Proverbs 28:13

“He that covereth his sins shall not prosper, etc.] God may cover a man’s sins, and it is an instance of his grace, and it is the glory of it to do it, but a man may not cover his own: it is right in one good man to cover the sins of another, reproving him secretly, and freely forgiving him; but it is wrong in a man to cover his own: not that any man is bound to accuse himself before a court of judicature, or ought to expose his sins to the public, which would be to the hurt of his credit, and to the scandal of religion; but whenever he is charged with sin, and reproved for it by his fellow Christian, be should not cover it, that is, he should own it; for not to own and acknowledge it is to…”

“(Compare Psa 32:3-5). Concealment of sin delivers none from God's wrath, but He shows mercy to the humble penitent (Psa 51:4).”

“The conditions of freedom are confession and amendment, confession to God of sins against Him, to men of sins against them. The teaching of ethical wisdom on this point is identical with that of psalmist, prophet, apostles, and our Lord Himself. return to 'Top of Page'”

“28:13 The wise admit their mistakes and sins and pursue correction (see Ps 32:1-5).”

“that: Pro 10:12, Pro 17:9; Gen 3:12, Gen 3:13, Gen 4:9; Sa1 15:13, Sa1 15:24; Job 31:33; Psa 32:3-5; Jer 2:22, Jer 2:23; Mat 23:25-28 whoso: Lev 26:40-42; Kg1 8:47-49; Job 33:27; Psa 51:1-5, Psa 51:10; Jer 3:12, Jer 3:13; Dan 9:20-23; Luk 15:18-24; Jo1 1:8-10 and forsaketh: Exo 10:16, Exo 10:17; Sa1 15:30; Mat 3:6-10, Mat 27:4, Mat 27:5; Act 26:20 Proverbs 28:14”

“13 He that denieth his sin shall not prosper; But he that acknowledgeth and forsaketh it shall obtain mercy. Thus is this proverb translated by Luther, and thus it lives in the mouth of the Christian people. He who falsely disowns, or with self-deception excuses, if he does not altogether justify his sins, which are discernible as פּשׁעים, has no success; he remains, after Psa 32:1-11, in his conscience and life burdened with a secret ban; but he who acknowledges (the lxx has ἐξηγούμενος instead of ἐξομολογούμενος, as it ought to be) and forsakes (for the remissio does not follow the confessio, if there is not the accompaniment of nova obedientia) will find mercy (ירחם, as Hos 14:4). In…”