Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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

Bible References

That

Matthew 23:25
A curse on you, you hypocritical scribes and Pharisees, for you clean the outside of the cup and the dish, but inside they are full of your greed and self-indulgence.

Whoso

Luke 15:18
I will get up and go to my father, and say to him, "Father, I have sinned against heaven and in your opinion;
1 John 1:8
If we claim "We are already free from sin," we are deceiving ourselves and the truth is not in our hearts.

And forsaketh

Matthew 3:6
and were baptized by him in the Jordan River, as one by one they continued to confess their sins.
Matthew 27:4
and said, "I did wrong in turning an innocent man over to death." But they said, "What is that to us? You must see to that yourself."
Acts 26:20
but I began to preach first to the people of Damascus and Jerusalem, and all over Judea, and then to the heathen, to repent and turn to God, and to live lives consistent with such repentance.