Bible verses about Confession of Sin
(From Torrey's Topical Textbook)
- God requires
Leviticus 5:5; Hosea 5:15- God regards
Job 33:27,28; Daniel 9:20-23- Exhortation to
Joshua 7:19; Jeremiah 3:13; James 5:16- Promises to
Leviticus 26:40-42; Proverbs 28:13- SHOULD BE ACCOMPANIED WITH
- Submission to punishment
Leviticus 26:41; Nehemiah 9:33; Ezra 9:13
- Prayer for forgiveness
II Samuel 24:10; Psalms 25:11; 51:1; Jeremiah 14:7-9,20
- Self-abasement
Isaiah 64:5,6; Jeremiah 3:25
- Godly sorrow
Psalms 38:18; Lamentations 1:20
- Forsaking sin
Proverbs 28:13
- Restitution
Numbers 5:6,7- Should be full and unreserved
Psalms 32:5; 51:3; 106:6- Followed by pardon
Psalms 32:5; I John 1:9- Illustrated
Luke 15:21; 18:13- Exemplified
- Aaron
Numbers 12:11
- Israelites
Numbers 21:6,7; I Samuel 7:6; 12:19
- Saul
I Samuel 15:24
- David
II Samuel 24:10
- Ezra
Ezra 9:6
- Nehemiah
Nehemiah 1:6,7
- Levites
Nehemiah 9:4,33,34
- Job
Job 7:20
- Daniel
Daniel 9:4
- Peter
Luke 5:8
- Thief
Luke 23:41