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12 When the righteous triumph, there is much celebration,[a]
but when the wicked rise to power, people hide.
13 A person who conceals his sins will not prosper,
but one who confesses and abandons them will receive mercy.
14 Blessed is the person who always is afraid of sin,
but one who hardens his heart will fall into calamity.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 28:12 Or confidence. Literally splendor.