Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Whoever conceals their sins does not prosper, but the one who confesses and renounces them finds mercy. New Living Translation People who conceal their sins will not prosper, but if they confess and turn from them, they will receive mercy. English Standard Version Whoever conceals his transgressions will not prosper, but he who confesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy. Berean Standard Bible He who conceals his sins will not prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them will find mercy. King James Bible He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy. New King James Version He who covers his sins will not prosper, But whoever confesses and forsakes them will have mercy. New American Standard Bible One who conceals his wrongdoings will not prosper, But one who confesses and abandons them will find compassion. NASB 1995 He who conceals his transgressions will not prosper, But he who confesses and forsakes them will find compassion. NASB 1977 He who conceals his transgressions will not prosper, But he who confesses and forsakes them will find compassion. Legacy Standard Bible He who conceals his transgressions will not prosper, But he who confesses and forsakes them will receive compassion. Amplified Bible He who conceals his transgressions will not prosper, But whoever confesses and turns away from his sins will find compassion and mercy. Christian Standard Bible The one who conceals his sins will not prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them will find mercy. Holman Christian Standard Bible The one who conceals his sins will not prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them will find mercy. American Standard Version He that covereth his transgressions shall not prosper: But whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall obtain mercy. Aramaic Bible in Plain English A son of man that will hide his evil will not succeed, and God will be moved with compassion upon him that confesses to his sins and passes from them. Brenton Septuagint Translation He that covers his own ungodliness shall not prosper: but he that blames himself shall be loved. Contemporary English Version If you don't confess your sins, you will be a failure. But God will be merciful if you confess your sins and give them up. Douay-Rheims Bible He that hideth his sins, shall not prosper: but he that shall confess, and forsake them, shall obtain mercy. English Revised Version He that covereth his transgressions shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall obtain mercy. GOD'S WORD® Translation Whoever covers over his sins does not prosper. Whoever confesses and abandons them receives compassion. Good News Translation You will never succeed in life if you try to hide your sins. Confess them and give them up; then God will show mercy to you. International Standard Version Whoever hides his transgressions will not succeed, but whoever confesses and forsakes them will find mercy. JPS Tanakh 1917 He that covereth his transgressions shall not prosper; But whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall obtain mercy. Literal Standard Version Whoever is covering his transgressions does not prosper, | And he who is confessing and forsaking has mercy. Majority Standard Bible He who conceals his sins will not prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them will find mercy. New American Bible Those who conceal their sins do not prosper, but those who confess and forsake them obtain mercy. NET Bible The one who covers his transgressions will not prosper, but whoever confesses them and forsakes them will find mercy. New Revised Standard Version No one who conceals transgressions will prosper, but one who confesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy. New Heart English Bible He who conceals his sins doesn't prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them finds mercy. Webster's Bible Translation He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but he who confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy. World English Bible He who conceals his sins doesn’t prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them finds mercy. Young's Literal Translation Whoso is covering his transgressions prospereth not, And he who is confessing and forsaking hath mercy. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Boldness of the Righteous…12When the righteous triumph, there is great glory, but when the wicked rise, men hide themselves. 13He who conceals his sins will not prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them will find mercy. 14Blessed is the man who is always reverent, but he who hardens his heart falls into trouble.… Cross References 1 John 1:9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. Genesis 3:12 And the man answered, "The woman whom You gave me, she gave me fruit from the tree, and I ate it." Leviticus 5:5 If someone incurs guilt in one of these ways, he must confess the sin he has committed, 2 Samuel 12:13 Then David said to Nathan, "I have sinned against the LORD." "The LORD has taken away your sin," Nathan replied. "You will not die. 2 Samuel 14:32 "Look," said Absalom, "I sent for you and said, 'Come here. I want to send you to the king to ask: Why have I come back from Geshur? It would be better for me if I were still there.' So now, let me see the king's face, and if there is iniquity in me, let him kill me." Ezra 10:11 Now, therefore, make a confession to the LORD, the God of your fathers, and do His will. Separate yourselves from the people of the land and from your foreign wives." Nehemiah 9:2 Those of Israelite descent separated themselves from all the foreigners, and they stood and confessed their sins and the iniquities of their fathers. Treasury of Scripture He that covers his sins shall not prosper: but whoever confesses and forsakes them shall have mercy. that Proverbs 10:12 Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins. Proverbs 17:9 He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends. Genesis 3:12,13 And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat… whoso Leviticus 26:40-42 If they shall confess their iniquity, and the iniquity of their fathers, with their trespass which they trespassed against me, and that also they have walked contrary unto me; … 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; … Job 33:27 He looketh upon men, and if any say, I have sinned, and perverted that which was right, and it profited me not; and forsaketh Exodus 10:16,17 Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron in haste; and he said, I have sinned against the LORD your God, and against you… 1 Samuel 15:30 Then 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. Matthew 3:6-10 And were baptized of him in Jordan, confessing their sins… Jump to Previous Compassion Conceals Confesses Confesseth Confessing Covereth Covering Find Finds Forsakes Forsaketh Forsaking Gives Keeps Mercy Obtain Open Prosper Prospereth Renounces Secret Sins TransgressionsJump to Next Compassion Conceals Confesses Confesseth Confessing Covereth Covering Find Finds Forsakes Forsaketh Forsaking Gives Keeps Mercy Obtain Open Prosper Prospereth Renounces Secret Sins TransgressionsProverbs 28 1. general observations of impiety and integrity(13) He that covereth his sins.--As Adam and Eve did, when they had transgressed (Genesis 3:8), as David did to his own loss (Psalm 32:3.) Whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy, and be at once completely forgiven; though he must still suffer the punishment due for his offences (2Samuel 12:14, sqq.), and will, for having yielded to temptation, be the less able to resist it when next assailed by it. Verse 13. - He that covereth his sins shall not prosper. To cover one's sins is either absolutely to disown them or to make excuses; a man who does this is never free from a burden of guilt, as the psalmist says, "When I kept silence, my bones waxed old through my roaring all the day long. For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me" (Psalm 32:3, etc.). Whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy. Confession alone without amendment, or what is called theologically satisfaction, does not win pardon and mercy. It is when the sinner acknowledges his transgression, and turns from it to newness of life, that God heals his backsliding, and turns away his auger and renews the tokens of his love (Hosea 14:4). Confession is made to God, against whom all sin is committed (Joshua 7:19; Job 31:33; 1 John 1:8, etc.): and to man, if one has transgressed against him, or if he be in a position to give spiritual counsel. Thus the people confessed their sins before John the Baptist (Matthew 3:6) and the apostles (Acts 19:18; comp. James 5:16). Among the Jews, the high priest, acting as the mouthpiece of the people on the great Day of Atonement, confessed their iniquities, laying them on the scapegoat; and particular confession was also enjoined, and was part of the ritual accompanying a sacrifice for sin, by which legal purification was obtained (Numbers 5:6, 7, "When a man or woman shall commit any sin... then they shall confess their sin which they have done;" so Leviticus 5:5). And the very offering of a trespass offering was a public recognition of guilt, which was exhibited by the offerer laying his hand on the head of the victim (Leviticus 1:4). Such confession is spoken of strongly by Siracides, "Be not ashamed to confess thy sins, and force not the course of the river" (Ecclus. 4:26); i.e. do not attempt the impossible task of trying to hide them. The LXX. has, "He who sets forth accounts ἐξηγούμενος ἐλέγχους i.e. blames himself) shall be loved." Lesetre quotes Sedulius, 'Carm. Pasch.,' 4:76 -"Magna est medicina fateri "Mighty relief Hebrew He who concealsמְכַסֶּ֣ה (mə·ḵas·seh) Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 3680: To plump, fill up hollows, to cover his sins פְ֭שָׁעָיו (p̄ə·šā·‘āw) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 6588: Transgression will not לֹ֣א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no prosper, יַצְלִ֑יחַ (yaṣ·lî·aḥ) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 6743: To push forward but whoever confesses וּמוֹדֶ֖ה (ū·mō·w·ḏeh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 3034: To throw, at, away, to revere, worship, to bemoan and renounces them וְעֹזֵ֣ב (wə·‘ō·zêḇ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 5800: To loosen, relinquish, permit will find mercy. יְרֻחָֽם׃ (yə·ru·ḥām) Verb - Pual - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7355: To fondle, to love, to compassionate Links Proverbs 28:13 NIVProverbs 28:13 NLT Proverbs 28:13 ESV Proverbs 28:13 NASB Proverbs 28:13 KJV Proverbs 28:13 BibleApps.com Proverbs 28:13 Biblia Paralela Proverbs 28:13 Chinese Bible Proverbs 28:13 French Bible Proverbs 28:13 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Proverbs 28:13 He who conceals his sins doesn't prosper (Prov. 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