Proverbs 16:6

Bible in Basic English (1941)

By mercy and good faith evil-doing is taken away: and by the fear of the Lord men are turned away from evil.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 14:16 : 16 The wise man, fearing, keeps himself from evil; but the foolish man goes on in his pride, with no thought of danger.
  • Job 28:28 : 28 And he said to man, Truly the fear of the Lord is wisdom, and to keep from evil is the way to knowledge.
  • Dan 4:27 : 27 For this cause, O King, let my suggestion be pleasing to you, and let your sins be covered by righteousness and your evil-doing by mercy to the poor, so that the time of your well-being may be longer.
  • Prov 8:13 : 13 The fear of the Lord is seen in hating evil: pride, a high opinion of oneself, the evil way, and the false tongue, are unpleasing to me.
  • Luke 11:41 : 41 But if you give to the poor such things as you are able, then all things are clean to you.
  • John 15:2 : 2 He takes away every branch in me which has no fruit, and every branch which has fruit he makes clean, so that it may have more fruit.
  • Acts 15:9 : 9 Making no division between them and us, but making clean their hearts by faith.
  • 2 Cor 7:1 : 1 Because God, then, will give us such rewards, dear brothers, let us make ourselves clean from all evil of flesh and spirit, and become completely holy in the fear of God.
  • Eph 5:21 : 21 Letting yourselves be ruled by one another in the fear of Christ.
  • 1 Pet 1:22 : 22 And as you have made your souls clean, being ruled by what is true, and loving one another without deceit, see that your love is warm and from the heart:
  • Mic 7:18-20 : 18 Who is a God like you, offering forgiveness for evil-doing and overlooking the sins of the rest of his heritage? he does not keep his wrath for ever, because his delight is in mercy. 19 He will again have pity on us; he will put our sins under his feet: and you will send all our sins down into the heart of the sea. 20 You will make clear your good faith to Jacob and your mercy to Abraham, as you gave your oath to our fathers from times long past.
  • Ps 85:10 : 10 Mercy and faith have come together; righteousness and peace have given one another a kiss.
  • Prov 14:27 : 27 The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, by which one may be turned from the nets of death.
  • Prov 20:28 : 28 Mercy and good faith keep the king safe, and the seat of his power is based on upright acts.
  • Gen 20:11 : 11 And Abraham said, Because it seemed to me that there was no fear of God in this place, and that they might put me to death because of my wife.
  • Neh 5:9 : 9 And I said, What you are doing is not good: is it not the more necessary for you to go in the fear of our God, because of the shame which the nations may put on us?
  • Neh 5:15 : 15 But earlier rulers who were before me made the people responsible for their upkeep, and took from them bread and wine at the rate of forty shekels of silver; and even their servants were lords over the people: but I did not do so, because of the fear of God.
  • Job 1:1-8 : 1 There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job. He was without sin and upright, fearing God and keeping himself far from evil. 2 And he had seven sons and three daughters. 3 And of cattle he had seven thousand sheep and goats, and three thousand camels, and a thousand oxen, and five hundred she-asses, and a very great number of servants. And the man was greater than any of the sons of the east. 4 His sons regularly went to one another's houses, and every one on his day gave a feast: and at these times they sent for their three sisters to take part in their feasts with them. 5 And at the end of their days of feasting, Job sent and made them clean, getting up early in the morning and offering burned offerings for them all. For, Job said, It may be that my sons have done wrong and said evil of God in their hearts. And Job did this whenever the feasts came round. 6 And there was a day when the sons of the gods came together before the Lord, and the Satan came with them. 7 And the Lord said to the Satan, Where do you come from? And the Satan said in answer, From wandering this way and that on the earth, and walking about on it. 8 And the Lord said to the Satan, Have you taken note of my servant Job, for there is no one like him on the earth, a man without sin and upright, fearing God and keeping himself far from evil?

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 8:13
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    13The fear of the Lord is seen in hating evil: pride, a high opinion of oneself, the evil way, and the false tongue, are unpleasing to me.

  • Job 28:28
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    28And he said to man, Truly the fear of the Lord is wisdom, and to keep from evil is the way to knowledge.

  • Isa 1:16
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    16Be washed, make yourselves clean; put away the evil of your doings from before my eyes; let there be an end of sinning;

  • Prov 3:7
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    7Put no high value on your wisdom: let the fear of the Lord be before you, and keep yourself from evil:

  • Prov 16:7
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    7When a man's ways are pleasing to the Lord, he makes even his haters be at peace with him.

  • Prov 19:23
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    23The fear of the Lord gives life: and he who has it will have need of nothing; no evil will come his way.

  • Prov 28:13-14
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    13He who keeps his sins secret will not do well; but one who is open about them, and gives them up, will get mercy.

    14Happy is the man in whom is the fear of the Lord at all times; but he whose heart is hard will come into trouble.

  • Prov 13:6
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    6Righteousness keeps safe him whose way is without error, but evil-doers are overturned by sin.

