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. 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. 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. Majority Standard Bible He who conceals his sins will not prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them will find mercy. NET Bible The one who covers his transgressions will not prosper, but whoever confesses them and forsakes them will find 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. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionWhoever is covering his transgressions does not prosper, "" And he who is confessing and forsaking has mercy. Young's Literal Translation Whoso is covering his transgressions prospereth not, And he who is confessing and forsaking hath mercy. Smith's Literal Translation He covering his transgression shall not prosper: but he confessing and forsaking, shall be compassionated. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleHe that hideth his sins, shall not prosper: but he that shall confess, and forsake them, shall obtain mercy. Catholic Public Domain Version Whoever hides his crimes will not be guided. But whoever will have confessed and abandoned them shall overtake mercy. New American Bible Those who conceal their sins do not prosper, but those who confess and forsake them obtain mercy. New Revised Standard Version No one who conceals transgressions will prosper, but one who confesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleHe who hides his transgression shall not prosper; but he who confesses his sins and forsakes them, God will have mercy upon him. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated 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. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917He that covereth his transgressions shall not prosper; But whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall obtain mercy. Brenton Septuagint Translation He that covers his own ungodliness shall not prosper: but he that blames himself shall be loved. 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. Psalm 32:5 Then I acknowledged my sin to You and did not hide my iniquity. I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the LORD,” and You forgave the guilt of my sin. Selah James 5:16 Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man has great power to prevail. Luke 15:21-24 The son declared, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’ / But the father said to his servants, ‘Quick! Bring the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet. / Bring the fattened calf and kill it. Let us feast and celebrate. ... Isaiah 55:7 Let the wicked man forsake his way and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the LORD, that He may have compassion, and to our God, for He will freely pardon. Acts 3:19 Repent, then, and turn back, so that your sins may be wiped away, Psalm 51:1-4 For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. When Nathan the prophet came to him after his adultery with Bathsheba. Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your loving devotion; according to Your great compassion, blot out my transgressions. / Wash me clean of my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin. / For I know my transgressions, and my sin is always before me. ... 2 Chronicles 7:14 and if My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, forgive their sin, and heal their land. Matthew 3:6 Confessing their sins, they were baptized by him in the Jordan River. Jeremiah 3:13 Only acknowledge your guilt, that you have rebelled against the LORD your God. You have scattered your favors to foreign gods under every green tree and have not obeyed My voice,’” declares the LORD. Romans 10:9-10 that if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. / For with your heart you believe and are justified, and with your mouth you confess and are saved. Leviticus 26:40-42 But if they will confess their iniquity and that of their fathers in the unfaithfulness that they practiced against Me, by which they have also walked in hostility toward Me— / and I acted with hostility toward them and brought them into the land of their enemies—and if their uncircumcised hearts will be humbled and they will make amends for their iniquity, / then I will remember My covenant with Jacob and My covenant with Isaac and My covenant with Abraham, and I will remember the land. Hosea 14:1-2 Return, O Israel, to the LORD your God, for you have stumbled by your iniquity. / Bring your confessions and return to the LORD. Say to Him: “Take away all our iniquity and receive us graciously, that we may present the fruit of our lips. Daniel 9:4-5 And I prayed to the LORD my God and confessed, “O, Lord, the great and awesome God, who keeps His covenant of loving devotion to those who love Him and keep His commandments, / we have sinned and done wrong. We have acted wickedly and rebelled. We have turned away from Your commandments and ordinances. Nehemiah 9:2-3 Those of Israelite descent separated themselves from all the foreigners, and they stood and confessed their sins and the iniquities of their fathers. / While they stood in their places, they read from the Book of the Law of the LORD their God for a quarter of the day, and they spent another quarter of the day in confession and worship of the LORD their God. 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 integrityHe who conceals his sins The phrase "conceals his sins" comes from the Hebrew root word "כָּסָה" (kasah), meaning to cover or hide. In the ancient Near Eastern context, covering one's sins was akin to hiding one's faults or wrongdoings from God and community. This act of concealment is often driven by pride or fear of judgment. Biblically, the act of hiding sin is seen as a barrier to spiritual growth and prosperity. Theologically, it reflects a lack of trust in God's grace and a misunderstanding of His omniscience. The conservative Christian perspective emphasizes that God desires truth in the inward being (Psalm 51:6), and concealing sin is contrary to living in the light of Christ (1 John 1:6-7). will not prosper but whoever confesses and renounces them will find mercy 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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