Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Through love and faithfulness sin is atoned for; through the fear of the LORD evil is avoided. New Living Translation Unfailing love and faithfulness make atonement for sin. By fearing the LORD, people avoid evil. English Standard Version By steadfast love and faithfulness iniquity is atoned for, and by the fear of the LORD one turns away from evil. Berean Standard Bible By loving devotion and faithfulness iniquity is atoned for, and by the fear of the LORD one turns aside from evil. King James Bible By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the LORD men depart from evil. New King James Version In mercy and truth Atonement is provided for iniquity; And by the fear of the LORD one departs from evil. New American Standard Bible By mercy and truth atonement is made for wrongdoing, And by the fear of the LORD one keeps away from evil. NASB 1995 By lovingkindness and truth iniquity is atoned for, And by the fear of the LORD one keeps away from evil. NASB 1977 By lovingkindness and truth iniquity is atoned for, And by the fear of the LORD one keeps away from evil. Legacy Standard Bible By lovingkindness and truth iniquity is atoned for, And by the fear of Yahweh one turns away from evil. Amplified Bible By mercy and lovingkindness and truth [not superficial ritual] wickedness is cleansed from the heart, And by the fear of the LORD one avoids evil. Christian Standard Bible Iniquity is atoned for by loyalty and faithfulness, and one turns from evil by the fear of the LORD. Holman Christian Standard Bible Wickedness is atoned for by loyalty and faithfulness, and one turns from evil by the fear of the LORD. American Standard Version By mercy and truth iniquity is atoned for; And by the fear of Jehovah men depart from evil. Aramaic Bible in Plain English The evil one is forgiven by grace and by truth and the awe of LORD JEHOVAH turns aside from evil. Contemporary English Version If we truly love God, our sins will be forgiven; if we show him respect, we will keep away from sin. Douay-Rheims Bible By mercy and truth iniquity is redeemed: and by the fear of the Lord men depart from evil. English Revised Version By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the LORD men depart from evil. GOD'S WORD® Translation By mercy and faithfulness, peace is made with the LORD. By the fear of the LORD, evil is avoided. Good News Translation Be loyal and faithful, and God will forgive your sin. Obey the LORD and nothing evil will happen to you. International Standard Version Iniquity is atoned for by gracious love and truth, and through fear of the LORD people turn from evil. JPS Tanakh 1917 By mercy and truth iniquity is expiated; And by the fear of the LORD men depart from evil. Literal Standard Version Iniquity is pardoned in kindness and truth, | And in the fear of YHWH | Turn aside from evil. Majority Standard Bible By loving devotion and faithfulness iniquity is atoned for, and by the fear of the LORD one turns aside from evil. New American Bible By steadfast loyalty guilt is expiated, and by the fear of the LORD evil is avoided. NET Bible Through loyal love and truth iniquity is appeased; through fearing the LORD one avoids evil. New Revised Standard Version By loyalty and faithfulness iniquity is atoned for, and by the fear of the LORD one avoids evil. New Heart English Bible By mercy and truth iniquity is atoned for. By the fear of the LORD men depart from evil. Webster's Bible Translation By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the LORD men depart from evil. World English Bible By mercy and truth iniquity is atoned for. By the fear of Yahweh men depart from evil. Young's Literal Translation In kindness and truth pardoned is iniquity, And in the fear of Jehovah Turn thou aside from evil. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Reply of the Tongue is from the LORD…5Everyone who is proud in heart is detestable to the LORD; be assured that he will not go unpunished. 6By loving devotion and faithfulness iniquity is atoned for, and by the fear of the LORD one turns aside from evil. 7When a man’s ways please the LORD, He makes even the man’s enemies live at peace with him.