Q122. What do you mean by doing it by the halves?
When men confess some sins but not all they are convicted of; or when they confess everything but work to minimize what they've done in the telling. Or when their confession doesn't lead them to turn from all sin toward God, but only from one sin to another. "They turned, but not to the Most High; none of them did exalt him".
Scripture Proofs — King James Version
Proverbs 28:13
“He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy.”
Job 31:33
“If I covered my transgressions as Adam, by hiding mine iniquity in my bosom:”
James 3:12
“Can the fig tree, my brethren, bear olive berries? either a vine, figs? so can no fountain both yield salt water and fresh.”
Hosea 7:16
“They return, but not to the most High: they are like a deceitful bow: their princes shall fall by the sword for the rage of their tongue: this shall be their derision in the land of Egypt.”