Psalm 32:3-5 New International Version (NIV)
3 When I kept silent, my bones wasted away through my groaning all day long.
4 For day and night your hand was heavy on me; my strength was sapped as in the heat of summer.
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.
Psalm 51:17 New International Version (NIV)
17 My sacrifice, O God, is a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart you, God, will not despise.
Psalm 55:12 New International Version (NIV)
12 Cast your cares on the Lord and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous be shaken.
Proverbs 18:24 New International Version (NIV)
24 One who has unreliable friends soon comes to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
Proverbs 27:17 New International Version (NIV)
17 As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.
Proverbs 28:13 New International Version (NIV)
13 Whoever conceals their sins does not prosper, but the one who confesses and renounces them finds mercy.
isaiah 44:22 New International Version (NIV)
22 I have swept away your offenses like a cloud, your sins like the morning mist. Return to me, for I have redeemed you.”
Jeremiah 14:20 New International Version (NIV)
20 We acknowledge our wickedness, Lord, and the guilt of our ancestors; we have indeed sinned against you.
daniel 9:4 New International Version (NIV)
4 I prayed to the Lord my God and confessed: “Lord, the great and awesome God, who keeps his covenant of lovewith those who love him and keep his commandments,
luke 15:18-19 New International Version (NIV)
18 I will set out and go back to my father and say to him: Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you.
19 I am no longer worthy to be called your son; make me like one of your hired servants.
romans 3:23 New International Version (NIV)
23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,
romans 14:12 New International Version (NIV)
12 So then, each of us will give an account of ourselves to God.
Ephesians 1:7-8 New International Version (NIV)
7 In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace
8 that he lavished on us. With all wisdom and understanding,
James 4:7-8 New International Version (NIV)
7 Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
8 Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
james 5:16 New International Version (NIV)
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.
1 john 1:8-9 New International Version (NIV)
8 If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us.
9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.