Proverbs 28:12-14

The Message

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

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

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