Proverbs 28:13
People who hide their sins won't succeed, but those who confess and renounce their sins will be shown kindness.
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12When good people win, everyone celebrates, but when the wicked come to power, people hide.
Cross References
Genesis 3:12“It was the woman you gave me who gave me the fruit from the tree, and I ate it,” Adam replied.
Exodus 10:16Pharaoh called urgently for Moses and Aaron and said, “I have sinned against the Lord your God and against you.
Judges 10:15The Israelites said to the Lord, “We have sinned! Treat us in whatever way you think you should, only please save us now!”
1 Samuel 15:24“I have sinned,” Saul confessed to Samuel. “I disobeyed the Lord's orders and your instructions, because I was afraid of the people and followed what they said.
2 Samuel 12:13David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the Lord.” “The Lord has forgiven your sins. You're not going to die,” Nathan replied.
2 Kings 20:15“What did they see in your palace?” Isaiah asked. “They saw everything in my palace,” replied Hezekiah. “There wasn't anything in all my storehouses I didn't show them.”
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 28:13
12 When righteous men do rejoice, there is great glory: but when the wicked rise, a man is hidden. Note, 1. The comfort of the people of God is the honour of the nation in which they live. There is a great glory dwelling in the land when the righteous do rejoice, when they have their liberty, the free exercise of their religion, and are not persecuted, when the government countenances them and speaks comfortably to them, when they prosper and grow rich, and, much more, when they are preferred and employed and have… Read the whole commentary →