Psalm 32:5 New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition) 5 Finally I confessed my sin to you;I did not cover my error.+ I said: “I will confess my transgressions to Jehovah.”+ And you pardoned the error of my sins.+ (Selah) Proverbs 28:13 New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition) 13 The one covering over his transgressions will not succeed,+But whoever confesses and abandons them will be shown mercy.+ James 5:16 New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition) 16 Therefore, openly confess your sins+ to one another and pray for one another, so that you may be healed. A righteous man’s supplication has a powerful effect.*+
5 Finally I confessed my sin to you;I did not cover my error.+ I said: “I will confess my transgressions to Jehovah.”+ And you pardoned the error of my sins.+ (Selah)
13 The one covering over his transgressions will not succeed,+But whoever confesses and abandons them will be shown mercy.+
16 Therefore, openly confess your sins+ to one another and pray for one another, so that you may be healed. A righteous man’s supplication has a powerful effect.*+