Joshua 7:19

Joshua tenderly urges Achan to confess and give glory to God by telling the truth. Honest confession honors God even in judgment.

Cross-references · 23

• 1 Sam 6:5Wherefore ye shall make images of your emerods, and images of your mice that mar the land; and ye shall give glory unto the God of Israel: peradventure he will lighten his hand from off you, and from off your gods, and from off your land.
• Jer 13:16Give glory to the LORD your God, before he cause darkness, and before your feet stumble upon the dark mountains, and, while ye look for light, he turn it into the shadow of death, and make it gross darkness.
• John 9:24Then again called they the man that was blind, and said unto him, Give God the praise: we know that this man is a sinner.
• 1 Sam 14:43Then Saul said to Jonathan, Tell me what thou hast done. And Jonathan told him, and said, I did but taste a little honey with the end of the rod that was in mine hand, and, lo, I must die.
• Dan 9:4And I prayed unto the LORD my God, and made my confession, and said, O Lord, the great and dreadful God, keeping the covenant and mercy to them that love him, and to them that keep his commandments;
• 2 Chr 30:22And Hezekiah spake comfortably unto all the Levites that taught the good knowledge of the LORD: and they did eat throughout the feast seven days, offering peace offerings, and making confession to the LORD God of their fathers.
• 1 Jn 1:8–10If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
• Ps 32:5I acknowledged my sin unto thee, and mine iniquity have I not hid. I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the LORD; and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. Selah.
• Num 5:6–7Speak unto the children of Israel, When a man or woman shall commit any sin that men commit, to do a trespass against the LORD, and that person be guilty;
• Prov 28:13He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy.
• Ps 51:3For I acknowledge my transgressions: and my sin is ever before me.
• Jer 3:12–13Go and proclaim these words toward the north, and say, Return, thou backsliding Israel, saith the LORD; and I will not cause mine anger to fall upon you: for I am merciful, saith the LORD, and I will not keep anger for ever.
• Isa 13:12I will make a man more precious than fine gold; even a man than the golden wedge of Ophir.
• 1 Pet 3:8–9Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous:
• Luke 17:18There are not found that returned to give glory to God, save this stranger.
• 2 Chr 33:12–13And when he was in affliction, he besought the LORD his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers,
• Rev 16:9And men were scorched with great heat, and blasphemed the name of God, which hath power over these plagues: and they repented not to give him glory.
• Ezra 10:10–11And Ezra the priest stood up, and said unto them, Ye have transgressed, and have taken strange wives, to increase the trespass of Israel.
• 2 Tim 2:25In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth;
• Jonah 1:8–10Then said they unto him, Tell us, we pray thee, for whose cause this evil is upon us; What is thine occupation? and whence comest thou? what is thy country? and of what people art thou?
• Titus 2:2That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience.
• Rom 10:10For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
• Jas 1:20For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.

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