8 Bible Verses about Forsaking Sin

He that hideth his sins, shall not prosper; but who so knowledgeth them and forsaketh them, shall have mercy.

if thou wouldst put away the wickedness which thou hast in hand, so that no ungodliness dwelt in thy house;

Let the ungodly man forsake his ways and the unrighteous his imaginations, and turn again unto the LORD: so shall he be merciful unto him; and to our God, for he is ready to forgive.

so then, as concerning the conversation in time past, lay from you that old man, which is corrupt through the deceivable lusts,

In whom also ye are circumcised with circumcision made without hands, by putting off the sinful body of the flesh, through the circumcision that is in Christ,

Wherefore let us also - seeing that we are compassed with so great a multitude of witnesses - lay away all that presseth down, and the sin that hangeth on us, and let us run with patience, unto the battle that is set before us,

Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers, and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts which fight against the soul,

If we knowledge our sins, he is faithful and just, to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.