Proverbs 16:6
Through kindness and truth is iniquity atoned for; and by the fear of the Lord [men] depart from evil.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the LORD men depart from evil.
In Context
7When the Lord receiveth in favor a man's ways, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.
Cross References
Genesis 20:11And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely there is no fear of God in this place, and they will slay me for the sake of my wife.
Leviticus 25:17And ye shall not overreach one the other; but thou shalt be afraid of thy God; for I am the Lord your God.
Nehemiah 5:9Then said I, The thing is not good which ye are doing: ought ye not to walk in the fear of our God, because of the taunting of the nations, our enemies?
Job 1:1There was a man in the land of 'Uz, Job was his name; And this man was perfect and upright, and fearing God, and eschewing evil.
Psalms 85:10(85:11) Kindness and truth are met together: righteousness and peace kiss each other.
Proverbs 8:13The fear of the Lord is to hate evil, pride and arrogance, and the evil way: and the mouth of perverseness do I hate.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 16:6
5 Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to the Lord : though hand join in hand, he shall not be unpunished. Note, 1. The pride of sinners sets God against them. He that, being high in estate is proud in heart, whose spirit is elevated with his condition, so that he becomes insolent in his conduct towards God and man, let him know that though he admires himself, and others caress him, yet he is an abomination to the Lord. The great God despises him; the holy God detest him. 2. The power of sinners… Read the whole commentary →