Proverbs 28:13 - Easy To Read Version

¹³ A person that hides his sins will not be successful. But a person that confesses his sins and stops doing wrong will receive mercy.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹³ He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: But whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹³ He who covers his transgressions will not prosper, but whoever confesses and forsakes his sins will obtain mercy. [Ps. 32:3, 5; I John 1:8-10.]

American Standard Version (1901)

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

Common English Bible

¹³ Those who hide their sins won’t succeed, but those who confess and give them up will receive mercy.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹³ Whoever hides his crimes will not be guided. But whoever will have confessed and abandoned them shall overtake mercy.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

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

Proverbs 28:13 Tagairtí Cros

Genesis 4:9

Later, the Lord said to Cain, “Where is your brother Abel?”

2 Samuel 12:13

Then David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the Lord.”

2 Samuel 14:32

Absalom said to Joab, “I sent a message to you. I asked you to come here. I wanted to send you to the king. I wanted you to ask him why he asked me to come home from Geshur. {I can’t see him, so} it would have been better for me to stay in Geshur. Now let me see the king. If I have sinned, then he can kill me!”

2 Kings 20:15

Isaiah said, “What have they seen in your house?”

2 Chronicles 6:26

“The sky might close up so that there is no rain. This will happen if the people of Israel sin against you. And if the people of Israel are sorry and pray as they look at this temple, {\cf2\super [106]} and confess your name, and stop doing their sin because you are punishing them,

Ezra 10:11

Now, you people must confess to the Lord that you have sinned. The Lord is the God of your ancestors. You must obey the Lord’s command. Separate yourselves from the people living around you and from your foreign wives.”

Ezra 10:2

Then Shecaniah son of Jehiel, one of the descendants of Elam, spoke to Ezra. Shecaniah said, “We have not been faithful to our God. We have married the people living around us. But, even though we have done this, there is still hope for Israel.

Nehemiah 9:2

Those people that were true Israelites separated themselves from foreigners. The Israelites stood \{in the temple\} and confessed their sins and the sins of their ancestors. {\cf2\super [49]}

Job 31:33

Other people try to hide their sins.\par But I have not hidden my guilt.\par

Job 33:27

Then that person will confess to people.\par He will say,\par ‘I sinned.\par I changed good into bad.\par But God didn’t give me\par the punishment I deserved!\par

Job 34:31

That will happen unless he says to God,\par ‘I am guilty.\par I won’t sin any more.\par

Psalm 51:10

God, create a pure heart in me!\par Make my spirit strong again!\par

Proverbs 10:12

Hate causes arguments. But love forgives every wrong thing people do.

Proverbs 17:9

If you forgive a person who does wrong to you, then you can be friends. But if you continue to remember the wrong that he did, then it will hurt your friendship.

Isaiah 55:7

Evil people should stop living evil lives.\par They should stop thinking bad thoughts.\par They should come to the Lord again.\par Then the Lord will comfort them.\par Those people should come to the Lord\par because our God forgives.\par

Jeremiah 2:35

But still, you say,\par ‘I am innocent.\par God is not angry with me.’\par So I will also judge you guilty \{of lying\}.\par Why? Because you say,\par ‘I have done nothing wrong.’\par

Daniel 4:27

So, king, please accept my advice. I advise you to stop sinning and do what is right. Stop doing bad things. And be kind to poor people. Then you might continue to be successful.”

Leviticus 5:5

So, if a person is guilty of any of these things, then he must confess (admit) the thing he did wrong.

Jonah 3:10

God saw the things the people did. God saw that the people stopped doing evil things. So God changed and did not do what he planned. God did not punish the people.

Acts 26:20

I began telling people that they should change their hearts and lives and turn back to God. I told the people to do things that show that they really changed their hearts. I told these things first to people in Damascus. Then I went to Jerusalem and to every part of Judea and told these things to the people there. I also went to the non-Jewish people.

Judges 10:15

But the people of Israel said to the Lord, “We have sinned. Do whatever you want to do to us. But please save us today.”

1 Samuel 15:13

Samuel went to Saul. Saul greeted him. Saul said, “Lord bless you! I obeyed the Lord’s commands.”

1 Samuel 15:24

Then Saul said to Samuel, “I have sinned. I did not obey the Lord’s commands, and I did not do what you told me. I was afraid of the people, and I did what they said.

1 Samuel 15:30

Saul answered, “All right, I sinned! But please come back with me. Show me some respect in front of the leaders and the people of Israel. Come back with me so I may worship the Lord your God.”