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By fearing the LORD, people avoid evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/proverbs/16.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />By steadfast love and faithfulness iniquity is atoned for, and by the fear of the LORD one turns away from evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/proverbs/16.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />By loving devotion and faithfulness iniquity is atoned for, and by the fear of the LORD one turns aside from evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/proverbs/16.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the LORD <i>men</i> depart from evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/proverbs/16.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />In mercy and truth Atonement is provided for iniquity; And by the fear of the LORD <i>one</i> departs from evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/proverbs/16.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />By mercy and truth atonement is made for wrongdoing, And by the fear of the LORD one keeps away from evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/proverbs/16.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />By lovingkindness and truth iniquity is atoned for, And by the fear of the LORD one keeps away from evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/proverbs/16.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />By lovingkindness and truth iniquity is atoned for, And by the fear of the LORD one keeps away from evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/proverbs/16.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />By lovingkindness and truth iniquity is atoned for, And by the fear of Yahweh one turns away from evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/proverbs/16.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />By mercy <i>and</i> lovingkindness and truth [not superficial ritual] wickedness is cleansed from the heart, And by the fear of the LORD one avoids evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/proverbs/16.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Iniquity is atoned for by loyalty and faithfulness, and one turns from evil by the fear of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/proverbs/16.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Wickedness is atoned for by loyalty and faithfulness, and one turns from evil by the fear of the LORD. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/proverbs/16.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />By mercy and truth iniquity is atoned for; And by the fear of Jehovah men depart from evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/proverbs/16.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />If we truly love God, our sins will be forgiven; if we show him respect, we will keep away from sin. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/proverbs/16.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the LORD men depart from evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/proverbs/16.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />By mercy and faithfulness, peace is made with the LORD. By the fear of the LORD, evil is avoided.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/proverbs/16.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Be loyal and faithful, and God will forgive your sin. Obey the LORD and nothing evil will happen to you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/proverbs/16.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Iniquity is atoned for by gracious love and truth, and through fear of the LORD people turn from evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/proverbs/16.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />By loving devotion and faithfulness iniquity is atoned for, and by the fear of the LORD one turns aside from evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/proverbs/16.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Through loyal love and truth iniquity is appeased; through fearing the LORD one avoids evil. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/proverbs/16.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />By mercy and truth iniquity is atoned for. By the fear of the LORD men depart from evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/proverbs/16.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the LORD men depart from evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/proverbs/16.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />By mercy and truth iniquity is atoned for. By the fear of Yahweh men depart from evil. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/proverbs/16.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Iniquity is pardoned in kindness and truth, "" And in the fear of YHWH "" Turn aside from evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/proverbs/16.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> In kindness and truth pardoned is iniquity, And in the fear of Jehovah Turn thou aside from evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/proverbs/16.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />By mercy and truth iniquity shall be expiated: and in the fear of Jehovah a departing from evil.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/proverbs/16.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />By mercy and truth iniquity is redeemed: and by the fear of the Lord men depart from evil. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/proverbs/16.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />By mercy and truth, iniquity is redeemed. And by the fear of the Lord, one turns away from evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/proverbs/16.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />By steadfast loyalty guilt is expiated, and by the fear of the LORD evil is avoided. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/proverbs/16.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />By loyalty and faithfulness iniquity is atoned for, and by the fear of the LORD one avoids evil.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/proverbs/16.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />By mercy and truth iniquity is purged; and reverence of the LORD causes men to depart from evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/proverbs/16.