Bible Verses About Backsliding

They have turned aside quickly out of the way which I commanded them: they have made them a molten calf, and have worshipped it, and have sacrificed thereunto, and said, These be thy gods, O Israel, which have brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.

For the Amalekites and the Canaanites are there before you, and ye shall fall by the sword: because ye are turned away from the LORD, therefore the LORD will not be with you.

It repenteth me that I have set up Saul to be king: for he is turned back from following me, and hath not performed my commandments. And it grieved Samuel; and he cried unto the LORD all night.

And the LORD was angry with Solomon, because his heart was turned from the LORD God of Israel, which had appeared unto him twice,

If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.

So the posts went with the letters from the king and his princes throughout all Israel and Judah, and according to the commandment of the king, saying, Ye children of Israel, turn again unto the LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, and he will return to the remnant of you, that are escaped out of the hand of the kings of Assyria.

Nevertheless they were disobedient, and rebelled against thee, and cast thy law behind their backs, and slew thy prophets which testified against them to turn them to thee, and they wrought great provocations.

Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the LORD upholdeth him with his hand.

But turned back, and dealt unfaithfully like their fathers: they were turned aside like a deceitful bow.

When God heard this, he was wroth, and greatly abhorred Israel:

Turn us again, O God, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.

Turn us, O God of our salvation, and cause thine anger toward us to cease.

I will hear what God the LORD will speak: for he will speak peace unto his people, and to his saints: but let them not turn again to folly.

I will set no wicked thing before mine eyes: I hate the work of them that turn aside; it shall not cleave to me.

As for such as turn aside unto their crooked ways, the LORD shall lead them forth with the workers of iniquity: but peace shall be upon Israel.

The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways: and a good man shall be satisfied from himself.

Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.

For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief.

Whoso causeth the righteous to go astray in an evil way, he shall fall himself into his own pit: but the upright shall have good things in possession.

Happy is the man that feareth alway: but he that hardeneth his heart shall fall into mischief.

Turn ye unto him from whom the children of Israel have deeply revolted.