Anyone who hides their sins doesn’t succeed. But anyone who admits their sins and gives them up finds mercy.

遮掩自己罪过的，必不亨通；承认离弃罪过的，必蒙怜恤。

遮掩自己过犯的，必不顺利；承认且离弃过犯的，必蒙怜悯。

遮掩自己过犯的，必不顺利；承认且离弃过犯的，必蒙怜悯。

自掩其罪，必不亨通；痛改前非，必蒙怜悯。

遮掩自己过犯的，必不亨通；承认并离弃过犯的，必蒙怜悯。

掩盖自己过犯的，不会兴盛；承认并离弃过犯的，必蒙怜悯。

遮掩自己罪過的，必不亨通；承認離棄罪過的，必蒙憐恤。

遮掩自己過犯的，必不順利；承認且離棄過犯的，必蒙憐憫。

遮掩自己過犯的，必不順利；承認且離棄過犯的，必蒙憐憫。

自掩其罪，必不亨通；痛改前非，必蒙憐憫。

遮掩自己過犯的，必不亨通；承認並離棄過犯的，必蒙憐憫。

遮掩自己罪過的、必不能順利；承認罪過並離棄的、必蒙憐憫。

掩蓋自己過犯的，不會興盛；承認並離棄過犯的，必蒙憐憫。

蓋己過者、必不亨通、自承而改之者、必蒙矜恤、

自匿其非、不得納福、任過而改、可獲矜憫、

隱諱己過者、必不亨通、認過而改者、必蒙矜恤、

Whoever conceals their sins does not prosper, but the one who confesses and renounces them finds mercy.

Whoever conceals his transgressions will not prosper, but he who confesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy.

People who conceal their sins will not prosper, but if they confess and turn from them, they will receive mercy.

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

One who conceals his wrongdoings will not prosper, But one who confesses and abandons them will find compassion.

He who covers his sins will not prosper, But whoever confesses and forsakes them will have mercy.

He that covereth his transgressions shall not prosper; But whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall obtain mercy.

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

He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh[ them] shall have mercy.

The one who covers his transgressions will not prosper, but whoever confesses them and forsakes them will find mercy.

He who conceals his sins doesn’t prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them finds mercy.

When I kept silent about my sin, my body became weak because I groaned all day long.Day and night you punished me. I became weaker and weaker as I do in the heat of summer.Then I admitted my sin to you. I didn’t cover up the wrong I had done. I said,“ I will admit my lawless acts to the Lord.” And you forgave the guilt of my sin.

I didn’t hide my sin as other people do. I didn’t hide my guilt in my heart.

Then that person will come to others and say,‘ I sinned. I made what is wrong appear to be right. But I wasn’t punished as I should have been.

God, have mercy on me according to your faithful love. Because your love is so tender and kind, wipe out my lawless acts.Wash away all the evil things I’ve done. Make me pure from my sin.I know the lawless acts I’ve committed. I can’t forget my sin.You are the one I’ve really sinned against. I’ve done what is evil in your sight. So you are right when you sentence me. You are fair when you judge me.I know I’ve been a sinner ever since I was born. I’ve been a sinner ever since my mother became pregnant with me.

Go. Announce this message to the people in the north. Tell them,“‘ Israel, you have not been faithful,’ announces the Lord.‘ Return to me. Then I will do good things for you again. That’s because I am faithful,’ announces the Lord.‘ I will not be angry with you forever.Admit that you are guilty of doing what is wrong. You have refused to obey me. I am the Lord your God. You have committed adultery with other gods. You worshiped them under every green tree. And you have not obeyed me,’ ” announces the Lord.

I was speaking and praying. I was admitting that I and my people Israel had sinned. I was making my appeal to the Lord my God. My appeal was about his holy mountain of Zion.While I was still praying, Gabriel came to me. I had seen him in my earlier vision. He flew over to me very quickly. It was about the time when the evening sacrifice is offered.He helped me understand. He said,“ Daniel, I have come now to help you know and understand these things.You are highly respected. So as soon as you began to pray, the Lord gave you a message. I have come to tell you what it is. Here is how you must understand the vision.

Pharaoh quickly sent for Moses and Aaron. He said,“ I have sinned against the Lord your God. I’ve also sinned against you.Now forgive my sin one more time. Pray to the Lord your God to take this deadly plague away from me.”