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />The evil one is forgiven by grace and by truth and the awe of LORD JEHOVAH turns aside from evil.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/proverbs/16.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />By mercy and truth iniquity is expiated; And by the fear of the LORD men depart from evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/16-6.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kpUA5ZltBeQ?start=3084" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/proverbs/16.htm">The Reply of the Tongue is from the LORD</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">5</span>Everyone who is proud in heart is detestable to the LORD; be assured that he will not go unpunished. <span class="reftext">6</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2617.htm" title="2617: bə·ḥe·seḏ (Prep-b:: N-ms) -- Kindness, piety, reproof, beauty. From chacad; kindness; by implication piety: rarely reproof, or Beauty.">By loving devotion</a> <a href="/hebrew/571.htm" title="571: we·’ĕ·meṯ (Conj-w:: N-fs) -- Firmness, faithfulness, truth. Contracted from 'aman; stability; certainty, truth, trustworthiness.">and faithfulness</a> <a href="/hebrew/5771.htm" title="5771: ‘ā·wōn (N-cs) -- Iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquity. Or oavown; from avah; perversity, i.e. evil.">iniquity is</a> <a href="/hebrew/3722.htm" title="3722: yə·ḵup·par (V-Pual-Imperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to cover; figuratively, to expiate or condone, to placate or cancel.">atoned for,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3374.htm" title="3374: ū·ḇə·yir·’aṯ (Conj-w, Prep-b:: N-fsc) -- A fear. Feminine of yare'; fear; morally, reverence.">and by the fear</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">of the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/5493.htm" title="5493: sūr (V-Qal-Inf) -- To turn aside. Or suwr; a primitive root; to turn off.">one turns aside</a> <a href="/hebrew/7451.htm" title="7451: mê·rā‘ (Prep-m:: Adj-ms) -- Bad, evil. From ra'a'; bad or evil.">from evil.</a> </span><span class="reftext">7</span>When a man’s ways please the LORD, He makes even the man’s enemies live at peace with him.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/103-8.htm">Psalm 103:8-12</a></span><br />The LORD is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion. / He will not always accuse us, nor harbor His anger forever. / He has not dealt with us according to our sins or repaid us according to our iniquities. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/7-18.htm">Micah 7:18-19</a></span><br />Who 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? / He will again have compassion on us; He will vanquish our iniquities. You will cast out all our sins into the depths of the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/34-6.htm">Exodus 34:6-7</a></span><br />Then the LORD passed in front of Moses and called out: “The LORD, the LORD God, is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness, / maintaining loving devotion to a thousand generations, forgiving iniquity, transgression, and sin. Yet He will by no means leave the guilty unpunished; He will visit the iniquity of the fathers on their children and grandchildren to the third and fourth generations.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-16.htm">Isaiah 1:16-18</a></span><br />Wash and cleanse yourselves. Remove your evil deeds from My sight. Stop doing evil! / Learn to do right; seek justice and correct the oppressor. Defend the fatherless and plead the case of the widow.” / “Come now, let us reason together,” says the LORD. “Though your sins are like scarlet, they will be as white as snow; though they are as red as crimson, they will become like wool.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/6-6.htm">Hosea 6:6</a></span><br />For I desire mercy, not sacrifice, and the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/51-1.htm">Psalm 51:1-2</a></span><br />For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. When Nathan the prophet came to him after his adultery with Bathsheba. Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your loving devotion; according to Your great compassion, blot out my transgressions. / Wash me clean of my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/130-3.htm">Psalm 130:3-4</a></span><br />If You, O LORD, kept track of iniquities, then who, O Lord, could stand? / But with You there is forgiveness, so that You may be feared.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/9-9.htm">Daniel 9:9</a></span><br />To the Lord our God belong compassion and forgiveness, even though we have rebelled against Him<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/31-34.htm">Jeremiah 31:34</a></span><br />No longer will each man teach his neighbor or his brother, saying, ‘Know the LORD,’ because they will all know Me, from the least of them to the greatest, declares the LORD. For I will forgive their iniquities and will remember their sins no more.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/1-9.htm">1 John 1:9</a></span><br />If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/1-7.htm">Ephesians 1:7</a></span><br />In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/3-24.htm">Romans 3:24-26</a></span><br />and are justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus. / God presented Him as an atoning sacrifice in His blood through faith, in order to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His forbearance He had passed over the sins committed beforehand. / He did this to demonstrate His righteousness at the present time, so as to be just and to justify the one who has faith in Jesus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/9-14.htm">Hebrews 9:14</a></span><br />how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself unblemished to God, purify our consciences from works of death, so that we may serve the living God!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/1-18.htm">1 Peter 1:18-19</a></span><br />For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life you inherited from your forefathers, / but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or spot.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/26-28.htm">Matthew 26:28</a></span><br />This is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the LORD men depart from evil.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/20-28.htm">Proverbs 20:28</a></b></br> Mercy and truth preserve the king: and his throne is upholden by mercy.