Proverbs 28:13 (WEB)
He who conceals his sins doesn’t prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them finds mercy.
Fathers and councils · 2
Jerome
“But “he that covereth his sins shall not prosper.”” — editor's note: Prov. xxviii. 13.
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Tertullian
“To us it is matter for thankfulness if we do now publicly confess our iniquities or our turpitudes: for we do at the same time both make satisfaction for our former sins, by mortification of our flesh and spirit, and lay beforehand the foundation of defences against the temptations which will closely follow.” — editor's note: Perhaps Tertullian is referring to Prov. xxviii. 13. If we confess now, we shall be forgiven, and not put to shame at the judgment day.
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