Proverbs 16:6

Proverbs 16:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the Lord men depart from evil.
• New International Version (NIV)Through love and faithfulness sin is atoned for; through the fear of the Lord evil is avoided.
• English Standard Version (ESV)By steadfast love and faithfulness iniquity is atoned for, and by the fear of the Lord one turns away from evil.
• New King James Version (NKJV)In mercy and truth Atonement is provided for iniquity; And by the fear of the Lord one departs from evil.

Context of Proverbs 16:6

4The Lord has prepared everything for his purpose — even the wicked for the day of disaster. 5Everyone with a proud heart is detestable to the Lord; be assured, he will not go unpunished. Iniquity is atoned for by loyalty and faithfulness, and one turns from evil by the fear of the Lord. 7When a person’s ways please the Lord, he makes even his enemies to be at peace with him. 8Better a little with righteousness than great income with injustice.

Proverbs 16:6 word by word

בְּחֶ֣סֶד וֶ֭אֱמֶת יְכֻפַּ֣ר עָוֹ֑ן וּבְיִרְאַ֥ת יְ֝הוָ֗ה ס֣וּר מֵרָֽע׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• By mercyחֶ֫סֶדchêsêd · kindnessH2617
• and truthאֱמֶת'emeth · truth: faithfulH571
• iniquityעָוֺן‛âvôn ‛âvôn · iniquity: crimeH5771
• is purgedכִּפֶּרkâphar · to atoneH3722
• and by the fearיִרְאָהyir'âh · fearH3374
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• departסוּרsûr ώûr · to turn aside: departH5493
• from evilרַעra‛ râ‛âh · bad: evilH7451

Cross-references for Proverbs 16:6

• Proverbs 20:28Loyalty and faithfulness guard a king; through loyalty he maintains his throne.
• Psalms 85:10Faithful love and truth will join together; righteousness and peace will embrace.
• Daniel 4:27Therefore, may my advice seem good to you my king. Separate yourself from your sins by doing what is right, and from your injustices by showing mercy to the needy. Perhaps there will be an extension of your prosperity.”
• Micah 7:18Who is a God like you, forgiving iniquity and passing over rebellion for the remnant of his inheritance? He does not hold on to his anger forever because he delights in faithful love.
• Luke 11:41But give from what is within to the poor, and then everything is clean for you.
• John 15:2Every branch in me that does not produce fruit he removes, and he prunes every branch that produces fruit so that it will produce more fruit.
• Acts 15:9He made no distinction between us and them, cleansing their hearts by faith.
• 1 Peter 1:22Since you have purified yourselves by your obedience to the truth, so that you show sincere brotherly love for each other, from a pure heart love one another constantly,
• Proverbs 8:13To fear the Lord is to hate evil. I hate arrogant pride, evil conduct, and perverse speech.
• Proverbs 14:16A wise person is cautious and turns from evil, but a fool is easily angered and is careless.
• Genesis 20:11Abraham replied, “I thought, ‘There is absolutely no fear of God in this place. They will kill me because of my wife.’
• Nehemiah 5:9Then I said, “What you are doing isn’t right. Shouldn’t you walk in the fear of our God and not invite the reproach of our foreign enemies?
• Job 1:1There was a man in the country of Uz named Job. He was a man of complete integrity, who feared God and turned away from evil.
• 2 Corinthians 7:1So then, dear friends, since we have these promises, let us cleanse ourselves from every impurity of the flesh and spirit, bringing holiness to completion in the fear of God.
• Ephesians 5:21submitting to one another in the fear of Christ.

Commentaries on Proverbs 16:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6By mercy and truth iniquity is purged - This may be misunderstood, as if a man, by showing mercy and acting according to truth, could atone for his own iniquity. The Hebrew text is not ambiguous: עון יכפר ואמת בחסד bechesed veemeth yechapper avon ; "By mercy and truth he shall atone for iniquity." He - God, by his mercy, in sending his son Jesus into the world, - "shall make an atonement for iniquity" according to his truth - the word which he declared by…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6Compare Proverbs 15:8. “By mercy and truth,” not by sacrifices and burnt-offerings, “iniquity is purged, atoned for, expiated.” The teaching is the same as that of the prophets.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6Verse 6 By the mercy and truth of God in Christ Jesus, the sins of believers are taken away, and the power of sin is broken.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6God's constant love and faithfulness are key in his covenant with Israel (see Exodus 15:13; 34:6–7; Numbers 14:18–19; Deuteronomy 7:9–11).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. By mercy and truth--that is, God's (Psa 85:10); He effects the atonement, or covering of sin; and the principles of true piety incline men to depart from evil; or, "mercy" and "truth" may be man's, indicative of the gracious tempers which work instrumentally in procuring pardon. purged--expiated (as in Le 16:33; Is 27:9, Hebrew).Read the comment

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Commentaries on Proverbs 16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings