Exodus 9:27
And Pharaoh sent, and called for Moses and Aaron, and said unto them, I have sinned this time: the Lord is righteous, and I and my people are wicked.
Cross-references
Exodus 10:16 records another confession by Pharaoh after a plague — mirroring this admission of sin in response to judgment.
Exodus 8:25 shows Pharaoh's earlier attempt to compromise — this later confession continues his pattern of insincere responses under pressure.
Romans 2:5 describes a hard, impenitent heart storing up wrath — the opposite of true repentance, as shown in Pharaoh's shallow confession here.
Judas's confession 'I have sinned' parallels Pharaoh's admission of guilt, both uttered after harming the innocent.
Daniel says 'the LORD our God is righteous, and we have not obeyed' — matching Pharaoh's admission of sin and God's justice.
The speaker says 'The LORD is in the right, for I have rebelled' — a direct parallel to Pharaoh's confession of sin and God's righteousness.
The LORD is righteous in all his ways — this mirrors Pharaoh's admission that God is in the right.
The psalmist declares 'The LORD is righteous,' echoing Pharaoh's explicit confession of God's righteousness.
The princes and king declare 'The LORD is righteous' — the same acknowledgment Pharaoh made after the plagues.
Saul tells David 'I have sinned,' just as Pharaoh told Moses — both admit wrongdoing against God's servant.
Saul's 'I have sinned' echoes Pharaoh's admission of guilt — both confess after confronting God's judgment.
1 Samuel 24:17 has Saul confessing David's righteousness and his own evil — a similar admission of guilt and acknowledgment of another's righteousness as here.
Saul confesses sin but seeks honor from Samuel, mirroring Pharaoh's confession followed by a plea for intercession.
Numbers 21:7 records Israel's sincere confession and request for prayer — a genuine version of Pharaoh's hollow admission here.
The psalm describes God making himself known through judgment, a theme Pharaoh acknowledged when he said the LORD is righteous.
Proverbs 14:19 says evil bow before the good — Pharaoh's confession here is a literal instance of the wicked acknowledging the righteous Lord.
In Numbers 22:34, Balaam similarly admits 'I have sinned' after being confronted by an angel, mirroring Pharaoh's confession of sin here.