Proverbs 28:13
The one who covers his transgressions will not prosper, but whoever confesses them and forsakes them will find mercy.
Job 31:33
if I have covered my transgressions as men do, by hiding iniquity in my heart,
Psalm 32:3-5
When I refused to confess my sin, my whole body wasted away, while I groaned in pain all day long.
1 John 1:8-10
If we say we do not bear the guilt of sin, we are deceiving ourselves and the truth is not in us.
Genesis 3:12-13
The man said, "The woman whom you gave me, she gave me some fruit from the tree and I ate it."
Genesis 4:9
Then the Lord said to Cain, "Where is your brother Abel?" And he replied, "I don't know! Am I my brother's guardian?"
Exodus 10:16-17
Then Pharaoh quickly summoned Moses and Aaron and said, "I have sinned against the Lord your God and against you!
Leviticus 26:40-42
However, when they confess their iniquity and their ancestors' iniquity which they committed by trespassing against me, by which they also walked in hostility against me
1 Samuel 15:13
When Samuel came to him, Saul said to him, "May the Lord bless you! I have done what the Lord said."
1 Samuel 15:24
Then Saul said to Samuel, "I have sinned, for I have disobeyed what the Lord commanded and what you said as well. For I was afraid of the army, and I followed their wishes.
1 Samuel 15:30
Saul again replied, "I have sinned. But please honor me before the elders of my people and before Israel. Go back with me so I may worship the Lord your God."
1 Kings 8:47-49
When your people come to their senses in the land where they are held prisoner, they will repent and beg for your mercy in the land of their imprisonment, admitting, 'We have sinned and gone astray; we have done evil.'
Job 33:27
That person sings to others, saying: 'I have sinned and falsified what is right, but I was not punished according to what I deserved.
Psalm 51:1-5
For the music director; a psalm of David, written when Nathan the prophet confronted him after David's affair with Bathsheba. Have mercy on me, O God, because of your loyal love! Because of your great compassion, wipe away my rebellious acts!
Psalm 51:10
Create for me a pure heart, O God! Renew a resolute spirit within me!
Proverbs 10:12
Hatred stirs up dissension, but love covers all transgressions.
Proverbs 17:9
The one who forgives an offense seeks love, but whoever repeats a matter separates close friends.
Jeremiah 2:22-23
You can try to wash away your guilt with a strong detergent. You can use as much soap as you want. But the stain of your guilt is still there for me to see," says the Lord God.
Jeremiah 3:12-13
"Go and shout this message to my people in the countries in the north. Tell them, 'Come back to me, wayward Israel,' says the Lord. 'I will not continue to look on you with displeasure. For I am merciful,' says the Lord. 'I will not be angry with you forever.
Daniel 9:20-23
While I was still speaking and praying, confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel and presenting my request before the LORD my God concerning his holy mountain --
Matthew 3:6-10
and he was baptizing them in the Jordan River as they confessed their sins.
Matthew 23:25-28
"Woe to you, experts in the law and you Pharisees, hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and the dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence.
Matthew 27:4-5
saying, "I have sinned by betraying innocent blood!" But they said, "What is that to us? You take care of it yourself!"
Luke 15:18-24
I will get up and go to my father and say to him, "Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you.
Acts 26:20
but I declared to those in Damascus first, and then to those in Jerusalem and in all Judea, and to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, performing deeds consistent with repentance.