… Cross References Luke 11:41 But give as alms the things that are within you, and you will see that everything is clean for you. Genesis 20:11 Abraham replied, "I thought to myself, 'Surely there is no fear of God in this place. They will kill me on account of my wife.' Exodus 1:17 The midwives, however, feared God and did not do as the king of Egypt had instructed; they let the boys live. Exodus 20:20 "Do not be afraid," Moses replied. "For God has come to test you, so that the fear of Him may be before you, to keep you from sinning." Proverbs 3:7 Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD and turn away from evil. Proverbs 8:13 To fear the LORD is to hate evil; I hate arrogant pride, evil conduct, and perverse speech. Proverbs 14:16 A wise man fears and turns from evil, but a fool is careless and reckless. Treasury of Scripture By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the LORD men depart from evil. Proverbs 20:28 Mercy and truth preserve the king: and his throne is upholden by mercy. Psalm 85:10 Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other. Daniel 4:27 Wherefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable unto thee, and break off thy sins by righteousness, and thine iniquities by shewing mercy to the poor; if it may be a lengthening of thy tranquillity. by the Proverbs 8:13 The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate. Proverbs 14:16,17 A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident… Genesis 20:11 And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely the fear of God is not in this place; and they will slay me for my wife's sake. Jump to Previous Atoned Avoids Depart Evil Evil-Doing Expiated Faith Faithfulness Fear Good Iniquity Keeps Kindness Lovingkindness Mercy Pardoned Purged Sin Truth Turn TurnedJump to Next Atoned Avoids Depart Evil Evil-Doing Expiated Faith Faithfulness Fear Good Iniquity Keeps Kindness Lovingkindness Mercy Pardoned Purged Sin Truth Turn TurnedProverbs 16 1. The Plans of the heart(6) Mercy and truth.--See above on Proverbs 3:3. Mercy and truth cannot, of course, in themselves "purge iniquity," only so far as they are signs of the "faith which worketh by love" (Galatians 5:6), which accepts the salvation offered by God (Romans 1:16-17). (Comp. the statement with regard to charity, 1Peter 4:8.) By the fear of the Lord men depart from evil.--Or, rather, escape misfortune. (Comp. Psalms 37 throughout.) Verse 6. - By mercy and truth iniquity is purged; atoned for. The combination "mercy and truth" occurs in Proverbs 3:3 (where see note), and intimates love to God and man, and faithfulness in keeping promises and truth and justice in all dealings. It is by the exercise of those graces, not by mere external rites, that God is propitiated (see on Proverbs 10:2). A kind of expiatory value is assigned to these virtues, which, indeed, must not be pressed too closely, but should be examined by the light of such passages in the New Testament as Luke 11:41; Acts 10:4. Of course, such graces show themselves only in one who is really devout and God fearing; they are the fruits of a heart at peace with God and man, and react on the character and conduct. The LXX., which places this distich after ver. 27 of ch. 15, translates, "By alms and faithfulness (πίστεσιν) sins are cleansed," confining the term "mercy" to one special form, as in one reading of Matthew 6. l, "Take heed that ye do not your righteousness [al. alms] before men." By the fear of the Lord men depart from evil. The practice of true religion, of course, involves abstinence from sin; and this seems so unnecessary a truth to be formally stated that some take the "evil" named to be physical, not moral evil; calamity, not transgression. But the two clauses are coordinate, and present two aspects of the same truth. The first intimates how sin is to be expiated, the second how it is to be avoided. The morally good man meets with pardon and acceptance, and he who fears God is delivered from evil. So we pray, in the Lord's Prayer, "Forgive us our trespasses, and deliver us from evil." Septuagint, "By the fear of the Lord every one declineth from evil" (comp. Proverbs 14:27).Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew By loving devotionבְּחֶ֣סֶד (bə·ḥe·seḏ) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2617: Kindness, piety, reproof, beauty and truth, וֶ֭אֱמֶת (we·’ĕ·meṯ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 571: Stability, certainty, truth, trustworthiness wickedness עָוֺ֑ן (‘ā·wōn) Noun - common singular Strong's 5771: Iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquity is atoned for, יְכֻפַּ֣ר (yə·ḵup·par) Verb - Pual - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3722: To cover, to expiate, condone, to placate, cancel and by the fear וּבְיִרְאַ֥ת (ū·ḇə·yir·’aṯ) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 3374: Fear, reverence of the LORD יְ֝הוָ֗ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel [a man] turns aside ס֣וּר (sūr) Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 5493: To turn aside from evil. מֵרָֽע׃ (mê·rā‘) Preposition-m | Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 7451: Bad, evil Links Proverbs 16:6 NIVProverbs 16:6 NLT Proverbs 16:6 ESV Proverbs 16:6 NASB Proverbs 16:6 KJV Proverbs 16:6 BibleApps.com Proverbs 16:6 Biblia Paralela Proverbs 16:6 Chinese Bible Proverbs 16:6 French Bible Proverbs 16:6 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Proverbs 16:6 By mercy and truth iniquity is atoned (Prov. 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