Proverbs 28:13 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy.”
Proverbs 28:13 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Proverbs 28:13 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Proverbs 28:13 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Proverbs 28:13 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“He who conceals his sins doesn’t prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them finds mercy.”
Proverbs 28:13 — World English Bible
Proverbs 28:13 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“He that covereth his transgressions shall not prosper; But whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall obtain mercy.”
Proverbs 28:13 — American Standard Version
Proverbs 28:13 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Whoso is covering his transgressions prospereth not, And he who is confessing and forsaking hath mercy.”
Proverbs 28:13 — Young's Literal Translation
Proverbs 28:13 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“He that covereth his transgressions shall not prosper; but whoso confesseth and forsaketh [them] shall obtain mercy.”
Proverbs 28:13 — Darby Translation
Proverbs 28:13 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“He that hideth his sinnes, shall not prosper: but he that confesseth, and forsaketh them, shall haue mercy.”
Proverbs 28:13 — Geneva Bible
Proverbs 28:13 in Context — Proverbs 28
11 O homem rico é sábio aos seus [próprios] olhos; mas o pobre prudente o examina.
12 Quando os justos estão contentes, muita é a alegria; mas quando os perversos se levantam, os homens se escondem.
13 Quem encobre suas transgressões nunca prosperará, mas aquele que as confessa e [as] abandona alcançará misericórdia.
14 Bem-aventurado o homem que sempre mantém seu temor; mas aquele que endurece seu coração cairá no mal.
15 Leão rugidor e urso faminto é o governante perverso sobre um povo pobre.
What Does Proverbs 28:13 Mean?
Proverbs 28:13 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 28. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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