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/85-10.htm">Psalm 85:10</a></b></br> Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed <i>each other</i>.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/daniel/4-27.htm">Daniel 4:27</a></b></br> 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.</p><p class="hdg">by the</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/8-13.htm">Proverbs 8:13</a></b></br> The fear of the LORD <i>is</i> to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/14-16.htm">Proverbs 14:16,17</a></b></br> A wise <i>man</i> feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/20-11.htm">Genesis 20:11</a></b></br> And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely the fear of God <i>is</i> not in this place; and they will slay me for my wife's sake.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/65-3.htm">Atoned</a> <a href="/romans/13-10.htm">Avoids</a> <a href="/proverbs/15-24.htm">Depart</a> <a href="/proverbs/16-4.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/proverbs/14-32.htm">Evil-Doing</a> <a href="/1_samuel/3-14.htm">Expiated</a> <a href="/proverbs/14-22.htm">Faith</a> <a href="/proverbs/14-22.htm">Faithfulness</a> <a href="/proverbs/15-33.htm">Fear</a> <a href="/proverbs/15-30.htm">Good</a> <a href="/proverbs/12-21.htm">Iniquity</a> <a href="/proverbs/15-25.htm">Keeps</a> <a href="/proverbs/14-22.htm">Kindness</a> <a href="/psalms/109-16.htm">Lovingkindness</a> <a href="/proverbs/14-31.htm">Mercy</a> <a href="/psalms/85-2.htm">Pardoned</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/34-8.htm">Purged</a> <a href="/proverbs/14-34.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/proverbs/14-22.htm">Truth</a> <a href="/proverbs/15-24.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/proverbs/15-10.htm">Turned</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/6-7.htm">Atoned</a> <a href="/proverbs/16-17.htm">Avoids</a> <a href="/proverbs/16-17.htm">Depart</a> <a href="/proverbs/16-12.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/proverbs/16-12.htm">Evil-Doing</a> <a href="/isaiah/6-7.htm">Expiated</a> <a href="/proverbs/20-6.htm">Faith</a> <a href="/proverbs/20-28.htm">Faithfulness</a> <a href="/proverbs/19-23.htm">Fear</a> <a href="/proverbs/16-20.htm">Good</a> <a href="/proverbs/19-28.htm">Iniquity</a> <a href="/proverbs/16-17.htm">Keeps</a> <a href="/proverbs/19-22.htm">Kindness</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-3.htm">Lovingkindness</a> <a href="/proverbs/18-23.htm">Mercy</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-14.htm">Pardoned</a> <a href="/isaiah/4-4.htm">Purged</a> <a href="/proverbs/16-10.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/proverbs/16-13.htm">Truth</a> <a href="/proverbs/16-17.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/proverbs/16-17.htm">Turned</a><div class="vheading2">Proverbs 16</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/16-1.htm">The Plans of the heart</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In the Old Testament, atonement often involved sacrifices and rituals, as seen in Leviticus. However, this verse highlights the internal qualities of love and faithfulness as crucial for reconciliation with God. The Hebrew words for "loving devotion" (chesed) and "faithfulness" (emet) are frequently used to describe God's character, suggesting that humans are called to emulate these divine attributes. This aligns with <a href="/micah/6-8.htm">Micah 6:8</a>, which calls for justice, mercy, and humility. The concept of atonement here foreshadows the ultimate atonement through Jesus Christ, whose sacrifice embodies perfect love and faithfulness.<p><b>and by the fear of the LORD one turns aside from evil</b><br>The "fear of the LORD" is a recurring theme in Proverbs, representing a deep respect and reverence for God. This fear is not about terror but about acknowledging God's holiness and authority, leading to wisdom and moral living. In the cultural context of ancient Israel, where idolatry and moral corruption were prevalent, this fear served as a guiding principle for ethical behavior. The phrase suggests that a proper understanding of God's nature and commands naturally leads one to reject evil. This is echoed in <a href="/proverbs/1-7.htm">Proverbs 1:7</a>, which states that the fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge. The turning aside from evil is a transformative process, akin to repentance, which is central to the teachings of both the Old and New Testaments.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/s/solomon.htm">Solomon</a></b><br>- Traditionally regarded as the author of Proverbs, Solomon was the son of King David and known for his wisdom. He compiled these sayings to impart wisdom and understanding.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>- The covenant name of God in the Hebrew Bible, representing His eternal and unchanging nature. The fear of the LORD is a central theme in Proverbs.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>- The original audience of the Proverbs, the nation of Israel was chosen by God to be His people and to live according to His laws and wisdom.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/l/loving_devotion_and_faithfulness.htm">Loving Devotion and Faithfulness</a></b><br>The Hebrew words for "loving devotion" (chesed) and "faithfulness" (emet) emphasize a covenantal loyalty and truthfulness. In our lives, we are called to reflect God's steadfast love and faithfulness in our relationships and commitments.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/atonement_of_iniquity.htm">Atonement of Iniquity</a></b><br>Iniquity is atoned for not by human effort alone but through a heart aligned with God's character. This points to the ultimate atonement through Christ, who embodies perfect loving devotion and faithfulness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/fear_of_the_lord.htm">Fear of the LORD</a></b><br>The "fear of the LORD" (yirah) is a reverential awe and respect for God. It is foundational for wisdom and leads to a life that turns away from evil. Cultivating this fear involves regular prayer, study of Scripture, and obedience to God's commands.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/turning_from_evil.htm">Turning from Evil</a></b><br>True repentance involves a conscious decision to turn away from sin and towards God. This is an ongoing process that requires the Holy Spirit's guidance and strength.