Proverbs 28:13
He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but he who confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy.
Webster Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
12When righteous men rejoice, there is great glory: but when the wicked rise, a man is hidden.
14Happy is the man that feareth always: but he that hardeneth his heart shall fall into mischief.
Cross References
Genesis 3:12And the man said, The woman, whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I ate.
Exodus 10:16Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron in haste; and he said, I have sinned against the LORD your God, and against you.
Judges 10:15And the children of Israel said to the LORD, We have sinned: do thou to us whatever seemeth good to thee; deliver us only, we pray thee, this day.
1 Samuel 15:24And Saul said to Samuel, I have sinned: for I have transgressed the commandment of the LORD, and thy words; because I feared the people, and obeyed their voice.
2 Samuel 12:13And David said to Nathan, I have sinned against the LORD. And Nathan said to David, The LORD also hath put away thy sin; thou shalt not die.
2 Kings 20:15And he said, What have they seen in thy house? And Hezekiah answered, All the things that are in my house have they seen: there is nothing among my treasures 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 →