You might wash yourself with soap. You might use plenty of strong soap. But I can still see the stains your guilt covers you with,” announces the Lord and King.“ You say,‘ I am“ clean.” I haven’t followed the gods that are named Baal.’ How can you say that? Remember how you acted in the valley. Consider what you have done. You are like a female camel running quickly here and there.

Then Saul said to Samuel,“ I have sinned. I’ve broken the Lord’ s command. I haven’t done what you directed me to do. I was afraid of the men. So I did what they said I should do.

But suppose your people change their ways in the land where they are held as prisoners. They turn away from their sins. They beg you to help them in the land of those who won the battle over them. They say,‘ We have sinned. We’ve done what is wrong. We’ve done what is evil.’And they turn back to you with all their heart and soul. Suppose it happens in the land of their enemies who took them away as prisoners. There they pray to you toward the land you gave their people long ago. They pray toward the city you have chosen. And they pray toward the temple I’ve built for your Name.Then listen to them from heaven. It’s the place where you live. Listen to their prayer. Listen to them when they ask you to help them. Stand up for them.

When they confessed their sins, John baptized them in the Jordan.John saw many Pharisees and Sadducees coming to where he was baptizing. He said to them,“ You are like a nest of poisonous snakes! Who warned you to escape the coming of God’s anger?Live in a way that shows you have turned away from your sins.Don’t think you can say to yourselves,‘ Abraham is our father.’ I tell you, God can raise up children for Abraham even from these stones.The ax is ready to cut the roots of the trees. All the trees that don’t produce good fruit will be cut down. They will be thrown into the fire.

I will get up and go back to my father. I will say to him,“ Father, I have sinned against heaven. And I have sinned against you.I am no longer fit to be called your son. Make me like one of your hired servants.” ’So he got up and went to his father.“ While the son was still a long way off, his father saw him. He was filled with tender love for his son. He ran to him. He threw his arms around him and kissed him.“ The son said to him,‘ Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer fit to be called your son.’“ But the father said to his servants,‘ Quick! Bring the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet.Bring the fattest calf and kill it. Let’s have a feast and celebrate.This son of mine was dead. And now he is alive again. He was lost. And now he is found.’ So they began to celebrate.

God, create a pure heart in me. Give me a new spirit that is faithful to you.

The man said,“ It’s the fault of the woman you put here with me. She gave me some fruit from the tree. And I ate it.”Then the Lord God said to the woman,“ What have you done?” The woman said,“ The serpent tricked me. That’s why I ate the fruit.”

Whoever wants to show love forgives a wrong. But those who talk about it separate close friends.

“ I have sinned,” he said.“ I handed over a man who is not guilty.”“ What do we care?” they replied.“ That’s your problem.”So Judas threw the money into the temple and left. Then he went away and hanged himself.

Hate stirs up fights. But love erases all sins by forgiving them.

“ How terrible for you, teachers of the law and Pharisees! You pretenders! You clean the outside of a cup and dish. But on the inside you are full of greed. You only want to satisfy yourselves.Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish. Then the outside will also be clean.“ How terrible for you, teachers of the law and Pharisees! You pretenders! You are like tombs that are painted white. They look beautiful on the outside. But on the inside they are full of the bones of the dead. They are also full of other things that are not pure and‘ clean.’It is the same with you. On the outside you seem to be doing what is right. But on the inside you are full of what is wrong. You pretend to be what you are not.

When Samuel got there, Saul said,“ May the Lord bless you. I’ve done what he directed me to do.”

“‘ But suppose you admit that both you and your people who lived before you have sinned. You admit the evil and dishonest things you have done against me. And you admit you have become my enemy.What you did made me become your enemy. I let your enemies take you into their land. But suppose you stop being stubborn. You stop being proud. And you pay for your sin.Then I will remember my covenant with Jacob. I will remember my covenant with Isaac. I will remember my covenant with Abraham. I will remember what I said to them about the land.

First I preached to people in Damascus. Then I preached in Jerusalem and in all Judea. And then I preached to the Gentiles. I told them to turn away from their sins to God. The way they live must show that they have turned away from their sins.

Then the Lord said to Cain,“ Where is your brother Abel?”“ I don’t know,” Cain replied.“ Am I supposed to take care of my brother?”

Saul replied,“ I have sinned. But please honor me in front of the elders of my people and in front of Israel. Come back with me so I can worship the Lord your God.”