Proverbs 28:13
The one who hides his sins will not prosper, 1 but the one who confesses them and forsakes them will be shown mercy. 1
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Genesis 3:12The man said, “The woman whom you gave to be with me, she gave me fruit from the tree, and I ate it.”
Exodus 10:16Then Pharaoh quickly summoned Moses and Aaron and said, “I have sinned against Yahweh your God and against you.
Judges 10:15The people of Israel said to Yahweh, “We have sinned. Do to us whatever seems good to you. Only please, rescue us this day.”
1 Samuel 15:24Then Saul said to Samuel, “I have sinned; for I have broken Yahweh's commandment and your words, because I was afraid of the people and obeyed their voice.
2 Samuel 12:13Then David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against Yahweh.” Nathan replied to David, “Yahweh also has passed over your sin. You will not be killed.
2 Kings 20:15Isaiah asked, “What have they seen in your house?” Hezekiah answered, “They have seen everything in my house. There is nothing among my valuable things that I have not shown 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 →