Proverbs 16:6

Bishops' Bible (1568)

With mercie and faythfulnesse sinnes be forgeuen: and by the feare of the Lorde euyll is eschewed.

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  • Prov 14:16 : 16 A wyse man feareth, and departeth from euyll: but the foole is angry, and counteth hym selfe sure.
  • Job 28:28 : 28 And vnto man he sayd: To feare the Lorde is wysdome, and to forsake euyll is vnderstanding.
  • Dan 4:27 : 27 Wherfore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable vnto thee, and breake of thy sinnes by righteousnesse, and thyne iniquities by mercie towarde the poore: lo, let there be a healing of thyne errour.
  • Prov 8:13 : 13 The feare of the Lorde abhorreth wickednes, pryde, disdayne, and the euil way, and a mouth that speaketh wicked thinges I vtterly abhorre.
  • Luke 11:41 : 41 But rather geue almes of those thynges which are within, and beholde all thynges are cleane vnto you.
  • John 15:2 : 2 Euery braunche that beareth not fruite in me, he will take away: And euery braunche that beareth fruite wyll he pourge, that it may bryng foorth more fruite.
  • Acts 15:9 : 9 And put no difference betwene vs and them, purifiyng their heartes by fayth.
  • 2 Cor 7:1 : 1 Seyng that we haue these promises (dearely beloued) let vs clense our selues from all fylthynesse of the flesshe & spirite, and growe vp to full holynesse in the feare of God.
  • Eph 5:21 : 21 Submittyng your selues one to another in the feare of God.
  • 1 Pet 1:22 : 22 Euen ye which haue purified your soules through the spirite in obeying the trueth, with brotherly loue vnfayned, see that ye loue one another with a pure heart feruentlye:
  • Mic 7:18-20 : 18 Who is such a God as thou, that pardonest wickednesse, and forgeuest the offences of the remnaunt of thyne heritage? He kepeth not his wrath for euer: for his delite is to haue compassion. 19 He shall turne againe, and be merciful to vs, he shall put downe our wickednesses, and cast all our sinnes into the bottome of the sea? 20 Thou wilt perfourme to Iacob thy trueth, and thy mercie to Abraham, like as thou hast sworne vnto our fathers in olde time.
  • Ps 85:10 : 10 Mercy and trueth are met together: righteousnes and peace haue kissed eche other.
  • Prov 14:27 : 27 The feare of the Lorde is a well of lyfe, to auoyde the snares of death.
  • Prov 20:28 : 28 Mercy and trueth preserueth the king, and with louing kindnes his seate is holden vp.
  • Gen 20:11 : 11 Abraha aunswered: For I thought thus surely the feare of God is not in this place, and they shal slaye me for my wyues sake.
  • Neh 5:9 : 9 And Nehemia saide, It is not good that ye do: Ought ye not to walke in the feare of our God, because of the rebuke of the heathen that are our enemies?
  • Neh 5:15 : 15 For the olde captaynes that were before me, had ben chargeable vnto the people, and had taken of them bread & wine, beside fouretie sicles of siluer, yea and their seruauntes had oppressed the people: But so did not I, and that because of the feare of God.
  • Job 1:1-8 : 1 In the lande of Hus there was a man whose name was Iob, & the same was a perfect and iust man, one that feared God and eschued euill. 2 And he had seuen sonnes and three daughters. 3 His substaunce also was seuen thousand sheepe, and three thousand camels, fiue hundred yoke of oxen, and fiue hundred shee asses, and a very great householde: so that he was one of the most principall men among all them of the east countrey. 4 And his sonnes went and banquetted in their houses euery one his day, and sent for their three sisters to eate and drinke with them. 5 And when the dayes of their banquetting were gone about, Iob sent and sanctified them, and gat vp early and offered for euery one a burnt offring: For Iob saide, It may be that my sonnes haue done some offence, & haue ben vnthankfull to God in their heartes. Thus did Iob euery day. 6 And vpon a day when the children of God came and stoode before the lord, Satan came also among them. 7 And the Lorde saide vnto Satan Whence comest thou? Satan aunswered the Lorde and saide: From compassing the earth to and fro, & from walking through it. 8 And the Lorde saide vnto Satan: Hast thou not considered my seruaunt Iob, how there is none lyke him in the earth? a perfect and a iust man, one that feareth God, and eschueth euill?

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    28And vnto man he sayd: To feare the Lorde is wysdome, and to forsake euyll is vnderstanding.

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    7Be not wise in thine owne conceipt: but feare the Lorde, and depart from euyll:

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    15Yea the trueth is taken away, and he that refraineth hym selfe from euyll, must be spoyled: When the Lorde sawe this, it displeased hym sore that there was no equitie.

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    26In the feare of the Lord is an assured strength: and his children are vnder a sure defence.

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    14If thou wouldest put away the wickednes whiche thou hast in hande, so that no vngodlinesse dwell in thy house:

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    16How much more then an abhominable and vyle man, which drincketh wickednesse like water.

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    19Thine owne wickednesse shall reproue thee, and thy turnyng away shall condempne thee: that thou mayest knowe and vnderstand howe euyll and hurtfull a thyng it is, that thou hast forsaken the Lorde thy God, and hast not feared me, saith the Lorde God of hoastes.

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