing the theological basis for David's confession of being born in sin.
Job 15:14-16 expands on human corruption from birth, calling man abominable and corrupt — aligning with David's confession of inborn sin.
Job 14:4 echoes the same truth: no one can be clean if born from unclean — reinforcing David's confession of innate sin.
Jeremiah 17:9 describes the heart as desperately sick — aligning with David's confession of sin from conception.
Romans 7:18 confesses that nothing good dwells in the flesh — aligning with David's admission of sin from conception.
2 Samuel 11:27 records the sin that prompted David's repentance, providing the historical backdrop for his confession of inborn sin.
John 9:34 shows the Pharisees using 'born in sin' as an insult — echoing David's confession of sin from birth.
Luke 1:35 describes Jesus' conception by the Holy Spirit as holy — contrasting with David's confession of being conceived in sin.
Job 25:4 asks how one born of woman can be clean, directly reinforcing the innate impurity David confesses.
Isaiah 64:6 echoes this universal sinfulness — even our righteous acts are filthy, reinforcing that sin stains from birth.
Isaiah 48:8 says Israel was called a rebel from birth, directly paralleling David's claim of being conceived in sin.
Ecclesiastes 9:3 states human hearts are full of evil, reinforcing the universal sinfulness from birth.
Proverbs 22:15 says folly is bound up in a child's heart, directly echoing the innate sinfulness David confesses.
Proverbs 20:9 asks who can claim purity, reinforcing the impossibility of being sinless from birth.
Romans 9:11 states that before birth, Jacob and Esau had done nothing good or bad — contrasting with David's claim of sin from conception.
John 3:6 contrasts fleshly birth with spiritual rebirth, echoing the need for cleansing from the sinful nature David confesses.
Genesis 5:3 notes Adam's son was in his likeness — implying inherited fallen nature, which underlies David's confession of being born in sin.
Luke 11:13 calls humans 'evil' — reinforcing the fallen nature David confesses from birth.