Regret
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Regret (17 Occurrences)

Matthew 21:32 For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you had no faith in him, but the tax-farmers and the loose women had faith in him: and you, when you saw it, did not even have regret for your sins, so as to have faith in him.
(BBE)

Matthew 27:3 Then Judas, who was false to him, seeing that he was to be put to death, in his regret took back the thirty bits of silver to the chief priests and those in authority,
(BBE)

Luke 14:18 And they all gave reasons why they were not able to come. The first said to him, I have got a new field, and it is necessary for me to go and see it: I am full of regret that I am unable to come.
(BBE)

Luke 14:19 And another said, I have got some cattle, and I am going to make a test of them: I am full of regret that I am unable to come.
(BBE)

Luke 17:4 And if he does you wrong seven times in a day, and seven times comes to you and says, I have regret for what I have done; let him have forgiveness.
(BBE)

2 Corinthians 7:8 For though I made you sorry with my letter, I do not regret it, though I did regret it. For I see that my letter made you sorry, though just for a while.
(WEB WEY ASV BBE DBY NAS RSV NIV)

2 Corinthians 7:10 For godly sorrow works repentance to salvation, which brings no regret. But the sorrow of the world works death.
(WEB WEY ASV DBY NAS RSV NIV)

2 Corinthians 12:21 And that when I come again, my God may put me to shame among you, and I may have grief for those who have done wrong before and have had no regret for their unclean ways, and for the evil desires of the flesh to which they have given way.
(BBE)

Revelation 9:21 And they had no regret for putting men to death, or for their use of secret arts, or for the evil desires of the flesh, or for taking the property of others.
(BBE)

Genesis 45:20 And let not your eye regret your stuff; for the good of all the land of Egypt shall be yours.
(DBY)

1 Samuel 15:11 "It grieves me that I have set up Saul to be king; for he is turned back from following me, and has not performed my commandments." Samuel was angry; and he cried to Yahweh all night.
(See NAS)

1 Samuel 24:5 And later, David was full of regret for cutting off Saul's skirt.
(BBE)

2 Samuel 24:16 And when the hand of the angel was stretched out in the direction of Jerusalem, for its destruction, the Lord had regret for the evil, and said to the angel who was sending destruction on the people, It is enough; do no more. And the angel of the Lord was by the grain-floor of Araunah the Jebusite.
(BBE)

1 Chronicles 21:15 And God sent an angel to Jerusalem for its destruction: and when he was about to do so, the Lord saw, and had regret for the evil, and said to the angel of destruction, It is enough; do no more. Now the angel of the Lord was by the grain-floor of Ornan the Jebusite.
(BBE)

2 Chronicles 21:20 He was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he was ruling in Jerusalem for eight years: and at his death he was not regretted; they put his body into the earth in the town of David, but not in the resting-place of the kings.
(Root in BBE DBY NAS RSV NIV)

Jeremiah 8:6 I took note and gave ear, but no one said what is right: no man had regret for his evil-doing, saying, What have I done? everyone goes off on his way like a horse rushing to the fight.
(BBE)

Jeremiah 31:19 Truly, after I had been turned, I had regret for my ways; and after I had got knowledge, I made signs of sorrow: I was put to shame, truly, I was covered with shame, because I had to undergo the shame of my early years.
(BBE)

