8 Bible Verses about Forsaking Sin

The one who covers his transgressions will not prosper, but whoever confesses them and forsakes them will find mercy.

if iniquity is in your hand -- put it far away, and do not let evil reside in your tents.

The wicked need to abandon their lifestyle and sinful people their plans. They should return to the Lord, and he will show mercy to them, and to their God, for he will freely forgive them.

You were taught with reference to your former way of life to lay aside the old man who is being corrupted in accordance with deceitful desires,

In him you also were circumcised -- not, however, with a circumcision performed by human hands, but by the removal of the fleshly body, that is, through the circumcision done by Christ.

Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, we must get rid of every weight and the sin that clings so closely, and run with endurance the race set out for us,

Dear friends, I urge you as foreigners and exiles to keep away from fleshly desires that do battle against the soul,

But if we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous, forgiving us our sins and cleansing us from all unrighteousness.