confess vs tell tales

confess

verb
  • To admit to the truth, particularly in the context of sins or crimes committed. 

  • To hear or receive such a confession of sins from. 

  • To acknowledge faith in; to profess belief in. 

  • To unburden (oneself) of sins to God or a priest, in order to receive absolution. 

  • To disclose or reveal. 

tell tales

verb
  • To lie, to be making false claims. 

  • To report someone in authority for a wrongdoing. 

How often have the words confess and tell tales occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )