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Proverbs 28:13

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¶ He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh [them] shall have mercy.

He that covereth {H3680} his sins {H6588} shall not prosper {H6743}: but whoso confesseth {H3034} and forsaketh {H5800} them shall have mercy {H7355}.

He who conceals his sins will not succeed; he who confesses and abandons them will gain mercy.

He who conceals his sins will not prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them will find mercy.

He that covereth his transgressions shall not prosper; But whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall obtain mercy.

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Cross-References

  • 1 John 1:8 (44 votes)

    ¶ If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

  • 1 John 1:10 (44 votes)

    If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.

  • Psalms 32:3 (38 votes)

    When I kept silence, my bones waxed old through my roaring all the day long.

  • Psalms 32:5 (38 votes)

    I acknowledged my sin unto thee, and mine iniquity have I not hid. I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the LORD; and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. Selah.

  • Job 31:33 (24 votes)

    ¶ If I covered my transgressions as Adam, by hiding mine iniquity in my bosom:

  • Luke 15:18 (18 votes)

    I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee,

  • Luke 15:24 (18 votes)

    For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry.