13 He who conceals his transgression will not prosper, but he who confesses and forsakes will obtain mercy.
Proverbs 28:13 Cross References - LEB
Genesis 3:12-13
Genesis 4:9
9 Then* Yahweh said to Cain, "Where is Abel your brother?" And he said, "I do not know; am I my brother's keeper?"
Exodus 10:16-17
Leviticus 26:40-42
40 " 'But* when they confess their guilt and the guilt of their ancestors* in their infidelity that they displayed against me, and moreover that they went against me in hostility—
41 I myself* also* went against them in hostility, and I brought them into the land of their enemies—or if then their uncircumcised heart is humbled and then they pay for their guilt,
42 I will remember* my covenant with Jacob; and I will remember also my covenant with Isaac and also my covenant with Abraham, and I will remember the land.
1 Samuel 15:13
13 When Samuel came to Saul, Saul said to him, "May you be blessed by Yahweh! I have kept the word of Yahweh."
1 Samuel 15:24
24 Then Saul said to Samuel, "I have sinned because I have transgressed ⌊the commandment of Yahweh⌋* and your words, for I feared the troops and I listened to their voice.
1 Samuel 15:30
30 Then he* said, "I have sinned! Now please honor me before the elders of my people and before Israel, and return with me ⌊so that I can worship⌋* Yahweh your God."
1 Kings 8:47-49
47 and then they return their heart in the land where they have been taken captive and they return and plead to you in the land of their captivity, saying, 'We have sinned and we did wrong. We acted wickedly,'
48 if they return to you with all of their heart and with all of their soul in the land of their enemies who took them captive and they pray to you toward their land which you gave to their ancestors,* the city that you have chosen and the house that you* built for your name,
49 then you shall hear in heaven, the place of your dwelling, their prayer and their plea, and you shall ⌊vindicate them⌋.*
Job 31:33
33 ⌊Have I concealed⌋* my transgressions as other human beings to hide my iniquity in my bosom
Job 33:27
27 "He will sing to men, and he will say, 'I have sinned and have perverted what is right, and it was not paid back to me.
Psalms 32:3-5
3 When I kept silent, my bones were worn out due to my groaning all the day.
4 For day and night your hand was heavy upon me. My vigor was changed into the dry heat of summer. Selah
5 I made known my sin to you, and my iniquity I did not cover. I said, "I will confess concerning my transgressions to Yahweh," and you took away the guilt of my sin. Selah
Psalms 51:1-5
1 For the music director. A psalm of David. When Nathan the prophet came to him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba.*
Be gracious to me, O God, according to your loyal love. According to your abundant mercies, blot out my transgressions. 2 Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and from my sin cleanse me. 3 For ⌊I myself know⌋* my transgressions,* and my sin is ever before me. 4 Against you, only you, I have sinned and have done this evil* in your eyes, so that you are correct when you speak, you are blameless when you judge. 5 Behold, in iniquity I was born, and in sin my mother conceived me.
Be gracious to me, O God, according to your loyal love. According to your abundant mercies, blot out my transgressions. 2 Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and from my sin cleanse me. 3 For ⌊I myself know⌋* my transgressions,* and my sin is ever before me. 4 Against you, only you, I have sinned and have done this evil* in your eyes, so that you are correct when you speak, you are blameless when you judge. 5 Behold, in iniquity I was born, and in sin my mother conceived me.
Psalms 51:10
10 Create a clean heart for me, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit ⌊within me⌋.*
Proverbs 10:12
12 Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers over all offenses.
Proverbs 17:9
9 He who forgives an affront fosters love, but he who waits on a matter will alienate a friend.
Jeremiah 2:22-23
22 For if you wash with natron, and you ⌊use much soap⌋,* your guilt is sticking as a stain ⌊before⌋* me," ⌊declares⌋* the Lord Yahweh.
23 "How can you say, 'I have not defiled myself, I have not gone after the Baals?' Look at your way in the valley, know what you have done. You are a young she-camel, interweaving her ways.
Jeremiah 3:12-13
12 Go, and proclaim these words toward the north, and say,
'Return, apostate* Israel,' ⌊declares⌋* Yahweh. 'I will not cause my ⌊anger⌋* to fall on you. For I am loyal,' ⌊declares⌋* Yahweh. 'I will not be angry ⌊forever⌋.* 13 Only acknowledge your guilt, that against Yahweh your God you have rebelled, and have scattered your ways to the strangers under every leafy tree, and you have not obeyed my voice,' ⌊declares⌋* Yahweh."
'Return, apostate* Israel,' ⌊declares⌋* Yahweh. 'I will not cause my ⌊anger⌋* to fall on you. For I am loyal,' ⌊declares⌋* Yahweh. 'I will not be angry ⌊forever⌋.* 13 Only acknowledge your guilt, that against Yahweh your God you have rebelled, and have scattered your ways to the strangers under every leafy tree, and you have not obeyed my voice,' ⌊declares⌋* Yahweh."
Daniel 9:20-23
20 Now I was still speaking and praying, and confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel, and presenting my plea ⌊before⌋* Yahweh my God, on behalf ⌊of the holy mountain of my God⌋.*
21 And I was still speaking in prayer, and the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision ⌊previously⌋,* ⌊in my weariness touched me⌋* at the time of the evening offering.
22 And he instructed me and he spoke with me and he said, "Daniel I have now come out* to teach you understanding.
23 At the beginning of your pleas for mercy, a word went out, and now I have come to declare* it, for you are highly esteemed, and so consider the word and understand the vision.
Matthew 3:6-10
6 and they were being baptized by him in the Jordan River as they* confessed their sins.
7 But when he* saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, "Offspring of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?
8 Therefore produce fruit worthy of repentance!
9 And do not think to say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham as father.' For I say to you that God is able to raise up children for Abraham from these stones!
10 Already now the ax is positioned at the root of the trees; therefore every tree not producing good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.
Matthew 23:25-28
25 "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees—hypocrites!—because you cleanse the outside of the cup and the dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence!
26 Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and the dish,* so that the outside of it may become clean also.
27 "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees—hypocrites!—because you are like whitewashed tombs which on the outside appear beautiful, but on the inside are full of the bones of the dead and of everything unclean!
28 In the same way, on the outside you also appear righteous to people, but inside you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.
Matthew 27:4-5
Luke 15:18-24
18 I will set out and* go to my father and will say to him, 'Father, I have sinned against heaven and ⌊in your sight⌋!*
19 I am no longer worthy to be called your son! Make me like one of your hired workers.'
20 And he set out and* came to his own father. But while* he was still a long way away, his father saw him and had compassion, and ran ⌊and embraced him⌋* and kissed him.
21 And his* son said to him, 'Father, I have sinned against heaven and ⌊in your sight⌋!* I am no longer worthy to be called your son!'
22 But his* father said to his slaves, 'Quickly bring out the best robe and put it* on him, and put a ring on his finger* and sandals on his* feet!
23 And bring the fattened calf—kill it* and let us eat and* celebrate,
24 because this son of mine was dead, and is alive again! He was lost and is found!' And they began to celebrate.
Acts 26:20
20 but to those in Damascus first, and in Jerusalem and all the region of Judea and to the Gentiles, I proclaimed that they should repent and turn to God, doing deeds worthy of repentance.
1 John 1:8-10
8 If we say that we do not have sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us.
9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just, so that he will forgive us our* sins and will cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
10 If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.