Psalm 38:18
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18 I confess my iniquity;
I am sorry for my sin.(A)
Psalm 32:5
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5 Then I acknowledged my sin to you,
and I did not hide my iniquity;
I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the Lord,”
and you forgave the guilt of my sin. Selah(A)
Proverbs 28:13
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13 No one who conceals transgressions will prosper,
but one who confesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy.(A)
Psalm 51:3
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3 For I know my transgressions,
and my sin is ever before me.(A)
Job 33:27
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27 That person sings to others and says,
‘I sinned and perverted what was right,
and it was not paid back to me.(A)
2 Corinthians 7:7-11
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7 and not only by his arrival but also by the consolation with which he was consoled about you, as he told us of your longing, your mourning, your zeal for me, so that I rejoiced still more. 8 For although I grieved you with my letter, I do not regret it. Although I did regret it (for[a] I see that that letter caused you grief, though only briefly), 9 now I rejoice, not because you were grieved but because your grief led to repentance, for you felt a godly grief, so that you were not harmed in any way by us. 10 For godly grief produces a repentance that leads to salvation and brings no regret, but worldly grief produces death.(A) 11 For see what earnestness this godly grief has produced in you, what eagerness to clear yourselves, what indignation, what alarm, what longing, what zeal, what punishment! At every point you have proved yourselves guiltless in the matter.
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- 7.8 Other ancient witnesses lack for
Job 31:33
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- 31.33 Or as Adam did
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