41 Bible Verses about Making Mistakes

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Job 4:18

If God puts no trust in His servants
and He charges His angels with foolishness,

Numbers 32:23

But if you don’t do this, you will certainly sin against the Lord; be sure your sin will catch up with you.

Ecclesiastes 5:6

Do not let your mouth bring guilt on you, and do not say in the presence of the messenger that it was a mistake. Why should God be angry with your words and destroy the work of your hands?

Numbers 15:25

The priest must then make atonement for the entire Israelite community so that they may be forgiven, for the sin was unintentional. They are to bring their offering, one made by fire to the Lord, and their sin offering before the Lord for their unintentional sin.

Hebrews 5:2

He is able to deal gently with those who are ignorant and are going astray, since he is also subject to weakness.

Psalm 25:7

Do not remember the sins of my youth
or my acts of rebellion;
in keeping with Your faithful love, remember me
because of Your goodness, Lord.

Proverbs 4:15

Avoid it; don’t travel on it.
Turn away from it, and pass it by.

Hebrews 8:7

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

2 Corinthians 10:14

For we are not overextending ourselves, as if we had not reached you, since we have come to you with the gospel of Christ.

Isaiah 5:20

Woe to those who call evil good
and good evil,
who substitute darkness for light
and light for darkness,
who substitute bitter for sweet
and sweet for bitter.

Leviticus 5:1

“When someone sins in any of these ways:

If he has seen, heard, or known about something he has witnessed, and did not respond to a public call to testify, he is responsible for his sin.

Ecclesiastes 5:4

When you make a vow to God, don’t delay fulfilling it, because He does not delight in fools. Fulfill what you vow.

Proverbs 14:22

Don’t those who plan evil go astray?
But those who plan good find loyalty and faithfulness.

Matthew 14:28

“Lord, if it’s You,” Peter answered Him, “command me to come to You on the water.”

Isaiah 65:7

for your iniquities and the iniquities
of your fathers together,”
says the Lord.
“Because they burned incense on the mountains
and reproached Me on the hills,
I will reward them fully
for their former deeds.”

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