41 Bible Verses about Making Mistakes

For we all stumble in many ways. And if anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a perfect man, able also to bridle his whole body.

Desire without knowledge is not good, and whoever makes haste with his feet misses his way.

bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive.

You were running well. Who hindered you from obeying the truth?

Do not swerve to the right or to the left; turn your foot away from evil.

Surely there is not a righteous man on earth who does good and never sins.

But Jesus answered them, "You are wrong, because you know neither the Scriptures nor the power of God.

When words are many, transgression is not lacking, but whoever restrains his lips is prudent.

For it is better to suffer for doing good, if that should be God's will, than for doing evil.

Even in his servants he puts no trust, and his angels he charges with error;

But if you will not do so, behold, you have sinned against the LORD, and be sure your sin will find you out.

Let not your mouth lead you into sin, and do not say before the messenger that it was a mistake. Why should God be angry at your voice and destroy the work of your hands?

It is better that you should not vow than that you should vow and not pay.

And the priest shall make atonement for all the congregation of the people of Israel, and they shall be forgiven, because it was a mistake, and they have brought their offering, a food offering to the LORD, and their sin offering before the LORD for their mistake.

He can deal gently with the ignorant and wayward, since he himself is beset with weakness.

When a man's folly brings his way to ruin, his heart rages against the LORD.

Remember not the sins of my youth or my transgressions; according to your steadfast love remember me, for the sake of your goodness, O LORD!

The steps of a man are established by the LORD, when he delights in his way;

Avoid it; do not go on it; turn away from it and pass on.

let him know that whoever brings back a sinner from his wandering will save his soul from death and will cover a multitude of sins.

God is not man, that he should lie, or a son of man, that he should change his mind. Has he said, and will he not do it? Or has he spoken, and will he not fulfill it?

For if that first covenant had been faultless, there would have been no occasion to look for a second.

As for those who persist in sin, rebuke them in the presence of all, so that the rest may stand in fear.

The way of the wicked is like deep darkness; they do not know over what they stumble.

For we are not overextending ourselves, as though we did not reach you. For we were the first to come all the way to you with the gospel of Christ.

and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free."

Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter!

You shall not wrong one another, but you shall fear your God, for I am the LORD your God.

So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.

"I regret that I have made Saul king, for he has turned back from following me and has not performed my commandments." And Samuel was angry, and he cried to the LORD all night.

"If anyone sins in that he hears a public adjuration to testify, and though he is a witness, whether he has seen or come to know the matter, yet does not speak, he shall bear his iniquity;

Who can discern his errors? Declare me innocent from hidden faults.

The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but a wise man listens to advice.

When you vow a vow to God, do not delay paying it, for he has no pleasure in fools. Pay what you vow.

Do they not go astray who devise evil? Those who devise good meetsteadfast love and faithfulness.

And Peter answered him, "Lord, if it is you, command me to come to you on the water."

For what credit is it if, when you sin and are beaten for it, you endure? But if when you do good and suffer for it you endure, this is a gracious thing in the sight of God.

Jesus said to them, "Is this not the reason you are wrong, because you know neither the Scriptures nor the power of God?

both your iniquities and your fathers' iniquities together, says the LORD; because they made offerings on the mountains and insulted me on the hills, I will measure into their bosom payment for their former deeds."

Live as people who are free, not using your freedom as a cover-up for evil, but living as servants of God.

Wash yourselves; make yourselves clean; remove the evil of your deeds from before my eyes; cease to do evil,