Bible Verses about Confession of Sin

Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that… James 5:16

Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much. James 5:16	Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces wonderful results. righteousness healing prayer
If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 1 John 1:9	But if we confess our sins to him, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all wickedness. sin purification evil

He who covers his sins will not prosper, But whoever confesses and forsakes them will have mercy. Proverbs 28:13	People who conceal their sins will not prosper, but if they confess and turn from them, they will receive mercy. sin mercy forgiveness
I acknowledged my sin to You, And my iniquity I have not hidden. I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the Lord,” And You forgave the iniquity of my sin. Selah Psalm 32:5	Finally, I confessed all my sins to you and stopped trying to hide my guilt. I said to myself, “I will confess my rebellion to the Lord.” And you forgave me! All my guilt is gone. sin forgiveness acknowledging
And it shall be, when he is guilty in any of these matters, that he shall confess that he has sinned in that thing. Leviticus 5:5	When you become aware of your guilt in any of these ways, you must confess your sin. sin
Repent therefore and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord. Acts 3:19	Now repent of your sins and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped away. conversion sin forgiveness
For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. Romans 10:10	For it is by believing in your heart that you are made right with God, and it is by openly declaring your faith that you are saved. faith speaking salvation
When I kept silent, my bones grew old Through my groaning all the day long. Psalm 32:3	When I refused to confess my sin, my body wasted away, and I groaned all day long. sin speaking sickness
We have sinned and committed iniquity, we have done wickedly and rebelled, even by departing from Your precepts and Your judgments. Daniel 9:5	But we have sinned and done wrong. We have rebelled against you and scorned your commands and regulations. sin law
That if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. Romans 10:9	If you openly declare that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. faith speaking Jesus
For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus. Romans 3:23-24	For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious standard. Yet God, in his grace, freely makes us right in his sight. He did this through Christ Jesus when he freed us from the penalty for our sins. sin grace Savior
Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded. James 4:8	Come close to God, and God will come close to you. Wash your hands, you sinners; purify your hearts, for your loyalty is divided between God and the world. sin purification righteousness
Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, to which you were also called and have confessed the good confession in the presence of many witnesses. 1 Timothy 6:12	Fight the good fight for the true faith. Hold tightly to the eternal life to which God has called you, which you have declared so well before many witnesses. eternal life faith overcoming
Whoever denies the Son does not have the Father either; he who acknowledges the Son has the Father also. 1 John 2:23	Anyone who denies the Son doesn’t have the Father, either. But anyone who acknowledges the Son has the Father also. Jesus Father acknowledging