4 Bible Verses about Contrition
Most Relevant Verses
For grief according to [the will of] God brings about a repentance [leading] to salvation, not to be regretted, but worldly grief brings about death.
The sacrifices of God [are] a broken spirit; A broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.
But the tax collector, standing far away, did not want even to raise his eyes to heaven, but was beating his breast, saying, 'God, be merciful to me, a sinner!'
Yahweh [is] near to [those who are] heartbroken and saves [those who are] crushed in spirit.
From Thematic Bible
Contrition » Promises to those who come in contrition
For thus says [the] high and lofty one who resides forever, and [whose] name [is] holy: "I reside [in] a high and holy place, and with [the] {contrite} and humble of spirit, to revive [the] spirit of [the] humble, and to revive [the] heart of [the] {contrite}.
And my hand has made all these [things], and all these {came to be}," {declares} Yahweh, "but I look to this [one]: to [the] humble and [the] contrite of spirit and [the one] frightened at my word.
The sacrifices of God [are] a broken spirit; A broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.
Yahweh [is] near to [those who are] heartbroken and saves [those who are] crushed in spirit.
Rend your hearts and not your garments, and return to Yahweh your God, because he [is] gracious and compassionate, {slow to anger} and great in loyal love, and relenting from harm.
Judgments » Should lead to » Contrition
When I heard these words, I sat and wept and mourned for days, and I was fasting and praying before the God of the heavens.
In every province [each] place where the king's edict and his law came, there [was] great mourning for the Jews with fasting, crying, wailing, [and] sackcloth; and ashes were spread out as a bed for them.
And the Lord, Yahweh of hosts, called on that day for weeping and mourning, and for baldness and girding {with} sackcloth.
Prayer » Conditions for successful » Contrition
Then you shall call, and Yahweh himself will answer. You shall cry for help, and he will say, 'Here I [am]!' If you remove from among you [the] yoke, the {finger-pointing} and {evil speech},
[then if] my people who are called by my name will humble themselves and will pray and will seek my face and will turn from their evil ways, then I myself shall hear from the heavens and will forgive their sins and heal their land.
