Genesis 37:20

if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves, pray, seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then I will hear from heaven, will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us the sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

if like Adam I have covered my transgressions, by hiding my iniquity in my heart,

Lying lips are an abomination to Yahweh, but those who do the truth are his delight.

Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts. Let him return to Yahweh, and he will have mercy on him, to our God, for he will freely pardon.

While he was yet speaking to the multitudes, behold, his mother and his brothers stood outside, seeking to speak to him.

We also all once lived among them in the lusts of our flesh, doing the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, even as the rest.

Judah said to his brothers, “What profit is it if we kill our brother and conceal his blood?

He recognized it, and said, “It is my son’s tunic. An evil animal has devoured him. Joseph is without doubt torn in pieces.”

They said, “We, your servants, are twelve brothers, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan; and behold, the youngest is today with our father, and one is no more.”

He said, “My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he only is left. If harm happens to him along the way in which you go, then you will bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to Sheol.”

One went out from me, and I said, “Surely he is torn in pieces;” and I haven’t seen him since.

It shall be, when he is guilty of one of these, he shall confess that in which he has sinned;

He said to him, “Don’t be afraid; for the hand of Saul my father won’t find you; and you will be king over Israel, and I will be next to you; and Saul my father knows that also.”

Then Saul took three thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and went to seek David and his men on the rocks of the wild goats.

Then he said to him, “Because you have not obeyed Yahweh’s voice, behold, as soon as you have departed from me, a lion will kill you.” As soon as he had departed from him, a lion found him and killed him.

I acknowledged my sin to you. I didn’t hide my iniquity. I said, I will confess my transgressions to Yahweh, and you forgave the iniquity of my sin.

For I know my transgressions. My sin is constantly before me.

I will silence whoever secretly slanders his neighbor. I won’t tolerate one who is arrogant and conceited.

a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that are swift in running to mischief,

For jealousy arouses the fury of the husband. He won’t spare in the day of vengeance.

When you spread out your hands, I will hide my eyes from you. Yes, when you make many prayers, I will not hear. Your hands are full of blood.

Their feet run to evil, and they hurry to shed innocent blood. Their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity. Desolation and destruction are in their paths.

For even his brothers didn’t believe in him.

Jesus answered them, “Most certainly I tell you, everyone who commits sin is the bondservant of sin.

“Their feet are swift to shed blood.

You also once walked in those, when you lived in them;

Yahweh said, “What have you done? The voice of your brother’s blood cries to me from the ground.

“ ‘If they confess their iniquity and the iniquity of their fathers, in their trespass which they trespassed against me; and also that because they walked contrary to me,

David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against Yahweh.” Nathan said to David, “Yahweh also has put away your sin. You will not die.

For resentment kills the foolish man, and jealousy kills the simple.

He says in his heart, “God has forgotten. He hides his face. He will never see it.”

The proud have hidden a snare for me, they have spread the cords of a net by the path. They have set traps for me.

The life of the body is a heart at peace, but envy rots the bones.

“Yet you said, ‘I am innocent. Surely his anger has turned away from me.’ “Behold, I will judge you, because you say, ‘I have not sinned.’

They braided a crown of thorns and put it on his head, and a reed in his right hand; and they kneeled down before him, and mocked him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!”

“The patriarchs, moved with jealousy against Joseph, sold him into Egypt. God was with him,

For I know that in me, that is, in my flesh, dwells no good thing. For desire is present with me, but I don’t find it doing that which is good.

“We, being Jews by nature, and not Gentile sinners,

Now the deeds of the flesh are obvious, which are: adultery, sexual immorality, uncleanness, lustfulness,

that you put away, as concerning your former way of life, the old man that grows corrupt after the lusts of deceit,

You, being in past times alienated and enemies in your mind in your evil deeds,

For some of these are people who creep into houses and take captive gullible women loaded down with sins, led away by various lusts,

But evil men and impostors will grow worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived.

Let’s therefore give diligence to enter into that rest, lest anyone fall after the same example of disobedience.

He had possessions of flocks, possessions of herds, and a great household. The Philistines envied him.

His brothers envied him, but his father kept this saying in mind.

We are twelve brothers, sons of our father; one is no more, and the youngest is today with our father in the land of Canaan.’

Israel said to Joseph, “I didn’t think I would see your face, and behold, God has let me see your offspring also.”

This is so that innocent blood will not be shed in the middle of your land which Yahweh your God gives you for an inheritance, leaving blood guilt on you.

David’s heart struck him after he had counted the people. David said to Yahweh, “I have sinned greatly in that which I have done. But now, Yahweh, put away, I beg you, the iniquity of your servant; for I have done very foolishly.”

