Proverbs 16:6

Geneva Bible (1560)

By mercy and trueth iniquitie shalbe forgiuen, and by the feare of the Lorde they depart from euill.

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  • Prov 14:16 : 16 A wise man feareth, and departeth from euill: but a foole rageth, and is carelesse.
  • Job 28:28 : 28 And vnto man he said, Behold, the feare of the Lord is wisedome, and to depart from euil is vnderstanding.
  • Dan 4:27 : 27 (4:24) Wherefore, O King, let my counsell be acceptable vnto thee, and breake off thy sinnes by righteousnes, and thine iniquities by mercy toward the poore: lo, let there be an healing of thine errour.
  • Prov 8:13 : 13 The 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.
  • Luke 11:41 : 41 Therefore, giue almes of those thinges which you haue, and beholde, all thinges shall be cleane to you.
  • John 15:2 : 2 Euery branch that beareth not fruite in me, he taketh away: and euery one that beareth fruite, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruite.
  • Acts 15:9 : 9 And he put no difference betweene vs and them, after that by faith he had purified their heartes.
  • 2 Cor 7:1 : 1 Seing then we haue these promises, dearely beloued, let vs clense our selues from all filthinesse of the flesh and spirit, and finish our sanctification in the feare of God.
  • Eph 5:21 : 21 Submitting your selues one to another in the feare of God.
  • 1 Pet 1:22 : 22 Hauing purified your soules in obeying the trueth through the spirite, to loue brotherly without faining, loue one another with a pure heart feruently,
  • Mic 7:18-20 : 18 Who is a God like vnto thee, that taketh away iniquitie, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage! He reteineth not his wrath for euer, because mercie pleaseth him. 19 He will turne againe, and haue compassion vpon vs: he will subdue our iniquities, and cast all their sinnes into the bottome of the sea. 20 Thou wilt perfourme thy trueth to Iaakob, and mercie to Abraham, as thou hast sworne vnto our fathers in olde time.
  • Ps 85:10 : 10 Mercie and trueth shall meete: righteousnes and peace shall kisse one another.
  • Prov 14:27 : 27 The feare of the Lorde is as a welspring of life, to auoyde the snares of death.
  • Prov 20:28 : 28 Mercie and trueth preserue the King: for his throne shall be established with mercie.
  • Gen 20:11 : 11 Then Abraha answered, Because I thought thus, Surely the feare of God is not in this place, and they will slay me for my wiues sake.
  • Neh 5:9 : 9 I 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?
  • Neh 5:15 : 15 For the former gouernours that were before me, had bene chargeable vnto the people, and had taken of them bread and wine, besides fourtie shekels of siluer: yea, and their seruants bare rule ouer the people: but so did not I, because of the feare of God.
  • Job 1:1-8 : 1 There was a man in the lande of Vz called Iob, & this man was an vpright and iust man, one that feared God, and eschewed euill. 2 And he had seue sonnes, & three daughters. 3 His substance also was seuen thousande sheepe, and three thousand camels, and fiue hundreth yoke of oxen, and fiue hundreth shee asses, and his family was very great, so that this man was the greatest of all the men of the East. 4 And his sonnes went & banketted in their houses, euery one his day, and sent, & called their three sisters to eate and to drinke with them. 5 And when the dayes of their banketting were gone about, Iob sent, and sanctified them, and rose vp early in the morning, and offred burnt offrings according to the nomber of them all. For Iob thought, It may be that my sonnes haue sinned, & blasphemed God in their hearts: thus did Iob euery day. 6 Nowe on a day when the children of God came and stoode before the Lorde, Satan came also among them. 7 Then the Lord sayde vnto Satan, Whence commest thou? And Satan answered the Lord, saying, From compassing the earth to and fro, and from walking in it. 8 And the Lord saide vnto Satan, Hast thou not considered my seruant Iob, how none is like him in the earth? an vpright and iust man, one that feareth God, and escheweth euill?

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    13 The 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.

  • Job 28:28
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    28 And vnto man he said, Behold, the feare of the Lord is wisedome, and to depart from euil is vnderstanding.

  • Isa 1:16
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    16 Wash you, make you cleane: take away the euill of your workes from before mine eyes: cease to doe euill.

  • Prov 3:7
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    7 Be not wise in thine owne eyes: but feare the Lord, and depart from euill.

  • Prov 16:7
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    7 When the wayes of a man please the Lord, he will make also his enemies at peace with him.

  • Prov 19:23
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    23 The feare of the Lord leadeth to life: and he that is filled therewith, shall continue, and shall not be visited with euill.

  • Prov 28:13-14
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    13 He that hideth his sinnes, shall not prosper: but he that confesseth, and forsaketh them, shall haue mercy.

