1 My son, have you sinned? Do it no more; and ask forgiveness for your past sins. (WEB)
Sirach 21:1
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Sirach 17:24–26
24 However to those who repent he grants a return. He comforts those who are losing hope. (WEB) 25 Return to the Lord, and forsake sins. Make your prayer before his face offend less. (WEB) 26 Turn again to the Most High, and turn away from iniquity. Greatly hate the abominable thin… (WEB)
Sirach 37:26–28
26 The wise man will inherit confidence among his people. His name will live forever. (WEB) 27 My son, test your soul in your life. See what is evil for it, and don’t give in to it. (WEB) 28 For not all things are profitable for all men. Not every soul has pleasure in everything. (WEB)
Tobit 3:2–4
2 “O Lord, you are righteous, and all your works and all your ways are mercy and truth, and you judge true and righteous judgment forever. (WEB) 3 Remember me, and look at me. Don’t take vengeance on me for my sins and my ignorances, and the sins of my fathers who sinne… (WEB)
Book of Jubilees 35:4–6
4 And how should I not do this thing which thou hast commanded me, that I should honour my father and my brother! (JUB) 5 Tell me, mother, what perversity hast thou seen in me and I shall turn away from it, and mercy will be upon me.' (JUB) 6 And she said unto him: 'My son, I ha… (JUB)
Acts 3:18–20
18 But in this way God has fulfilled what He foretold through all the prophets, saying that His Christ would suffer. 19 Repent, then, and turn back, so that your sins may be wiped away, 20 that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, and that He may…
Sirach 5:4–6
4 Don’t say, “I sinned, and what happened to me?” for the Lord is patient. (WEB) 5 Don’t be so confident of atonement that you add sin upon sins. (WEB) 6 Don’t say, “His compassion is great. He will be pacified for the multitude of my sins,” for mercy and wrath are with him, and… (WEB)
Sirach 18:20–22
20 Before judgment, examine yourself, and in the hour of scrutiny you will find forgiveness. (WEB) 21 Humble yourself before you get sick. In the time of sins, repent. (WEB) 22 Let nothing hinder you to pay your vow in due time. Don’t wait until death to be released. (WEB)
Sirach 19:12–14
12 As an arrow that sticks in the flesh of the thigh, so is gossip in a fool. (WEB) 13 Question a friend; it may be he didn’t do it. If he did something, it may be that he may do it no more. (WEB) 14 Question your neighbor; it may be he didn’t say it. If he has said it, it may be t… (WEB)
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