13 Whoever conceals their sins does not prosper, but the one who confesses and renounces them finds mercy.
13 He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy.
13 Whoever conceals his transgressions will not prosper, but he who confesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy.
13 You can't whitewash your sins and get by with it; you find mercy by admitting and leaving them.
13 He who covers his sins will not prosper, But whoever confesses and forsakes them will have mercy.
13 People who conceal their sins will not prosper, but if they confess and turn from them, they will receive mercy.
22 You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires;
22 That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts;
22 to put off your old self,
22 Since, then, we do not have the excuse of ignorance, everything - and I do mean everything - connected with that old way of life has to go. It's rotten through and through. Get rid of it! And then take on an entirely new way of life - a God-fashioned life,
22 that you put off, concerning your former conduct, the old man which grows corrupt according to the deceitful lusts,
22 throw off your old sinful nature and your former way of life, which is corrupted by lust and deception.
(Read Ephesians 4:17-24)
The apostle charged the Ephesians in the name and by the authority of the Lord Jesus, that having professed the gospel, they should not be as the unconverted Gentiles, who walked in vain fancies and carnal affections. Do not men, on every side, walk in the vanity of their minds? Must not we then urge the distinction between real and nominal Christians? They were void of all saving knowledge; they sat in darkness, and loved it rather than light. They had a dislike and hatred to a life of holiness, which is not only the way of life God requires and approves, and by which we live to him, but which has some likeness to God himself in his purity, righteousness, truth, and goodness. The truth of Christ appears in its beauty and power, when it appears as in Jesus. The corrupt nature is called a man; like the human body, it is of divers parts, supporting and strengthening one another. Sinful desires are deceitful lusts; they promise men happiness, but render them more miserable; and bring them to destruction, if not subdued and mortified. These therefore must be put off, as an old garment, a filthy garment; they must be subdued and mortified. But it is not enough to shake off corrupt principles; we must have gracious ones. By the new man, is meant the new nature, the new creature, directed by a new principle, even regenerating grace, enabling a man to lead a new life of righteousness and holiness. This is created, or brought forth by God's almighty power.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 28:13
Commentary on Proverbs 28:13
(Read Proverbs 28:13)
It is folly to indulge sin, and excuse it. He who covers his sins, shall not have any true peace. He who humbly confesses his sins, with true repentance and faith, shall find mercy from God. The Son of God is our great atonement. Under a deep sense of our guilt and danger, we may claim salvation from that mercy which reigns through righteousness unto eternal life, by Jesus Christ our Lord.