Thesaurus
Regret (17 Occurrences)
... 3. (vt) To experience regret on account of; to lose or miss with a sense of regret;
to feel sorrow or dissatisfaction on account of (the happening or the loss ...
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Repent (74 Occurrences)
... 3. (vi) To feel pain, sorrow, or regret, for what one has done or omitted
to do. ... 7. (vt) To feel regret or sorrow; -- used reflexively. ...
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Rue (1 Occurrence)
... 1. (vt) To lament; to regret extremely; to grieve over; as to rue the day.... ... It
is used in medicine. 3. (n.) Fig.: Bitterness; disappointment; grief; regret. ...
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Sorry (27 Occurrences)
... 1. (a.) Grieved for the loss of some good; pained for some evil; feeling regret; --
now generally used to express light grief or affliction, but formerly often ...
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Unable (102 Occurrences)
... The first said to him, I have got a new field, and it is necessary for me to go
and see it: I am full of regret that I am unable to come. (BBE). ...
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Regretted (5 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (imp. & pp) of Regret. Multi-Version Concordance
Regretted (5 Occurrences). Matthew 21:29 He answered,'I ...
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Desire (565 Occurrences)
... 3. (vt) To require; to demand; to claim. 4. (vt) To miss; to regret. ... 8. (vt) Excessive
or morbid longing; lust; appetite. 9. (vt) Grief; regret. Int. ...
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Salutary (1 Occurrence)
... Multi-Version Concordance Salutary (1 Occurrence). 2 Corinthians 7:8 For if I gave
you pain by that letter, I do not regret it, though I did regret it then. ...
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Grain-floor (27 Occurrences)
... 2 Samuel 24:16 And when the hand of the angel was stretched out in the direction
of Jerusalem, for its destruction, the Lord had regret for the evil, and said ...
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Grieved (87 Occurrences)
... 2 Corinthians 7:8 For if also I grieved you in the letter, I do not regret it, if
even I have regretted it; for I see that that letter, if even it were only ...
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1. (v.) Pain of mind on account of something done or experienced in the past, with a wish that it had been different; a looking back with dissatisfaction or with longing; grief; sorrow; especially, a mourning on account of the loss of some joy, advantage, or satisfaction.

2. (v.) Dislike; aversion.

3. (v. t.) To experience regret on account of; to lose or miss with a sense of regret; to feel sorrow or dissatisfaction on account of (the happening or the loss of something); as, to regret an error; to regret lost opportunities or friends.

Greek
3338. metamelomai -- to regret, repent
... to regret, repent. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: metamelomai Phonetic Spelling:
(met-am-el'-lom-ahee) Short Definition: I change my mind Definition: (lit ...
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278. ametameletos -- not repented of
... 278 (an adjective, derived from 1 "not" and 33387, "regret") -- properly, no change
of concern (interest), ie for an action because it was done from (true ...
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2130. eumetadotos -- ready to impart
... makes one's wealth useful to (cf. Ac 20:35; Wis 7:13 -- wisdom without
regret [] that which is gained, ). If this is indeed the ...
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2236. hedista -- most gladly.
... sweetly" (gladly); the sweet (2 Cor 12:9,15), functioning as the (-est) form of
("sweet") emphasizing an action done with gladness (no regret or reservation). ...
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Strong's Hebrew
2532. chemdah -- desire, delight
... of chemed Definition desire, delight NASB Word Usage beautiful (1), choice (1),
desirable (2), desire (1), pleasant (5), precious (2), regret (1), valuable (2 ...
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5162. nacham -- to be sorry, console oneself
... 2), comforters (4), comforts (2), console (3), consolers (1), consoling (1), give
rest (1), have compassion (2), moved to pity (1), regret (1), regretted (1 ...
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Library

Job's Regret and Our Own
... Job's Regret and Our Own. A Sermon ... It is but the expression of a natural regret,
which would be felt by any man who had experienced such great reverses. ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 17 1871/jobs regret and our own.htm

2 Cor. vii. 8
... to the corinthians. Homily XV. 2 Cor. vii. 8. 2 1 Corinthians 7:8 So that [770]
though I made you sorry with my letter, I do not regret it, though I did regret. ...
/.../homilies on the epistles of paul to the corinthians/homily xv 2 cor vii.htm

Repentance and Impenitence.
... 2. Repentance is not a phenomenon of the sensibility: that is, it does not consist
in a feeling of regret or remorse, of compunction or sorrow for sin, or of ...
/.../finney/systematic theology/lecture xxxiv repentance and impenitence.htm

