13Whoso is covering his transgressions prospereth not, And he who is confessing and forsaking hath mercy.


In Context

10 Whoso is causing the upright to err in an evil way, Into his own pit he doth fall, And the perfect do inherit good.

11 A rich man is wise in his own eyes, And the intelligent poor searcheth him.

12 In the exulting of the righteous the glory is abundant, And in the rising of the wicked man is apprehensive.

13 Whoso is covering his transgressions prospereth not, And he who is confessing and forsaking hath mercy.

14 O the happiness of a man fearing continually, And whoso is hardening his heart falleth into evil.

15 A growling lion, and a ranging bear, Is the wicked ruler over a poor people.

Proverbs 28:13 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

28:13He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh [them] shall have mercy.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

28:13He who conceals his sins does not prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them finds mercy.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

28:13He that hideth his sins, shall not prosper: but he that shall confess, and forsake them, shall obtain mercy.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

28:13He that covereth his transgressions shall not prosper: But whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall obtain mercy.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

28:13He that covereth his transgressions shall not prosper; but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall obtain mercy.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

28:13He that covereth his transgressions shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall obtain mercy.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

28:13He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but he who confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

28:13He who conceals his sins doesn't prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them finds mercy.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

28:13He that covers his sins shall not prosper: but whoever confesses and forsakes them shall have mercy.