Pro 28:13, Luk 15:21, Act 2:37, 1Jo 1:8-10 | ESV | STEP | Whoever conceals his transgressions will not prosper , but he who confesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy .

a[Job 31:33; Ps. 32:3]; See 1 John 1:8-10

b Ps. 32:5; 1 John 1:9

c[See ver. 19 above]

e[ch. 5:33; 7:54]

f ch. 16:30; Luke 3:10

g[Job 15:14; Jer. 2:35]; See James 3:2

h ch. 2:4

i Ps. 32:5; 51:3; Prov. 28:13

j[Ps. 143:1; Rom. 3:26]

k[See ver. 7 above]

l ch. 5:10

m John 5:38; 8:37

Proverbs 28:13

13 Whoever ^aconceals his transgressions will not prosper,
but he who ^bconfesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy.

Luke 15:21

21 And the son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you. ^cI am no longer worthy to be called your son.’ ^{▼▼Some manuscripts add treat me as one of your hired servants}

Acts 2:37

37 Now when ^ethey heard this they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “Brothers, ^fwhat shall we do?”

1 John 1:8-10

8 ^gIf we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and ^hthe truth is not in us. 9 ⁱIf we confess our sins, he is ^jfaithful and just to forgive us our sins and ^kto cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 10 If we say we have not sinned, ^lwe make him a liar, and ^mhis word is not in us.