  • Prov 16:17
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    17The highway of the upright is to be turned away from evil: he who takes care of his way will keep his soul.

  • Ps 34:16
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    16The face of the Lord is against those who do evil, to take away the memory of them from the earth.

  • Prov 16:5
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    5Everyone who has pride in his heart is disgusting to the Lord: he will certainly not go free from punishment.

  • Isa 59:15
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    15Yes, faith is gone; and he whose heart is turned from evil comes into the power of the cruel: and the Lord saw it, and he was angry that there was no one to take up their cause.

  • Ps 34:14
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    14Be turned from evil, and do good; make a search for peace, desiring it with all your heart.

  • Prov 14:26-27
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    26For him in whose heart is the fear of the Lord there is strong hope: and his children will have a safe place.

    27The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, by which one may be turned from the nets of death.

  • Prov 14:16
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    16The wise man, fearing, keeps himself from evil; but the foolish man goes on in his pride, with no thought of danger.

  • Prov 6:16
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    16Six things are hated by the Lord; seven things are disgusting to him:

  • Ps 130:4
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    4But there is forgiveness with you, so that you may be feared.

  • Isa 55:7
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    7Let the sinner give up his way, and the evil-doer his purpose: and let him come back to the Lord, and he will have mercy on him; and to our God, for there is full forgiveness with him.

  • Job 11:14
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    14If you put far away the evil of your hands, and let no wrongdoing have a place in your tent;

  • Prov 14:34
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    34By righteousness a nation is lifted up, but sin is a cause of shame to the peoples.

  • Jonah 2:8
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    8When my soul in me was overcome, I kept the memory of the Lord: and my prayer came in to you, into your holy Temple.

  • Ezek 18:26
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    26When the upright man, turning away from his righteousness, does evil, death will overtake him; in the evil which he has done death will overtake him.

  • Prov 14:22
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    22Will not the designers of evil come into error? But mercy and good faith are for the designers of good.

  • Deut 19:20
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    20And the rest of the people, hearing of it, will be full of fear, and never again do such evil among you.

  • Ezek 33:18
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    18When the upright man, turning away from his righteousness, does evil, death will overtake him in it.

  • Prov 22:4
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    4The reward of a gentle spirit and the fear of the Lord is wealth and honour and life.

  • Ps 37:27
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    27Be turned from evil, and do good; and your place will be for ever.

  • Ps 36:1
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    1<To the chief music-maker. Of the servant of the Lord. Of David.> The sin of the evil-doer says in his heart, There is no fear of the Lord before his eyes.

  • Prov 12:2
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    2A good man has grace in the eyes of the Lord; but the man of evil designs gets punishment from him.

  • Prov 14:2
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    2He who goes on his way in righteousness has before him the fear of the Lord; but he whose ways are twisted gives him no honour.

  • Ps 19:9
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    9The fear of the Lord is clean, and has no end; the decisions of the Lord are true and full of righteousness.

  • Prov 15:16
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    16Better is a little with the fear of the Lord, than great wealth together with trouble.

  • Prov 15:9
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    9The way of the evil-doer is disgusting to the Lord, but he who goes after righteousness is dear to him.

  • Prov 1:16
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    16For their feet are running after evil, and they are quick to take a man's life.

  • Prov 9:10
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    10The fear of the Lord is the start of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One gives a wise mind

  • Mal 2:6
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    6True teaching was in his mouth, and no evil was seen on his lips: he was walking with me in peace and righteousness, turning numbers of people away from evil-doing.

  • Job 15:16
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    16How much less one who is disgusting and unclean, a man who takes in evil like water!

  • Jer 2:19
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    19The evil you yourselves have done will be your punishment, your errors will be your judge: be certain then, and see that it is an evil and a bitter thing to give up the Lord your God, and no longer to be moved by fear of me, says the Lord, the Lord of armies.

  • Prov 20:28
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    28Mercy and good faith keep the king safe, and the seat of his power is based on upright acts.

  • Eccl 7:18
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    18It is good to take this in your hand and not to keep your hand from that; he who has the fear of God will be free of the two.

  • Ps 65:3
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    3Evils have overcome us: but as for our sins, you will take them away.

  • Prov 16:12
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    12Evil-doing is disgusting to kings: for the seat of the ruler is based on righteousness.

  • Prov 15:33
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    33The fear of the Lord is the teaching of wisdom; and a low opinion of oneself goes before honour.

  • Ps 1:6
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    6Because the Lord sees the way of the upright, but the end of the sinner is destruction.

  • Prov 28:5
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    5Evil men have no knowledge of what is right; but those who go after the Lord have knowledge of all things.

  • Jer 7:5
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    5For if your ways and your doings are truly changed for the better; if you truly give right decisions between a man and his neighbour;

  • Ps 25:10
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    10All the ways of the Lord are mercy and good faith for those who keep his agreement and his witness.

  • Prov 2:5
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    5Then the fear of the Lord will be clear to you, and knowledge of God will be yours.