II-Samuel

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

When I saw among the spoils a goodly Babylonish garment, and two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold of fifty shekels weight, then I coveted them, and took them; and, behold, they are hid in the earth in the midst of my tent, and the silver under it.

But he denied before them all, saying, I know not what thou sayest.

Wherefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw near me with their mouth, and with their lips do honour me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear toward me is taught by the precept of men:

Though wickedness be sweet in his mouth, though he hide it under his tongue;