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confess

Meaning of “confess”

To make confession; to disclose faults, or the state of the conscience.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
28 occurrences26 verses17 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Leviticus 5:5

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James 5:16
confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.
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1611 witness · James 5:16 · retained source text

Confesse your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that yee may bee healed: the effectuall feruent prayer of a righteous man auaileth much.

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To make confession; to disclose faults, or the state of the conscience.

volume 1, leaf 456, column 1 (main_dictionary)