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Proverbs 28:13

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Proverbs 28:13

Proverbs 28:13 says, “Those who conceal their sins do not prosper, but those who confess and renounce them find mercy.” We know from Scripture that a secret can be difficult to keep and equally difficult to share. Yet, life seems to run on secrets, from concealing birthday presents to obscuring a difficult past to protect an important figure. The Bible teaches, indirectly that keeping secrets can be either good or bad, but it does not clearly delineate the right and wrong uses of secrets. We do know that keeping secrets of one type is always wrong: trying to hide sin. When it comes to our sin, God wants full disclosure and He grants full forgiveness (Isaiah 1:18).