What does the Bible say about confessing your sins?
“There is beauty that happens when we confess our sins. He already knows. Don’t be afraid to bring things to Him. Confess it and allow God to work in you and help. When you don’t confess, you start to think that you’re getting away with it, and then you run into a plethora of issues. Make a habit of confessing daily. Why not right now wherever you are at?
Also, get specific. Don’t just say, ‘Lord, forgive me for sinning.’ Name the sin by name. Confession helps to break bondage. I also encourage you to find trusted believers you can be accountable to, if you don’t already have this. Saying “I’m sorry” to God isn’t always easy, especially when we’ve tripped over the same thing a dozen times, but doing so allows you to receive grace, aid, and forgiveness.
We don’t confess our sins to continue to be saved. We confess our sins because we have already been saved and don’t want sin to hinder our relationship with Jesus. Can’t you see and feel the beauty in that? Go and confess now!
1. 1 John 1:9 (NIV) – “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.”
2. James 5:16 (ESV) – “Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.”
3. Psalm 32:5 (NASB) – “I acknowledged my sin to You, and my iniquity I did not hide; I said, ‘I will confess my transgressions to the Lord’; and You forgave the guilt of my sin.”
4. Proverbs 28:13 (NKJV) – “He who covers his sins will not prosper, but whoever confesses and forsakes them will have mercy.”
5. Leviticus 5:5 (KJV) – “And it shall be, when he shall be guilty in one of these things, that he shall confess that he hath sinned in that thing.”
6. Acts 19:18 (NLT) – “Many who became believers confessed their sinful practices.”
7. Psalm 38:18 (NIV) – “I confess my iniquity; I am troubled by my sin.”
8. 2 Chronicles 30:22 (ESV) – “And Hezekiah spoke encouragingly to all the Levites who showed good skill in the service of the Lord. So they ate the food of the festival for seven days, sacrificing peace offerings and giving thanks to the Lord, the God of their fathers.”
9. Nehemiah 1:6 (NASB) – “Let Your ear now be attentive and Your eyes open to hear the prayer of Your servant which I am praying before You now, day and night, on behalf of the sons of Israel Your servants, confessing the sins of the sons of Israel which we have sinned against You; I and my father’s house have sinned.”
10. Daniel 9:4 (NKJV) – “And I prayed to the Lord my God, and made confession, and said, ‘O Lord, great and awesome God, who keeps His covenant and mercy with those who love Him, and with those who keep His commandments.'”
11. Matthew 3:6 (KJV) – “And were baptized of him in Jordan, confessing their sins.”
12. 1 Timothy 6:12 (NLT) – “Fight the good fight for the true faith. Hold tightly to the eternal life to which God has called you, which you have confessed so well before many witnesses.”
13. Romans 10:9 (NIV) – “If you declare with your mouth, ‘Jesus is Lord,’ and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.”
14. Psalm 51:2-3 (ESV) – “Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin! For I know my transgressions, and my sin is ever before me.”
15. Luke 15:21 (NASB) – “And the son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and in your sight; I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’”
16. Numbers 5:7 (NKJV) – “Then he shall confess the sin which he has committed. He shall make restitution in full for his wrong and add to it one-fifth of it, and give it to him whom he has wronged.”
17. Hosea 14:2 (KJV) – “Take with you words, and turn to the Lord: say unto him, Take away all iniquity, and receive us graciously: so will we render the calves of our lips.”
18. John 20:23 (NLT) – “If you forgive anyone’s sins, they are forgiven. If you do not forgive them, they are not forgiven.”
19. Ezra 10:11 (NIV) – “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.”
20. Psalm 66:18 (ESV) – “If I had cherished iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not have listened.”
21. Colossians 3:13 (NASB) – “Bearing with one another, and forgiving each other, whoever has a complaint against anyone; just as the Lord forgave you, so also should you.”
22. Isaiah 55:7 (NKJV) – “Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the Lord, and He will have mercy on him; and to our God, for He will abundantly pardon.”
23. Mark 1:5 (KJV) – “And there went out unto him all the land of Judaea, and they of Jerusalem, and were all baptized of him in the river of Jordan, confessing their sins.”
24. 2 Samuel 12:13 (NLT) – “Then David confessed to Nathan, ‘I have sinned against the Lord.’ Nathan replied, ‘Yes, but the Lord has forgiven you, and you won’t die for this sin.'”
25. Job 33:27-28 (NIV) – “And they will go to others and say, ‘I have sinned, I have perverted what is right, but I did not get what I deserved. God has delivered me from going down to the pit, and I shall live to enjoy the light of life.’”
