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Proverbs 28:13

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

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ASV

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

KJV

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

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
מְכַסֶּ֣הme.kha.Seh[one who] concealsH3680 →
פְ֭שָׁעָיוFe.sha.'avtransgressions hisH6588 →
לֹ֣אlo'notH3808 →
יַצְלִ֑יחַyatz.Li.achhe will prosperH6743 →
וּמוֹדֶ֖הu.mo.Dehand [one who] confessesH3034 →
וְעֹזֵ֣בve.'o.Zevand [one who] forsakes [them]H5800 →
יְרֻחָֽם׃ye.ru.Chamhe will be shown mercyH7355 →

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2 Chronicles 7:14and 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.1 John 1:9If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.Isaiah 55:7Let the wicked man forsake his own way and the unrighteous man his own thoughts; let him return to the LORD, that He may have compassion, and to our God, for He will freely pardon.1 John 1:8–10If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.Psalms 32:3–5When I kept silent, my bones became brittle from my groaning all day long.Job 31:33if I have covered my transgressions like Adam by hiding my guilt in my heart,Luke 15:18–24I will get up and go back to my father and say to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you.Psalms 32:5Then 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. SelahJeremiah 3:12–13Go, proclaim this message toward the north: ‘Return, O faithless Israel,’ declares the LORD. ‘I will no longer look on you with anger, for I am merciful,’ declares the LORD. ‘I will not be angry forever.Psalms 51:1–5Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your loving devotion; according to Your great compassion, blot out my transgressions.Psalms 51:3For I know my transgressions, and my sin is always before me.Psalms 32:3When I kept silent, my bones became brittle from my groaning all day long.Daniel 9:20–23While I was speaking, praying, confessing my sin and that of my people Israel, and presenting my petition before the LORD my God concerning His holy mountain—2 Samuel 12:13Then David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the LORD.” “The LORD has taken away your sin,” Nathan replied. “You will not die.Psalms 51:10Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.Exodus 10:16–17Pharaoh quickly summoned Moses and Aaron and said, “I have sinned against the LORD your God and against you.Job 33:27Then he sings before men with these words: ‘I have sinned and perverted what was right; yet I did not get what I deserved.Genesis 3:12And the man answered, “The woman whom You gave me, she gave me fruit from the tree, and I ate it.”

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King Solomon in Old Age — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
King Solomon in Old Age — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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