Word of the Day: Repent and Repentance

Repent   re-pent / ri-ˈpent   verb  

1. to turn from sin and better oneself

To grieve over sin is one thing, to repent is another. Frederick William Robertson, 1816-1853  

2. to feel regretful or contrite over past actions

To spend the night in anger is better than to spend it repenting. Senegalese Proverb     Repentance re-pen-tance / ri-ˈpen-tᵊn(t)s   noun  

1. the act of regretting past wrongs and turning from sin

From listening comes wisdom and from speaking, repentance. Traditional Proverb