He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy.
KJV
Parallel translations
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Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
He that covereth his transgressions shall not prosper; But whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall obtain mercy.
WEB
He who conceals his sins will not prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them will find mercy.
YLT
Whoso is covering his transgressions prospereth not, And he who is confessing and forsaking hath mercy.
DBT
He that covereth his transgressions shall not prosper; but whoso confesseth and forsaketh [them] shall obtain mercy.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentProverbs — Gnomic wisdom — sayings, instructions, and the binary of wisdom vs. folly. Fear of the LORD as the integrative theme; the virtuous woman of Prov 31 as the book's closing portrait of wisdom embodied.
- Author
- Solomon principally (1:1; chs 10–22:16 and 25–29 explicitly); Agur (ch 30); Lemuel's mother (ch 31:1–9); editorial compilation by Hezekiah's men (25:1).
- Date
- Solomon's reign c. 970–930 BC; Hezekiah's editorial layer c. 715–687 BC.