Hebrew Interlinear

Proverbs 28:13 Interlinear

“He that covereth his sins shall not prosper but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy”

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Proverbs 28 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	מְכַסֶּ֣ה	H3680	He that covereth	properly, to plump, i.e., fill up hollows; by implication, to cover (for clothing or secrecy)
2	פְ֭שָׁעָיו	H6588	his sins	a revolt (national, moral or religious)
3	לֹ֣א	H3808		not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
4	יַצְלִ֑יחַ	H6743	shall not prosper	to push forward, in various senses (literal or figurative, transitive or intransitive)
5	וּמוֹדֶ֖ה	H3034	but whoso confesseth	physically, to throw (a stone, an arrow) at or away; especially to revere or worship (with extended hands); intensively, to bemoan (by wringing the ha
6	וְעֹזֵ֣ב	H5800	and forsaketh	to loosen, i.e., relinquish, permit, etc
7	יְרֻחָֽם׃	H7355	them shall have mercy	to fondle; by implication, to love, especially to compassionate

Proverbs 28:13 (current)He that covereth his sins shall not prosper but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy