a[Job 31:33; Ps. 32:3]; See 1 John 1:8-10
bPs. 32:5; 1 John 1:9
cLev. 26:40
dver. 6
ever. 20; [Ezra 10:1; Neh. 1:6]
fNeh. 1:5; 9:32
gNeh. 1:5; 9:32
hDeut. 7:9
i[Job 15:14; Jer. 2:35]; See James 3:2
jch. 2:4
kPs. 32:5; 51:3; Prov. 28:13
l[Ps. 143:1; Rom. 3:26]
m[See ver. 7 above]
nch. 5:10
oJohn 5:38; 8:37

Proverbs 28:13

13Whoever aconceals his transgressions will not prosper,
but he who bconfesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy.

Jeremiah 3:13

13 cOnly acknowledge your guilt,
that you rebelled against the Lord your God
and scattered your favors among foreigners under devery green tree,
and that you have not obeyed my voice,

declares the Lord.

Daniel 9:4

4I prayed to the Lord my God and emade confession, saying, f“O Lord, the ggreat and awesome God, who hkeeps covenant and steadfast love with those who love him and keep his commandments,

Romans 10:10

10For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved.

1 John 1:8-10

8 iIf we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and jthe truth is not in us. 9 kIf we confess our sins, he is lfaithful and just to forgive us our sins and mto cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 10If we say we have not sinned, nwe make him a liar, and ohis word is not in us.

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