Proverbs 28:13 NASB He
who conceals his transgressions will not prosper, But he who
confesses and forsakes them will find compassion.
Perhaps,
the context of these various proverbs would include verse 14.
Proverbs 28:13-14 NASB He
who conceals his transgressions will not prosper, But he who
confesses and forsakes them will find compassion. How blessed is the
man who fears always, But he who hardens his heart will fall into
calamity.
There
is one thing a person does wrong in verse 13—conceals.
There
are two things a person can and should do in verse 13—confess and
forsake.
The
words:
B1
Conceal
C1
The Hebrew word is כָּסָה
kâçâh
(Strong’s H3680)
and means cover up something, conceal, hide from view.
C2
Genesis 18:17 NASB The
LORD said, "Shall I hide
from Abraham what I am about to do,
B2
Transgression
C2
1 Samuel 24:11 NIV See,
my father, look at this piece of your robe in my hand! I cut off the
corner of your robe but did not kill you. See that there is nothing
in my hand to indicate that I am guilty of wrongdoing or rebellion.
I have not wronged you, but you are hunting me down to take my life.
B3
Prosper
C1
The Hebrew word is צָלַח
tsâlach
(Strong’s H6743)
and means to succeed, profit, to accomplish what one sets out to do.
C2
Genesis 24:21 NLT The
servant watched her in silence, wondering whether or not the LORD had
given him success
in his mission.
B4
Confess
C1
The Hebrew word is יָדָה
yâdâh
(Strong’s H3034)
and means to throw stones in various contexts. It is a revealing, not
a denying. Depending on context it can also mean praise.
C2
Daniel 9:20 NLT I
went on praying and confessing
my sin and the sin of my people, pleading with the LORD my God for
Jerusalem, his holy mountain.
B5
Forsake
C1
The Hebrew word is עָזַב
ʻâzab
(Strong’s H5800)and
means to loosen, leave, forsake, stop, and quit doing something.
C2
Examples
D1
Ruth 1:16 NASB But
Ruth said, "Do not urge me to leave
you or turn back from following you; for where you go, I will go, and
where you lodge, I will lodge. Your people shall be my people, and
your God, my God.
D2
Proverbs 2:13 CSB
from those who abandon
the right paths to walk in ways of darkness,
B6
Compassion/mercy
C2
Psalm 103:13 NASB Just
as a father has
compassion
on his children, So the LORD has
compassion
on those who fear Him.
The
meaning
B1
Covering up sin, denying it, damaging those who revealed it and those
asking questions.
B2
God will be against this person. God will get His revenge sometime,
some place.
B3
Confessing sin, admitting, and acknowledging the damage to others,
brings God’s compassion.
B4
Note both admitting one’s sins and forsaking sins are needed. Just
confessing means little. The forsaking shows repentance and change.
This is seen in action both in public and private.
An
example
B1
Unfortunately, there has been sexual sins committed by pastors,
ministers, and religious workers. These have been denied, excused,
and covered up. If that isn’t bad enough that the sinner covers it
up, the other leaders, sometimes the highest positions in a group or
denomination cover it up, too.
B2
Politicians, teachers, medical, etc. do the same with money, fraud,
etc.
Notes
B1
Just confessing is not enough. A change, a repentance, needs to be
noted.
B2
Three examples
C1
2 Chronicles 33:9-12, 15-16 NLT But
Manasseh led the people of Judah and Jerusalem to do even more evil
than the pagan nations that the LORD had destroyed when the people of
Israel entered the land. The LORD spoke to Manasseh and his people,
but they ignored all his warnings. So the LORD sent the commanders of
the Assyrian armies, and they took Manasseh prisoner. They put a ring
through his nose, bound him in bronze chains, and led him away to
Babylon. But while in deep distress, Manasseh sought the LORD his God
and sincerely humbled himself before the God of his ancestors. ...
Manasseh also removed the foreign gods and the idol from the LORD's
Temple. He tore down all the altars he had built on the hill where
the Temple stood and all the altars that were in Jerusalem, and he
dumped them outside the city. Then he restored the altar of the LORD
and sacrificed peace offerings and thanksgiving offerings on it. He
also encouraged the people of Judah to worship the LORD, the God of
Israel.
C2
The whole book of Jonah: God commanded that Jonah go and preach in
Nineveh, but he rebelled, was being chastised, repented, and instead
of running away from God’s command to preach, he went and did
preach. The city of Nineveh was evil, doing evil, and thinking evil.
Hearing of the judgment of God coming upon them, they humbled
themselves, repented, and that generation did not do those evil
things (but their descendants did and were punished ~150 years
later).
C3
Luke 18:9-14 WEL He
told this parable to certain [people] who trusted in themselves that
they were righteous and looked down on others.
10
"Two men went into the temple to pray. One was a Pharisee and
the other a tax collector.
11
"The Pharisee stood and prayed this way with himself, ‘God, I
thank you that I am not like other men: extortioners, unjust,
adulterers, or even like this tax collector.
12
“‘I fast twice a week; I give a tenth of everything I get.'
13
"The tax collector standing in the distance wouldn't even as
much as look up to heaven but beat on his chest saying, ‘God, be
merciful to me a sinner.'
14
"I tell you—this man went down to his house justified instead
of the other, for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he
who humbles himself will be exalted."
B3
If I sin
C1
If I sin and only God knows, I confess my sin to Him and forsake my
sin.
C2
If I sin against one person, and they alone know it, I confess my sin
to God, go to the offended, confess my sin, make amends, and forsake
my sin.
C3
If I sin against one or many, and many know about it, I confess my
sin to God, go the the offended and publicly confess my sin, make
amends, and forsake my sin.
B4
Some notes about forgiveness and after care:
C1
Do not seek revenge. (NOTE: If a crime has been committed in private
or public, it MUST be reported to law enforcement. Abusers often
claim, reporting a crime is seeking revenge. Abusers are liars. Don’t
let any pastor, pastors, elder board, etc. tell you, “Leave it
here. We will take care of it. Those pastors and/or elder board are
LIARS).
C2
Leave the punishment to God. (NOTE: God’s choice of punishment
might be a judge sentencing the guilty party to prison).
C3
There is no such thing as forgive and forget. Sin leaves scars,
permanent scars. Don’t believe such a lie.
C4
Seek counseling. Do not seek so-called Nouthetic Counseling, now
termed Biblical Counseling, for they tend to revictimize the victim
and comfort the abuser, criminal, sinner, etc.
C5
Beware of false promises, fake tears, fake commitment, fake
solutions, and so-called peace offerings (gifts and other nice
things).
C6
Abuse must be gotten away from. Divorce is necessary.
C7
We must confess. It is acknowledging a truth. Healing starts with
acknowledgment.
C8
The Holy Spirit convicts people of sin. John 16:8 CSB "When
he comes, he will convict the world about sin, righteousness, and
judgment:
C9
We must not resist God’s Spirit, when He convicts us of sin.
There
is a balm in Gilead
To
make the wounded whole;
There
is a balm in Gilead
To
heal the sin-sick soul.
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