Leviticus 5:5 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And it shall be, when he shall be guilty in one of these things, that he shall confess that he hath sinned in that thing: He shall confess that he hath sinned - Even restitution was not sufficient without this confession, because a man might make restitution without being much humbled; but the confession of sin has a direct tendency to humble the soul, and hence it is so frequently required in the Holy Scriptures, as without humiliation there can be no salvation.