So it shall be whenhe becomesguiltyin oneof these,that he shall confessthat in whichhe has sinned.
"He will singto menand say,I have sinnedand pervertedwhatis right,And it is not properfor me.
I acknowledgedmy sinto You, And my iniquityI did not hide;I said,"I will confessmy transgressionsto the LORD";And You forgavethe guiltof my sin.Selah.
He who concealshis transgressionswill not prosper,But he who confessesand forsakes[them] will findcompassion.
Onlyacknowledgeyour iniquity,That you have transgressedagainst the LORDyour GodAnd have scatteredyour favorsto the strangersundereverygreentree,And you have not obeyedMy voice,'declaresthe LORD.
I prayedto the LORDmy Godand confessedand said,"Alas,O Lord,the greatand awesomeGod,who keepsHis covenantand lovingkindnessfor those who loveHim and keepHis commandments,
"Then Aaronshall laybothof his handson the headof the livegoat,and confessoverit allthe iniquitiesof the sonsof Israeland alltheir transgressionsin regard to alltheir sins;and he shall laythem on the headof the goatand send[it] awayinto the wildernessby the handof a manwho [stands] in readiness.
If they confesstheir iniquityand the iniquityof their forefathers,in their unfaithfulnesswhichthey committedagainst Me, and alsoin their actingwith hostilityagainstMe--
So the priestshall makeatonementfor him concerninghis sinwhichhe has committedfrom oneof these,and it will be forgivenhim; then [the rest] shall becomethe priest's,like the grain offering.'"
then he shall confesshis sinswhichhe has committed,and he shall makerestitutionin fullfor his wrongand addto it one-fifthof it, and give[it] to him whomhe has wronged.
for with the hearta person believes,resultingin righteousness,and with the mouthhe confesses,resultingin salvation.
Then Joshuasaidto Achan,"My son,I imploreyou, givegloryto the LORD,the Godof Israel,and givepraiseto Him; and tellme nowwhatyou have done.Do not hideit from me."
