KJV King James Version
He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh [them] shall have mercy.
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Proverbs 28:13
He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh [them] shall have mercy.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
He who conceals his sins will not prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them will find mercy.
WEB World English Bible
He who conceals his sins doesn’t prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them finds mercy.
ASV American Standard Version
He that covereth his transgressions shall not prosper: But whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall obtain mercy.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Whoso is covering his transgressions prospereth not, And he who is confessing and forsaking hath mercy.
Surrounding context — Proverbs 28
10 Whoso causeth the righteous to go astray in an evil way, he shall fall himself into his own pit: but the upright shall have good [things] in possession.
11 The rich man [is] wise in his own conceit; but the poor that hath understanding searcheth him out.
12 When righteous [men] do rejoice, [there is] great glory: but when the wicked rise, a man is hidden.
13 He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh [them] shall have mercy.
14 Happy [is] the man that feareth alway: but he that hardeneth his heart shall fall into mischief.
15 [As] a roaring lion, and a ranging bear; [so is] a wicked ruler over the poor people.
16 The prince that wanteth understanding [is] also a great oppressor: [but] he that hateth covetousness shall prolong [his] days.
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1 John 1:8-10If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.Psalm 32:3-5When I kept silence, my bones waxed old through my roaring all the day long.Job 31:33If I covered my transgressions as Adam, by hiding mine iniquity in my bosom:Luke 15:18-24I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee,Jeremiah 3:12-13Go and proclaim these words toward the north, and say, Return, thou backsliding Israel, saith the LORD; [and] I will not cause mine anger to fall upon you: for I [am] merciful, saith the LORD, [and] I will not keep [anger] for ever.Psalm 51:1-5To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet came unto him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba. Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.Daniel 9:20-23And whiles I [was] speaking, and praying, and confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel, and presenting my supplication before the LORD my God for the holy mountain of my God;Psalm 51:10Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.Job 33:27He looketh upon men, and [if any] say, I have sinned, and perverted [that which was] right, and it profited me not;Exodus 10:16-17Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron in haste; and he said, I have sinned against the LORD your God, and against you.Matthew 23:25-28Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and excess.Acts 26:20But shewed first unto them of Damascus, and at Jerusalem, and throughout all the coasts of Judaea, and [then] to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, and do works meet for repentance.Genesis 3:12-13And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest [to be] with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat.1 Kings 8:47-49[Yet] if they shall bethink themselves in the land whither they were carried captives, and repent, and make supplication unto thee in the land of them that carried them captives, saying, We have sinned, and have done perversely, we have committed wickedness;Jeremiah 2:22-23For though thou wash thee with nitre, and take thee much soap, [yet] thine iniquity is marked before me, saith the Lord GOD.Matthew 3:6-10And were baptized of him in Jordan, confessing their sins.Genesis 4:9And the LORD said unto Cain, Where [is] Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: [Am] I my brother’s keeper?1 Samuel 15:30Then he said, I have sinned: [yet] honour me now, I pray thee, before the elders of my people, and before Israel, and turn again with me, that I may worship the LORD thy God.
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