35 Bible Verses About Admitting Mistakes

Psalm 32:5

“Then I acknowledged my sin to you and did not cover up my iniquity. I said, ‘I will confess my transgressions to the Lord.’ And you forgave the guilt of my sin.”

Proverbs 28:13

“Whoever conceals their sins does not prosper, but the one who confesses and renounces them finds mercy.”

1 John 1:9

“If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.”

James 5:16

“Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.”

Matthew 3:6

“Confessing their sins, they were baptized by him in the Jordan River.”

Acts 19:18

“Many of those who believed now came and openly confessed what they had done.”

Leviticus 5:5

“When anyone becomes aware that they are guilty in any of these matters, they must confess in what way they have sinned.”

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Numbers 5:7

“They must confess their sin and make full restitution for what they have done, adding a fifth of the value to it and giving it all to the person they have wronged.”

2 Chronicles 6:24

“When your people Israel have been defeated by an enemy because they have sinned against you and when they turn back and give praise to your name, praying and making supplication before you in this temple.”

Luke 15:21

“The son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.'”

Psalm 51:3

“For I know my transgressions, and my sin is always before me.”

2 Samuel 12:13

“Then David said to Nathan, ‘I have sinned against the Lord.’ Nathan replied, ‘The Lord has taken away your sin. You are not going to die.'”

Job 33:27

“He will pray to God, and God will be favorable to him; he will see his face and shout for joy, and he will be restored to his righteous state.”

John 9:31

“We know that God does not listen to sinners. He listens to the godly person who does his will.”

Psalm 38:18

“I confess my iniquity; I am troubled by my sin.”

Lamentations 3:42

“We have sinned and rebelled, and you have not forgiven.”

Job 42:6

“Therefore I despise myself and repent in dust and ashes.”

Psalm 51:4

“Against you, you only, have I sinned and done what is evil in your sight; so you are right in your verdict and justified when you judge.”

Jeremiah 3:13

“Only acknowledge your guilt— you have rebelled against the Lord your God, you have scattered your favors to foreign gods under every spreading tree, and have not obeyed me,’ declares the Lord.”

1 Timothy 6:12

“Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made your good confession in the presence of many witnesses.”

Nehemiah 9:33

“In all that has happened to us, you have remained righteous; you have acted faithfully, while we acted wickedly.”

Nehemiah 1:6

“let your ear be attentive and your eyes open to hear the prayer your servant is praying before you day and night for your servants, the people of Israel. I confess the sins we Israelites, including myself and my father’s family, have committed against you.”

Lamentations 3:40

“Let us examine our ways and test them, and let us return to the Lord.”

2 Corinthians 12:21

“I am afraid that when I come again my God will humble me before you, and I will be grieved over many who have sinned earlier and have not repented of the impurity, sexual sin, and debauchery in which they have indulged.”

Psalm 19:12

“But who can discern their own errors? Forgive my hidden faults.”

Ezekiel 33:10

“Son of man, say to the Israelites, ‘This is what you are saying: “Our offenses and sins weigh us down, and we are wasting away because of them. How then can we live?”’”

Luke 18:9

“To some who were confident of their own righteousness and looked down on everyone else, Jesus told this parable:”

Isaiah 43:26

“Review the past for me, let us argue the matter together; state the case for your innocence.”

Proverbs 28:14

“Blessed is the one who always trembles before God, but whoever hardens their heart falls into trouble.”

Psalm 51:17

“My sacrifice, O God, is a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart you, God, will not despise.”

Lamentations 1:18

“The Lord is righteous, yet I rebelled against his command. Listen, all you peoples; look on my suffering. My young men and young women have gone into exile.”

Psalm 6:2

“Have mercy on me, Lord, for I am faint; heal me, Lord, for my bones are in agony.”

Proverbs 28:13

“Whoever conceals their sins does not prosper, but the one who confesses and renounces them finds mercy.”

Isaiah 1:18

“Come now, let us settle the matter,” says the Lord. “Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool.”

Ezra 9:6

“and prayed: ‘I am too ashamed and disgraced, my God, to lift up my face to you, because our sins are higher than our heads and our guilt has reached to the heavens.'”

James 4:8

“Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.”

Luke 5:8

“When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at Jesus’ knees and said, ‘Go away from me, Lord; I am a sinful man!’”

Ezra 10:11

“Now honor the Lord, the God of your ancestors, and do his will. Separate yourselves from the peoples around you and from your foreign wives.'”

Psalm 38:4

“My guilt has overwhelmed me like a burden too heavy to bear.”

2 Chronicles 6:26

“When the heavens are shut up and there is no rain because your people have sinned against you, and when they pray toward this place and give praise to your name and turn from their sin because you have afflicted them.”

Hebrews 4:13

“Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight. Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of him to whom we must give account.”

1 John 2:1

“My dear children, I write this to you so that you will not sin. But if anybody does sin, we have an advocate with the Father—Jesus Christ, the Righteous One.”