The Turning Point
... The prodigal had also passed beyond mere regret. He was deeply ... which he
mourned. What is the use of regret if we continue in sin? ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 20 1874/the turning point.htm

Business Phrases
... I look forward to pleasant personal relations in the future. I regret
exceedingly to inform you. ... It is a matter of great regret to us. ...
/.../kleiser/fifteen thousand useful phrases/section vi business phrases.htm

The Kingdom of Christ
... since his time have fancied themselves saints and prophets, would he not have rather
cursed the city than wept over it with tenderness, regret, sorrow, most ...
/.../kingsley/discipline and other sermons/sermon xxiii the kingdom of christ.htm

One Worker Preparing for Another
... and then, when the evening shadows came, we were uneasy and unhappy, and though
saved by divine grace, we died with sad expressions of regret for wasted ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 38 1892/one worker preparing for another.htm

Two Essential Things
... Many who profess regret for having done wrong are not sorry for the sin itself,
but they are affected by the opinion of their fellow-men, and by the remarks ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 35 1889/two essential things.htm

The Survival of the Fittest.
... the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every purpose in the thoughts
of his heart was only evil continually, it was a source of regret that he ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/kent/the making of a nation/study iv the survival of.htm

Chapter twenty-six
... Nazareth Avenue Church parted from its pastor with regret for the most part, although
the regret was modified with a feeling of relief on the part of those who ...
//christianbookshelf.org/sheldon/in his steps/chapter twenty-six.htm

Subtopics

Regret

Related Terms

Repent (74 Occurrences)

Rue (1 Occurrence)

Sorry (27 Occurrences)

Unable (102 Occurrences)

Regretted (5 Occurrences)

Desire (565 Occurrences)

Salutary (1 Occurrence)

Grain-floor (27 Occurrences)

Grieved (87 Occurrences)

Repentance (28 Occurrences)

Letter (112 Occurrences)

Registration (17 Occurrences)

Effect (173 Occurrences)

Sorrow (277 Occurrences)

Pain (172 Occurrences)

Got (764 Occurrences)

Necessary (75 Occurrences)

Hurt (84 Occurrences)

Lack (86 Occurrences)

Lot (145 Occurrences)

Loose (219 Occurrences)

Godly (50 Occurrences)

Women (328 Occurrences)

Family (438 Occurrences)

False (303 Occurrences)

Tax-farmers (14 Occurrences)

Reasons (8 Occurrences)

Dinah (7 Occurrences)

Deprecate (1 Occurrence)

Melons (2 Occurrences)

Pity (165 Occurrences)

Pursues (15 Occurrences)

Plunging (1 Occurrence)

Bits (54 Occurrences)

Brings (155 Occurrences)

Bringeth (313 Occurrences)

Complain (19 Occurrences)

Complaint (29 Occurrences)

Ah!

Arts (48 Occurrences)

Desires (151 Occurrences)

Sinaiticus

Charging (27 Occurrences)

Holyday (2 Occurrences)

Test (105 Occurrences)

Sins (351 Occurrences)

Seeing (442 Occurrences)

Evil-doing (106 Occurrences)

David (1052 Occurrences)

Place (9195 Occurrences)

Rushing (61 Occurrences)

Property (212 Occurrences)

Grief (252 Occurrences)

Cattle (277 Occurrences)

Later (89 Occurrences)

Intercession (12 Occurrences)

Shame (412 Occurrences)

Secret (341 Occurrences)

Direction (128 Occurrences)

Undergo (91 Occurrences)

Sending (188 Occurrences)

Cutting (178 Occurrences)

Works (379 Occurrences)

Able (730 Occurrences)

Eye (145 Occurrences)

Job (60 Occurrences)

Death (1610 Occurrences)

Forgiveness (124 Occurrences)

Salvation (386 Occurrences)

High (4559 Occurrences)

Flesh (468 Occurrences)

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