מְכַסֶּ֣ה פְ֭שָׁעָיו לֹ֣א יַצְלִ֑יחַ וּמוֹדֶ֖ה וְעֹזֵ֣ב יְרֻחָֽם׃
Dissimuler ses péchés ne porte pas bonheur; qui les confesse et y renonce obtient miséricorde.
Rashi on Proverbs
but he who confesses and abandons He confesses his sins and abandons them, never to return to them.