Proverbs 28:13

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

The one who conceals his sins will not prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them will find mercy.

Cross References

Job 31:33

Have I covered my transgressions  as others do by hiding my iniquity in my heart

Job 33:27

He will look at men and say, ‘I have sinned and perverted what was right; yet I did not get what I deserved.

Acts 26:20

Instead, I preached to those in Damascus first, and to those in Jerusalem and in all the region of Judea, and to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, and do works worthy of repentance.

Genesis 4:9

Then the Lord said to Cain, ‘Where is your brother Abel? ’ ‘I don’t know,’ he replied. ‘Am I my brother’s guardian? ’

Proverbs 10:12

Hatred stirs up conflicts, but love covers all offences.

1 Samuel 15:30

Saul said, ‘I have sinned. Please honour me  now before the elders of my people and before Israel. Come back with me so I can bow in worship to the Lord your God.’

1 Samuel 15:24

Saul answered Samuel, ‘I have sinned.  I have transgressed the Lord’s command  and your words. Because I was afraid of the people, I obeyed them.

Proverbs 17:9

Whoever conceals an offence promotes love, but whoever gossips about it separates friends.

1 Samuel 15:13

When Samuel came to him, Saul said, ‘May the Lord bless you.  I have carried out the Lord’s instructions.’

Leviticus 5:5

If someone incurs guilt in one of these cases, he is to confess  he has committed that sin.

2 Samuel 12:13

David responded to Nathan, ‘I have sinned against the Lord.’ Then Nathan replied to David, ‘And the Lord has taken away your sin; you will not die.

2 Samuel 14:32

‘Look,’ Absalom explained to Joab, ‘I sent for you and said, “Come here. I want to send you to the king to ask: Why have I come back from Geshur? I’d be better off if I were still there.” So now, let me see the king. If I am guilty, let him kill me.’

Ezra 10:11

Therefore, make a confession to the Lord, the God of your ancestors, and do his will. Separate yourselves from the surrounding peoples and your foreign wives.’

Nehemiah 9:2

Those of Israelite descent separated themselves from all foreigners,  and they stood  and confessed their sins and the iniquities of their ancestors.

Jeremiah 2:35

you claim, ‘I am innocent. His anger is sure to turn away from me.’ But I will certainly judge you because you have said, ‘I have not sinned.’

Daniel 4:27

Therefore, may my advice seem good to you, my king. Separate yourself from your sins by doing what is right,  and from your injustices by showing mercy to the needy.  Perhaps there will be an extension of your prosperity.’

Judges 10:15

But the Israelites said, ‘We have sinned. Deal with us as you see fit; only rescue us  today! ’

2 Kings 20:15

Isaiah asked, ‘What have they seen in your palace? ’ Hezekiah answered, ‘They have seen everything in my palace. There isn’t anything in my treasuries that I didn’t show them.’

2 Chronicles 6:26

When the skies are shut and there is no rain because they have sinned against you, and they pray towards this place and praise your name, and they turn from their sins because you are afflicting  ,  them,

Ezra 10:2

Then Shecaniah son of Jehiel,  an Elamite, responded to Ezra, ‘We have been unfaithful to our God by marrying foreign women from the surrounding peoples,  but there is still hope for Israel in spite of this.

Job 34:31

Suppose someone says to God, ‘I have endured my punishment; I will no longer act wickedly.

Isaiah 55:7

Let the wicked one abandon his way and the sinful one his thoughts; let him return to the  Lord, so that he may have compassion on him, and to our God, for he will freely forgive.

Jonah 3:10

God saw their actions #– #that they had turned from their evil ways   #– #so God relented from the disaster  he had threatened them with. And he did not do it.