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_proverbs_16.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Proverbs 16</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'overrighteous_overwise'_mean.htm">What does 'not be overrighteous or overwise' mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_justice_shown_if_evil_rulers_die_peacefully.htm">Proverbs 11:21 asserts the wicked will not go unpunished—what evidence shows consistent justice in history, given many evil rulers died peacefully? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_faithful_givers_stay_poor.htm">Proverbs 3:9 commands honoring God with wealth--why do many faithful givers remain poor while the corrupt often thrive?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_reject_some_sacrifices.htm">Proverbs 15:8: Why does a just and loving God reject certain sacrifices yet accept others if He's truly impartial?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/proverbs/16.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(6) <span class= "bld">Mercy and truth.--</span>See above on <a href="/proverbs/3-3.htm" title="Let not mercy and truth forsake you: bind them about your neck; write them on the table of your heart:">Proverbs 3:3</a>. Mercy and truth cannot, of course, in themselves "purge iniquity," only so far as they are signs of the "faith which worketh by love" (<a href="/galatians/5-6.htm" title="For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision avails any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which works by love.">Galatians 5:6</a>), which accepts the salvation offered by God (<a href="/context/romans/1-16.htm" title="For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God to salvation to every one that believes; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.">Romans 1:16-17</a>). (Comp. the statement with regard to charity, <a href="/1_peter/4-8.htm" title="And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.">1Peter 4:8</a>.)<p><span class= "bld">By the fear of the Lord men depart from evil.</span>--Or, rather, <span class= "ital">escape misfortune. </span>(Comp. Psalms 37 throughout.)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/proverbs/16.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 6.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">By mercy and truth iniquity is purged;</span> <span class="accented">atoned for.</span> The combination "mercy and truth" occurs in <a href="/proverbs/3-3.htm">Proverbs 3:3</a> (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 <a href="/luke/11-41.htm">Luke 11:41</a>; <a href="/acts/10-4.htm">Acts 10:4</a>. 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 (<span class="greek">πίστεσιν</span>) sins are cleansed," confining the term "mercy" to one special form, as in one reading of <a href="/matthew/6.htm">Matthew 6</a>. l, "Take heed that ye do not your righteousness [<span class="accented">al.</span> alms] before men." <span class="cmt_word">By the fear of the Lord men depart from evil.</span> 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. <a href="/proverbs/14-27.htm">Proverbs 14:27</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/proverbs/16-6.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">By loving devotion</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּחֶ֣סֶד</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ḥe·seḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2617.htm">Strong's 2617: </a> </span><span class="str2">Kindness, piety, reproof, beauty</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and truth,</span><br /><span class="heb">וֶ֭אֱמֶת</span> <span class="translit">(we·’ĕ·meṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_571.htm">Strong's 571: </a> </span><span class="str2">Stability, certainty, truth, trustworthiness</span><br /><br /><span class="word">wickedness</span><br /><span class="heb">עָוֺ֑ן</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·wōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5771.htm">Strong's 5771: </a> </span><span class="str2">Iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is atoned for,</span><br /><span class="heb">יְכֻפַּ֣ר</span> <span class="translit">(yə·ḵup·par)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Pual - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3722.htm">Strong's 3722: </a> </span><span class="str2">To cover, to expiate, condone, to placate, cancel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and by the fear</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבְיִרְאַ֥ת</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇə·yir·’aṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3374.htm">Strong's 3374: </a> </span><span class="str2">Fear, reverence</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְ֝הוָ֗ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[a man] turns aside</span><br /><span class="heb">ס֣וּר</span> <span class="translit">(sūr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5493.htm">Strong's 5493: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn aside</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from evil.</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵרָֽע׃</span> <span class="translit">(mê·rā‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7451.htm">Strong's 7451: </a> </span><span class="str2">Bad, evil</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/proverbs/16-6.htm">Proverbs 16:6 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/proverbs/16-6.htm">Proverbs 16:6 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/proverbs/16-6.htm">Proverbs 16:6 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/proverbs/16-6.htm">Proverbs 16:6 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/proverbs/16-6.htm">Proverbs 16:6 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/proverbs/16-6.htm">Proverbs 16:6 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/proverbs/16-6.htm">Proverbs 16:6 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/proverbs/16-6.htm">Proverbs 16:6 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/proverbs/16-6.htm">Proverbs 16:6 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/proverbs/16-6.htm">Proverbs 16:6 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/proverbs/16-6.htm">OT Poetry: Proverbs 16:6 By mercy and truth iniquity is atoned (Prov. 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