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

1 John 1:9
If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Genesis 3:12
And the man answered, "The woman whom You gave me, she gave me fruit from the tree, and I ate it."

Leviticus 5:5
If someone incurs guilt in one of these ways, he must confess the sin he has committed,

2 Samuel 12:13
Then David said to Nathan, "I have sinned against the LORD." "The LORD has taken away your sin," Nathan replied. "You will not die.

2 Samuel 14:32
"Look," said Absalom, "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? It would be better for me if I were still there.' So now, let me see the king's face, and if there is iniquity in me, let him kill me."

Ezra 10:11
Now, therefore, make a confession to the LORD, the God of your fathers, and do His will. Separate yourselves from the people of the land and from your foreign wives."

Nehemiah 9:2
Those of Israelite descent separated themselves from all the foreigners, and they stood and confessed their sins and the iniquities of their fathers.

Job 31:33
if I have covered my transgressions like Adam by hiding my guilt in my heart,

Psalm 32:3
When I kept silent, my bones became brittle from my groaning all day long.

Psalm 32:5
Then I acknowledged my sin to You and did not hide my iniquity. I said, "I will confess my transgressions to the LORD," and You forgave the guilt of my sin. Selah

Jeremiah 2:35
you say, 'I am innocent. Surely His anger will turn from me.' Behold, I will judge you, because you say, 'I have not sinned.'

Daniel 4:27
Therefore, may my advice be pleasing to you, O king. Break away from your sins by doing what is right, and from your iniquities by showing mercy to the oppressed. Perhaps there will be an extension of your prosperity."

He that covers his sins shall not prosper: but whoever confesses and forsakes them shall have mercy.