THEOSISProverbs 28:13Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers
He that hideth his sins, shall not prosper: but he that shall confess, and forsake them, shall obtain mercy.
מְכַסֶּ֣ה פְ֭שָׁעָיו לֹ֣א יַצְלִ֑יחַ וּמוֹדֶ֖ה וְעֹזֵ֣ב יְרֻחָֽם׃
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Passages read together with this verse.
- 1 John 1:8If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us.
- 1 John 1:10If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar: and his word is not in us.
- Ps 32 (31):3
- Ps 32 (31):5
- Job 31:33If as a man I have hid my sin, and have concealed my iniquity in my bosom.
- Luke 15:18I will arise and will go to my father and say to him: Father, I have sinned against heaven and before thee.
- Luke 15:24Because this my son was dead and is come to life again, was lost and is found. And they began to be merry.
- Jer 3:12Go, and proclaim these words towards the north, and thou shalt say: Return, O rebellious Israel, saith the Lord, and I will not turn away my face from you: for I am holy, saith the Lord, and I will not be angry for ever.