The king sent for Moses and Aaron and said, "This time I have sinned; the LORD is in the right, and my people and I are in the wrong.

Then the king hurriedly called Moses and Aaron and said, "I have sinned against the LORD your God and against you.

Now forgive my sin this one time and pray to the LORD your God to take away this fatal punishment from me."

"Yes, I have sinned," Saul replied. "I disobeyed the LORD's command and your instructions. I was afraid of my men and did what they wanted.

"I have sinned," Saul replied. "But at least show me respect in front of the leaders of my people and all of Israel. Go back with me so that I can worship the LORD your God."

Then he said to David, "You are right, and I am wrong. You have been so good to me, while I have done such wrong to you!

Saul answered, "I have done wrong. Come back, David, my son! I will never harm you again, because you have spared my life tonight. I have been a fool! I have done a terrible thing!"

"I have sinned against the LORD," David said. Nathan replied, "The LORD forgives you; you will not die.

Job, have you confessed your sins to God and promised not to sin again?

Have you asked God to show you your faults, and have you agreed to stop doing evil?

Whenever he killed some of them, the rest would turn to him; they would repent and pray earnestly to him.

"I have sinned by betraying an innocent man to death!" he said. "What do we care about that?" they answered. "That is your business!"

Judas threw the coins down in the Temple and left; then he went off and hanged himself.

God said to Balaam, "Do not go with them, and do not put a curse on the people of Israel, because they have my blessing."

The people began to complain to the LORD about their troubles. When the LORD heard them, he became angry and sent fire on the people. It burned among them and destroyed one end of the camp.

God was displeased with what had been done, so he punished Israel.

The LORD will know if you are gloating, and he will not like it; and then maybe he won't punish them.

Job, have you confessed your sins to God and promised not to sin again?

Have you asked God to show you your faults, and have you agreed to stop doing evil?