Proverbs 16:6

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“By loving devotion and faithfulness iniquity is atoned for, and by the fear of the LORD one turns aside from evil.”

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BSBPD

“By loving devotion and faithfulness iniquity is atoned for, and by the fear of the LORD one turns aside from evil.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the Lord men depart from evil.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“By mercy and truth iniquity is atoned for; And by the fear of Jehovah men depart from evil.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“In kindness and truth pardoned is iniquity, And in the fear of Jehovah Turn thou aside from evil.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Proverbs 16:6 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 20:11Abraham replied, “I thought to myself, ‘Surely there is no fear of God in this place. They will kill me on account of my wife.’
  2. Exodus 1:17The midwives, however, feared God and did not do as the king of Egypt had instructed; they let the boys live.
  3. Leviticus 25:17Do not take advantage of each other, but fear your God; for I am the LORD your God.
  4. Deuteronomy 30:13And it is not beyond the sea, that you should need to ask, ‘Who will cross the sea to get it for us and proclaim it, that we may obey it?’
  5. Nehemiah 5:9So I continued, “What you are doing is not right. Shouldn’t you walk in the fear of our God to avoid the reproach of our foreign enemies?
  6. Nehemiah 5:15The governors before me had heavily burdened the people, taking from them bread and wine plus forty shekels of silver. Their servants also oppressed the people, but I did not do this because of my fear of God.
  7. Job 1:1There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job. And this man was blameless and upright, fearing God and shunning evil.
  8. Job 28:28And He said to man, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.’”
  9. Psalms 85:10Loving devotion and faithfulness have joined together; righteousness and peace have kissed.
  10. Proverbs 3:3Never let loving devotion or faithfulness leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart.
  11. Proverbs 8:13To fear the LORD is to hate evil; I hate arrogant pride, evil conduct, and perverse speech.
  12. Proverbs 14:2He who walks in uprightness fears the LORD, but the one who is devious in his ways despises Him.
  13. Proverbs 14:16A wise man fears and turns from evil, but a fool is careless and reckless.
  14. Proverbs 14:27The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, turning a man from the snares of death.
  15. Proverbs 20:28Loving devotion and faithfulness preserve a king; by these he maintains his throne.
  16. Daniel 4:24This is the interpretation, O king, and this is the decree that the Most High has issued against my lord the king:
  17. Daniel 4:27Therefore, may my advice be pleasing to you, O king. Break away from your sins by doing what is right, and from your iniquities by showing mercy to the oppressed. Perhaps there will be an extension of your prosperity.”
  18. Micah 7:18Who is a God like You, who pardons iniquity and passes over the transgression of the remnant of His inheritance— who does not retain His anger forever, because He delights in loving devotion?
  19. Luke 11:41But give as alms the things that are within you, and you will see that everything is clean for you.
  20. John 15:2He cuts off every branch in Me that bears no fruit, and every branch that does bear fruit, He prunes to make it even more fruitful.
  21. Acts 15:9He made no distinction between us and them, for He cleansed their hearts by faith.
  22. 2 Corinthians 7:1Therefore, beloved, since we have these promises, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that defiles body and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
  23. Ephesians 5:21Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.
  24. 1 Peter 1:22Since you have purified your souls by obedience to the truth so that you have a genuine love for your brothers, love one another deeply, from a pure heart.

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