Proverbs 28:12-14

The Message

¹²When good people are promoted, everything is great,
but when the bad are in charge, watch out!

¹³You can’t whitewash your sins and get by with it;
you find mercy by admitting and leaving them.

¹⁴A tenderhearted person lives a blessed life;
a hardhearted person lives a hard life.

Proverbs 28:12-14

New International Version

¹²When the righteous triumph, there is great elation;^(A)
but when the wicked rise to power, people go into hiding.^(B)

¹³Whoever conceals their sins^(C) does not prosper,
but the one who confesses^(D) and renounces them finds mercy.^(E)

¹⁴Blessed is the one who always trembles before God,
but whoever hardens their heart falls into trouble.

¹²When righteous men do rejoice, there is great glory: but when the wicked rise, a man is hidden.

¹³He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy.

¹⁴Happy is the man that feareth alway: but he that hardeneth his heart shall fall into mischief.

¹²When the righteous rejoice, there is great ^(A)glory;
But when the wicked arise, men ^[a]hide themselves.

¹³^(B)He who covers his sins will not prosper,
But whoever confesses and forsakes them will have mercy.

¹⁴Happy is the man who is always reverent,
But he who hardens his heart will fall into calamity.

The Message (MSG)

New International Version (NIV)