PROV 28:13 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX Ὁ ἐπικαλύπτων ἀσέβειαν ἑαυτοῦ οὐκ εὐοδωθήσεται, ὁ δὲ ἐξηγούμενος ἐλέγχους ἀγαπηθήσεται.
(Ho epikaluptōn asebeian heautou ouk euodōthaʸsetai, ho de exaʸgoumenos elegⱪous agapaʸthaʸsetai. )

BrTr He that covers his own ungodliness shall not prosper: but he that blames himself shall be loved.

ULT One covering his transgressions will not prosper,
⇔ but one confessing and forsaking will be shown mercy.

UST People who try to hide the sinful things that they do will never be successful,
⇔ but Yahweh will be merciful to people who confess the sinful things that they have done and stop doing them.

OEB No OEB PROV book available

WEBBE He who conceals his sins doesn’t prosper,
⇔ but whoever confesses and renounces them finds mercy.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET The one who covers his transgressions will not prosper,
⇔ but whoever confesses them and forsakes them will find mercy.

LSV Whoever is covering his transgressions does not prosper,
And he who is confessing and forsaking has mercy.

FBV People who hide their sins won't succeed, but those who confess and renounce their sins will be shown kindness.

T4T ⇔ Those who refuse to confess/admit their sins will not prosper,
⇔ but God acts mercifully/kindly toward those who confess their sins and turn away from their sinful behavior.

LEB • He who conceals his transgression will not prosper, but he who confesses and forsakes will obtain mercy.

BBE He who keeps his sins secret will not do well; but one who is open about them, and gives them up, will get mercy.

Moff He who covers up his sins shall never prosper;
⇔ he who confesses and forsakes them is forgiven.

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

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

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

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

Drby He that covereth his transgressions shall not prosper; but whoso confesseth and forsaketh [them] shall obtain mercy.

RV He that covereth his transgressions shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall obtain mercy.
(He that covereth/covers his transgressions shall not prosper: but whoso/whoever confesseth and forsaketh/forsakes them shall obtain mercy. )

SLT He covering his transgression shall not prosper: but he confessing and forsaking, shall be compassionated.

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

KJB-1769 He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy.
(He that covereth/covers his sins shall not prosper: but whoso/whoever confesseth and forsaketh/forsakes them shall have mercy. )

KJB-1611 He that couereth his sinnes, shall not prosper: but who so confesseth and forsaketh them, shall haue mercie.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps He that hydeth his sinnes, shall not prosper: but whoso knowledgeth them and forsaketh them, shall haue mercy.
(He that hideth/hides his sins, shall not prosper: but whoso/whoever knowledgeth them and forsaketh/forsakes them, shall have mercy.)

Gnva He that hideth his sinnes, shall not prosper: but he that confesseth, and forsaketh them, shall haue mercy.
(He that hideth/hides his sins, shall not prosper: but he that confesseth, and forsaketh/forsakes them, shall have mercy. )

Cvdl He that hydeth his synnes, shall not prospere: but who so knowlegeth them and forsaketh them, shall haue mercy.
(He that hideth/hides his sins, shall not prosper: but whoso/whoever knowledgeth them and forsaketh/forsakes them, shall have mercy.)

Wycl He that hidith hise grete trespassis, schal not be maad riytful; but he that knoulechith and forsakith tho, schal gete merci.
(He that hideth/hides his great trespasses, shall not be made rightful; but he that knoulechith and forsaketh/forsakes those, shall gotten mercy.)

Luth Wer seine Missetat leugnet, dem wird‘s nicht gelingen; wer sie aber bekennet und lässet, der wird Barmherzigkeit erlangen.
(Who his misdeed/iniquity leugnet, to_him it_will not succeed; who they/she/them but bekennet and lets, the/of_the becomes compassion obtain/gain.)

ClVg Qui abscondit scelera sua non dirigetur; qui autem confessus fuerit et reliquerit ea, misericordiam consequetur.
(Who hid crimes his_own not/no directtur; who/which however confessus has_been and reliquerit them, mercy will_follow. )

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 25:1–29:27: This is Hezekiah’s collection of Solomon’s proverbs

This section is the second collection of Solomon’s proverbs. These proverbs were organized and copied by men who served King Hezekiah. Most scholars divide this section into two groups. These groups differ in several ways.

The first group (chapters 25–27) has many more comparisons and admonitions. In Hebrew, most of these comparisons are metaphors in which one or more illustrations precede the topic. Some English versions change the order so that the topic precedes the illustration(s). You should follow the order that expresses the meaning naturally and effectively in your language.

In the first group, many proverbs are one verse long. As with the individual proverbs in the main collection of Solomon’s proverbs (Section 10:1–22:16), they are not related to the proverbs around them. Other proverbs in this group are two or more verses long. Still others are one-verse proverbs that are closely related in theme. Proverbs in all three categories will be marked as separate paragraphs.

