For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death.
The 1611 reading
For godly sorrow worketh repentance to saluation not to be repented of, but the sorrow of the world worketh death.
KJV dictionary & concordance
Past tense and past participle of repent: changed the mind or purpose concerning what had been done or intended, often coupled with grief or sorrow.
Definition sources
First occurrence: Genesis 6:6
Complete exact-word concordance
For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death.
For godly sorrow worketh repentance to saluation not to be repented of, but the sorrow of the world worketh death.
And lest, when I come again, my God will humble me among you, and that I shall bewail many which have sinned already, and have not repented of the uncleanness and fornication and lasciviousness which they have committed.
And least when I come againe, my God will humble mee among you, and that I shall bewaile many which haue sinned alreadie, and haue not repented of the vncleannesse, and fornication, and lasciuiousnesse which they haue committed.
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Historical English dictionary sources
To feel pain, sorrow or regret for something done or spoken; ... To change the mind in consequence of the inconvenience or injury done by past conduct.