Proverbs 16:6
By mercy and trueth iniquitie shalbe forgiuen, and by the feare of the Lord they depart from euill.
Geneva Bible 1599
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 wayes of a man please the Lord, he will make also his enemies at peace with him.
Cross References
Genesis 20:11Then Abraham answered, Because I thought thus, Surely the feare of God is not in this place, and they will slay me for my wiues sake.
Leviticus 25:17Oppresse not ye therefore any man his neighbour, but thou shalt feare thy God: for I am the Lord your God.
Nehemiah 5:9I said also, That which ye do, is not good. Ought ye not to walke in the feare of our God, for the reproche of the heathen our enemies?
Job 1:1There was a man in the lande of Vz called Iob, and this man was an vpright and iust man, one that feared God, and eschewed euill.
Psalms 85:10Mercie and trueth shall meete: righteousnes and peace shall kisse one another.
Proverbs 8:13The feare of the Lord is to hate euill as pride, and arrogancie, and the euill way: and a mouth that speaketh lewde things, I doe 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 →