Proverbs 28:13
28:13 The one who covers his transgressions will not prosper,
but whoever confesses them and forsakes them will find mercy.
Luke 3:8-14
3:8 Therefore produce
fruit
that proves your repentance, and don’t begin to say
to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’
For I tell you that God can raise up children for Abraham from these stones!
3:9 Even now the ax is laid at the root of the trees,
and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be
cut down and thrown into the fire.”
3:10 So the crowds were asking him, “What then should we do?”
3:11 John answered them, “The person who has two tunics must share with the person who has none, and the person who has food must do likewise.”
3:12 Tax collectors also came to be baptized, and they said to him, “Teacher, what should we do?”
3:13 He told them, “Collect no more than you are required to.”
3:14 Then some soldiers also asked him, “And as for us – what should we do?” He told them, “Take money from no one by violence or by false accusation, and be content with your pay.”
Ephesians 4:22
4:22 You were taught with reference to your former way of life to lay aside
the old man who is being corrupted in accordance with deceitful desires,
Ephesians 4:25-28
4:25 Therefore, having laid aside falsehood, each one of you speak the truth with his neighbor, for we are members of one another.
4:26 Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on the cause of your anger.
4:27 Do not give the devil an opportunity.
4:28 The one who steals must steal no longer; rather he must labor, doing good with his own hands, so that he may have something to share with the one who has need.