Proverbs 28:13 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

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

Proverbs 28:13 —

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Cross-References

From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 John 1:8-10
If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. …
Psalms 32:3-5
When I kept silence, my bones waxed old through my roaring all the day long. …
Job 31:33
If I covered my transgressions as Adam, by hiding mine iniquity in my bosom:
Luke 15:18-24
I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee, …
Jeremiah 3:12-13
Go and proclaim these words toward the north, and say, Return, thou backsliding Israel, saith the LORD; and I will not cause mine anger to fall upon you: for I am merciful, saith the LORD, and I will not keep anger for ever. …

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Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 13)

Here is, 1. The folly of indulging sin, of palliating and excusing it, denying or extenuating it, diminishing it, dissembling it, or throwing the blame of it upon others: He that thus covers his sins shall not prosper, let him never expect it. He shall not succeed in his endeavour to cover his sin, for it will be discovered, sooner or later. There is nothing hid which shall not be revealed. A bird…

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset, David Brown’s Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (1871)

(vv. 13)

13. (Compare Psa 32:3-5). Concealment of sin delivers none from God’s wrath, but He shows mercy to the humble penitent (Psa 51:4).