Quotes about Mistake

Then Saul replied, “I have sinned. Come back, David my son. I will never harm you again, because today you considered my life precious. I have played the fool and have committed a grave error!”

After David had numbered the troops, his conscience was stricken and he said to the LORD, “I have sinned greatly in what I have done. Now, O LORD, I beg You to take away the iniquity of Your servant, for I have acted very foolishly.”

Then let us bring back the ark of our God, for we did not inquire of Him in the days of Saul.”

Teach me what I cannot see; if I have done wrong, I will not do it again.’

They exchanged their Glory for the image of a grass-eating ox.

Do not let your mouth cause your flesh to sin, and do not tell the messenger that your vow was a mistake. Why should God be angry with your words and destroy the work of your hands?

And now, brothers, I know that you acted in ignorance, as did your leaders.

Love was above everything else, and there was no hatred in love, only the occasional mistake.

But never hold back from firing the arrow if all that paralyses you is fear of making a mistake. If you have made the right movements, open your hand and release the string. Even if the arrow fails to hit the target, you will learn how to improve your aim next time.

When you repeat a mistake, it is not a mistake anymore: it is a decision.

When you forgive, the person who insulted you feels humbled in his error and becomes loyal.

It is a mistake to suggest that the difference between the Old and the New Testament is that the Old Testament taught that salvation came by keeping the law whereas in the New Testament it comes by grace. That is precisely the distortion of the Scriptures that Paul was combating.