Proverbs 28:13-14 13  Whoever conceals his transgressions will not prosper,      but he who confesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy. 14  Blessed is the one who fears the Lord [ a ] always,      but whoever hardens his heart will fall into calamity. Footnotes Proverbs 28:14 Hebrew lacks the Lord Psalm 32:1-5 Blessed Are the Forgiven A Maskil [ a ] of David. 32  Blessed is the one whose transgression is forgiven,      whose sin is covered. 2  Blessed is the man against whom the Lord counts no iniquity,      and in whose spirit there is no deceit. 3  For when I kept silent, my bones wasted away      through my groaning all day long. 4  For day and night your hand was heavy upon me;      my strength was dried up [ b ] as by the heat of summer. Selah 5  I acknowledged my sin to you, ...