10 Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation and leaves no regret, but worldly sorrow brings death.

10 For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death.

10 For the kind of sorrow God wants us to experience leads us away from sin and results in salvation. There’s no regret for that kind of sorrow. But worldly sorrow, which lacks repentance, results in spiritual death.

10 For godly sorrow produces repentance leading to salvation, not to be regretted; but the sorrow of the world produces death.

10 The kind of sorrow God wants makes people change their hearts and lives. This leads to salvation, and you cannot be sorry for that. But the kind of sorrow the world has brings death.

10 For godly sorrow worketh repentance unto salvation, a repentance which bringeth no regret: but the sorrow of the world worketh death.

10 For grief according to God works repentance to salvation, never to be regretted; but the grief of the world works death.

10 In fact, to be distressed in a godly way causes people to change the way they think and act and leads them to be saved. No one can regret that. But the distress that the world causes brings only death. 

10 For godly grief produces a repentance not to be regretted and leading to salvation, but worldly grief produces death.

10 For godly grief produces a repentance that leads to salvation and brings no regret, but worldly grief produces death.

10 For grief according to the will of God brings about a repentance leading to salvation, not to be regretted, but worldly grief brings about death.

10 Godly sadness causes us to turn away from our sins and be saved. And we are certainly not sorry about that! But worldly sadness brings death.

10 For the sorrow that is according to the will of God produces a repentance without regret, leading to salvation, but the sorrow of the world produces death.