King James Version with full narration by Alexander Scourby
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Contrite
CategoryTheological Term / Emotional Term
Modern Equivalentbroken in spirit; deeply sorry for sin; penitent; remorseful.
KJV Word TypeAdjective
DefinitionGenuinely sorrowful and broken over sin. The KJV identifies a contrite heart as the condition God honors above outward sacrifice. It describes the soul that has been crushed by awareness of its own sinfulness and casts itself upon God's mercy.
Key Verses"The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit." (Psalm 34:18); "For thus saith the high and lofty One... I dwell... with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit." (Isaiah 57:15)