Proverbs 28:13 Go deeper

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

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מְכַסֶּ֣הme.kha.Seh[one who] conceals

Lemma: כָּסָה (ka.sah) · Strong's: H3680

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVprmsa)

Meaning: to cover

Used 151 times. Also: Genesis 7:19, Genesis 7:20, Genesis 9:23, Genesis 18:17, Genesis 24:65, Genesis 37:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3680; TAHOT Proverbs 28:13 word 1

פְ֭שָׁעָיוFe.sha.'avtransgressions his

Lemma: פֶּ֫שַׁע (pe.sah) · Strong's: H6588

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: transgression

Used 93 times. Also: Genesis 31:36, Genesis 50:17, Exodus 22:9, Exodus 23:21, Exodus 34:7, Leviticus 16:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6588; TAHOT Proverbs 28:13 word 2

לֹ֣אlo'not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Proverbs 28:13 word 3

יַצְלִ֑יחַyatz.Li.achhe will prosper

Lemma: צָלֵחַ (tsa.lech) · Strong's: H6743B

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhi3ms)

Meaning: to prosper

Used 55 times. Also: Genesis 24:21, Genesis 24:40, Genesis 24:42, Genesis 24:56, Genesis 39:2, Genesis 39:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6743B; TAHOT Proverbs 28:13 word 4

וּמוֹדֶ֖הu.mo.Dehand [one who] confesses

Lemma: יָדָה (ya.dah) · Strong's: H3034

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVhrmsa)

Meaning: to give thanks

Used 114 times. Also: Genesis 29:35, Genesis 49:8, Leviticus 5:5, Leviticus 16:21, Leviticus 26:40, Numbers 5:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3034; TAHOT Proverbs 28:13 word 5

וְעֹזֵ֣בve.'o.Zevand [one who] forsakes [them]

Lemma: עָזַב (a.zav) · Strong's: H5800A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: to leave: forsake

Used 195 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 24:27, Genesis 28:15, Genesis 39:6, Genesis 39:12, Genesis 39:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5800A; TAHOT Proverbs 28:13 word 6

יְרֻחָֽם\׃ye.ru.Chamhe will be shown mercy

Lemma: רָחַם (ra.cham) · Strong's: H7355

Parsing: Verb · Pual (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVPi3ms)

Meaning: to have compassion

Used 47 times. Also: Exodus 33:19, Deuteronomy 13:17, Deuteronomy 30:3, 1 Kings 8:50, 2 Kings 13:23, Psalms 18:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7355; TAHOT Proverbs 28:13 word 7

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

He who conceals	→	כָּסָה H3680 to cover
his sins	→	פֶּ֫שַׁע H6588 transgression
will not	→	לֹא H3808 not
prosper	→	צָלֵחַ H6743B to prosper
but whoever confesses	→	יָדָה H3034 to give thanks
and renounces them	→	עָזַב H5800A to leave: forsake
will find mercy	→	רָחַם H7355 to have compassion

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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