Now therefore make confession to Yahweh, the God of your fathers, and do his pleasure; and separate yourselves from the peoples of the land, and from the foreign women.”

Teach me that which I don’t see. If I have done iniquity, I will do it no more’?

You will destroy those who speak lies. Yahweh abhors the bloodthirsty and deceitful man.

For you will save the afflicted people, but the arrogant eyes you will bring down.

For I will declare my iniquity. I will be sorry for my sin.

Create in me a clean heart, O God. Renew a right spirit within me.

I declared my ways, and you answered me. Teach me your statutes.

If they say, “Come with us. Let’s lay in wait for blood. Let’s lurk secretly for the innocent without cause.

A truthful witness will not lie, but a false witness pours out lies.

A high look and a proud heart, the lamp of the wicked, is sin.

A lying tongue hates those it hurts; and a flattering mouth works ruin.

There is a generation, oh how lofty are their eyes! Their eyelids are lifted up.

Set me as a seal on your heart, as a seal on your arm; for love is strong as death. Jealousy is as cruel as Sheol. Its flashes are flashes of fire, a very flame of Yahweh.

The lofty looks of man will be brought low, the arrogance of men will be bowed down, and Yahweh alone will be exalted in that day.

The look of their faces testify against them. They parade their sin like Sodom. They don’t hide it. Woe to their soul! For they have brought disaster upon themselves.

Moreover Yahweh said, “Because the daughters of Zion are arrogant, and walk with outstretched necks and flirting eyes, walking to trip as they go, jingling ornaments on their feet;

Yahweh says: “A voice is heard in Ramah, lamentation and bitter weeping, Rachel weeping for her children. She refuses to be comforted for her children, because they are no more.”

The king and his servants who heard all these words were not afraid, and didn’t tear their garments.

“But if the wicked turns from all his sins that he has committed, and keeps all my statutes, and does that which is lawful and right, he shall surely live. He shall not die.

Again, when I say to the wicked, “You will surely die;” if he turns from his sin, and does that which is lawful and right;

Therefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable to you, and break off your sins by righteousness, and your iniquities by showing mercy to the poor. Perhaps there may be a lengthening of your tranquility.”

One who hates and divorces”, says Yahweh, the God of Israel, “covers his garment with violence!” says Yahweh of Armies. “Therefore pay attention to your spirit, that you don’t be unfaithful.

You offspring of vipers, how can you, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks.

For he knew that because of envy they had delivered him up.

But the high priest rose up, and all those who were with him (which is the sect of the Sadducees), and they were filled with jealousy

But the unpersuaded Jews took along some wicked men from the marketplace, and gathering a crowd, set the city in an uproar. Assaulting the house of Jason, they sought to bring them out to the people.

being filled with all unrighteousness, sexual immorality, wickedness, covetousness, malice; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil habits, secret slanderers,

May it never be! Yes, let God be found true, but every man a liar. As it is written, “that you might be justified in your words, and might prevail when you come into judgment.”

About him we have many words to say, and hard to interpret, seeing you have become dull of hearing.

unlike Cain, who was of the evil one, and killed his brother. Why did he kill him? Because his deeds were evil, and his brother’s righteous.

He returned to his brothers, and said, “The child is no more; and I, where will I go?”

Now, behold, I know that you will surely be king, and that the kingdom of Israel will be established in your hand.

Then Saul arose, and went down to the wilderness of Ziph, having three thousand chosen men of Israel with him, to seek David in the wilderness of Ziph.

When he had gone, a lion met him by the way and killed him. His body was thrown on the path, and the donkey stood by it. The lion also stood by the body.

He looked behind him and saw them, and cursed them in Yahweh’s name. Then two female bears came out of the woods, and mauled forty-two of those youths.

They also who seek after my life lay snares. Those who seek my hurt speak mischievous things, and meditate deceits all day long.

They encourage themselves in evil plans. They talk about laying snares secretly. They say, “Who will see them?”

for their feet run to evil. They hurry to shed blood.

arrogant eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,

He who hides hatred has lying lips. He who utters a slander is a fool.

Wrath is cruel, and anger is overwhelming; but who is able to stand before jealousy?

He who conceals his sins doesn’t prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them finds mercy.

As if a man fled from a lion, and a bear met him; Or he went into the house and leaned his hand on the wall, and a snake bit him.

But those farmers said among themselves, ‘This is the heir. Come, let’s kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’

They began to salute him, “Hail, King of the Jews!”

If I told you earthly things and you don’t believe, how will you believe if I tell you heavenly things?

His brothers therefore said to him, “Depart from here and go into Judea, that your disciples also may see your works which you do.

For we were also once foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving various lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.

For if the truth of God through my lie abounded to his glory, why am I also still judged as a sinner?