Quotes about Regret
“May the day of my birth perish, and the night it was said, ‘A boy is conceived.’
— Job 3:3
If only darkness had taken that night away! May it not appear among the days of the year; may it never be entered in any of the months.
— Job 3:6
Why then did You bring me from the womb? Oh, that I had died, and no eye had seen me!
— Job 10:18
If only I had never come to be, but had been carried from the womb to the grave.
— Job 10:19
Suppose someone says to God, ‘I have endured my punishment; I will offend no more.
— Job 34:31
Therefore I retract my words, and I repent in dust and ashes.”
— Job 42:6
My wounds are foul and festering because of my sinful folly.
— Psalm 38:5
Yes, I confess my iniquity; I am troubled by my sin.
— Psalm 38:18
May those who say to me, “Aha, aha!” be appalled at their own shame.
— Psalm 40:15
All day long my disgrace is before me, and shame has covered my face,
— Psalm 44:15
May those who say, “Aha, aha!” retreat because of their shame.
— Psalm 70:3
When He slew them, they would seek Him; they repented and searched for God.
— Psalm 78:34