The second group (chapters 28–29) has more contrastive proverbs. The proverbs in this group are each one verse long. They will not be marked as separate paragraphs.

Some other headings for this section are:

More Proverbs of Solomon (NIV)

Proverbs of Solomon Collected by Hezekiah (NET)

These are also wise things that Solomon said

28:13

Notice the parallel parts that contrast in meaning:

^13a He who conceals his sins does not prosper,

^13bbut whoever confesses and renounces them will find mercy.

28:13a

He who conceals his sins will not prosper,

People who hide their sins will not succeed in doing what they planned/intended.
If you^(sing) refuse to confess your sins, you will not reach/accomplish your goals.
Your^(sing) life will not become better if you try to hide the bad things that you do to other people.

He who conceals his sins: A person who covers or conceals his sins tries to hide them. In light of the parallel phrase in 28:13b, it means that he refuses to confess them.

sins: In this context, the word sins refers to evil deeds or offenses that a person commits. The verse does not specify whether these sins are against God or people. If possible, leave this information implied. If it is necessary to make it explicit in your language, these sins are probably against other people.Fox (p. 826) comments that elsewhere in Proverbs (10:18, 11:13, 17:9, 26:26), “covering up” a sin “refers to hiding one’s feelings and offenses toward other people.” Waltke (p. 417) defines the sins here as “legal offenses against the personal and property rights of others.”

Some other ways to translate this clause are:

The one who covers his transgressions (NET)

If you hide your sins (NCV)

If you don’t confess your sins (CEV)

will not prosper: The phrase will not prosper means that he will not make progress toward reaching his goals. He will not succeed in doing what he intended.Waltke (p. 417), UBS (p. 594), TWOT #1917. This phrase may imply material prosperity, but according to most scholars, that is not the main meaning. Some other ways to translate this phrase are:

will not succeed (NJPS)

will not be able to do what he planned

will be a failure (CEV)

General Comment on 28:13a

In some languages, it may be more natural to state the negative meaning of this line in a different way. For example:

No one who conceals transgressions will prosper (NRSV)

It may also be more natural to reorder some of the parallel parts. For example:

You will never succeed in life if you try to hide your sins. (GNT)

28:13b

but whoever confesses and renounces them will find mercy.

But people who confess their sins and forsake/abandon them will obtain mercy from Yahweh.
But if you^(sing) admit that you have sinned and turn away from your sins, Yahweh will be merciful to you.
But Yahweh will show you^(sing) compassion if you confess those bad deeds to him and stop doing what is wrong.

but whoever confesses and renounces them will find mercy: This line is more literally “but one who confesses and one who forsakes them, he will be shown mercy.” This verse does not make explicit that a person confesses his sins to the LORD, nor does it specify that the LORD is the one who shows him mercy. In some languages, it may be necessary to make this implied information explicit in one or both phrases.

confesses and renounces: The word confesses means here that the person who has sinned admits or acknowledges that he has done wrong.Several scholars point out that the word translated here as “confesses” usually means “acknowledges with public praise.” Almost all conclude that in this context it means to acknowledge or confess sin. See UBS (p. 594), Waltke (p. 417), TWOT #847, and NIDOTTE (H3344) for more details. All English versions consulted translated the word as “confess/confesses.” The word renounces means that a person abandons or turns away from his sin.

Some other ways to translate 28:13b are:

but if they confess and turn from them, they will receive mercy (NLT)

Confess them and give them up; then God will show mercy to you. (GNT)

General Comment on 28:13b

In some languages, it may be more natural to reorder some of the parts of this line. For example:

But God will be merciful if you confess your sins and give them up. (CEV)

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

מְכַסֶּ֣ה פְ֭שָׁעָי⁠ו & וּ⁠מוֹדֶ֖ה

conceals transgressions_of,his & and,[one_who]_confesses

One who covers, his, and one who confesses refer to types of people in general, not specific people. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use more natural expressions. Alternate translation: “Any person who covers that person’s own transgressions … but any person who confesses”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

מְכַסֶּ֣ה

conceals

Here Solomon refers to someone concealing his transgressions as if transgressions were objects that someone covers. See how you translated the same use of covers in [10:6](../10/06.md).

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

פְ֭שָׁעָי⁠ו

transgressions_of,his

See how you translated the abstract noun transgressions in [10:12](../10/12.md).

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

וּ⁠מוֹדֶ֖ה וְ⁠עֹזֵ֣ב

and,[one_who]_confesses and,[one_who]_forsakes_[them]

Solomon is leaving out some of the words that in many languages a sentence would need in order to be complete. You could supply these words from earlier in the sentence if it would be clearer in your language. Alternate translation: “but one who confesses and forsakes his transgressions”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

יְרֻחָֽם

obtain_mercy