What Does “Contrite” Mean in the Bible?
Sorry from the heart for having offended God. “Contrition” is that sorrow for our sins.
Where it appears in the Bible
Psalms 51:19
What the Bible says
Psalms 51:19
A sacrifice to God is an afflicted spirit: a contrite and humbled heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.
Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner revision), public domain.
Source: Catechism 1451