1 Samuel 20:8

If there be. David had the consciousness that his plight was not because of any sin on his part. If a load of guilt had been added to the reproach of being treated as a political enemy and the wretchedness of living as a fugitive, the burden would have been almost overwhelming.

A clear conscience can compensate for any loss in this world. Those who are envious of the wicked, who indulge in the pleasures of sin, should remember that these pleasures are paid for by hours of remorse and self-loathing. Many who have drunk at earth’s polluted fountain would give all they had if only they could undo the past and wipe the foul blot from their lives. On the other hand, those who can face God and their fellow men with a conscience void of offense are the happiest people in the world. They may possess few material advantages but they hold a treasure that all the wealth in this world cannot buy (see 1 Peter 3:13-17).