    14 Blessed is the man that feareth alway: but he that hardeneth his heart, shal fall into euill.

  • Prov 13:6
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    6 Righteousnesse preserueth the vpright of life: but wickednes ouerthroweth the sinner.

  • Prov 16:17
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    17 The pathe of the righteous is to decline from euil, and hee keepeth his soule, that keepeth his way.

  • Ps 34:16
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    16 But the face of the Lord is against them that doe euill, to cut off their remembrance from the earth.

  • Prov 16:5
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    5 All that are proude in heart, are an abomination to the Lord: though hand ioyne in hand, he shall not be vnpunished.

  • Isa 59:15
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    15 Yea, trueth faileth, and hee that refraineth from euill, maketh himselfe a praye: and when the Lorde sawe it, it displeased him, that there was no iudgement.

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    14 Eschewe euill and doe good: seeke peace and followe after it.

  • Prov 14:26-27
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    26 In the feare of the Lorde is an assured strength, and his children shall haue hope.

    27 The feare of the Lorde is as a welspring of life, to auoyde the snares of death.

  • Prov 14:16
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    16 A wise man feareth, and departeth from euill: but a foole rageth, and is carelesse.

  • Prov 6:16
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    16 These sixe things doeth the Lorde hate: yea, his soule abhorreth seuen:

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    4 But mercie is with thee, that thou mayest be feared.

  • Isa 55:7
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    7 Let the wicked forsake his wayes, and the vnrighteous his owne imaginations, and returne vnto the Lord, and he wil haue mercy vpon him: and to our God, for hee is very ready to forgiue.

  • Job 11:14
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    14 If iniquitie be in thine hand, put it farre away, and let no wickednesse dwell in thy Tabernacle.

  • Prov 14:34
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    34 Iustice exalteth a nation, but sinne is a shame to the people.

  • Jonah 2:8
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    8 They that waite vpon lying vanities, forsake their owne mercie.

  • Ezek 18:26
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    26 For when a righteous man turneth away from his righteousnes, and committeth iniquitie, he shall euen die for the same, he shal euen die for his iniquitie, that he hath done.

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    22 Doe not they erre that imagine euill? but to them that thinke on good things, shalbe mercie and trueth.

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    20 And the rest shal heare this, and feare, and shall henceforth commit no more any such wickednes among you.

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    18 When the righteous turneth from his righteousnesse, and committeth iniquitie, he shall euen die thereby.

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    4 The rewarde of humilitie, and the feare of God is riches, and glory, and life.

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    27 Flee from euill and doe good, and dwell for euer.

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    1 To him that excelleth. A Psalme of Dauid, the seruant of the Lord. Wickednes sayeth to the wicked man, euen in mine heart, that there is no feare of God before his eyes.

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    2 A good man getteth fauour of the Lorde: but the man of wicked immaginations will hee condemne.

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    2 He that walketh in his righteousnes, feareth the Lord: but he that is lewde in his wayes, despiseth him.

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    9 The feare of the Lorde is cleane, and indureth for euer: the iudgements of the Lorde are trueth: they are righteous altogether,

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    16 Better is a litle with the feare of the Lord, then great treasure, and trouble therewith.

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    9 The way of the wicked is an abomination vnto the Lord: but he loueth him that followeth righteousnes.

  • Prov 1:16
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    16 For their feete runne to euill, & make haste to shed blood.

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    10 The beginning of wisedome is the feare of the Lorde, and the knowledge of holy things, is vnderstanding.

  • Mal 2:6
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    6 The lawe of trueth was in his mouth, and there was no iniquitie founde in his lippes: hee walked with me in peace and equitie, & did turne many away from iniquitie.

  • Job 15:16
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    16 How much more is man abominable, and filthie, which drinketh iniquitie like water?

  • Jer 2:19
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    19 Thine owne wickednes shal correct thee, and thy turnings backe shal reprooue thee: know therefore and beholde, that it is an euil thing, and bitter, that thou hast forsaken the Lord thy God, and that my feare is not in thee, sayeth the Lorde God of hostes.

  • Prov 20:28
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    28 Mercie and trueth preserue the King: for his throne shall be established with mercie.

  • Eccl 7:18
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    18 (7:20) It is good that thou lay hold on this: but yet withdrawe not thine hand from that: for he that feareth God, shall come forth of them all.

  • Ps 65:3
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    3 Wicked deedes haue preuailed against me: but thou wilt be mercifull vnto our transgressions.

  • Prov 16:12
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    12 It is an abomination to Kings to commit wickednes: for the throne is stablished by iustice.

  • Prov 15:33
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    33 The feare of the Lord is the instruction of wisdome: and before honour, goeth humilitie.

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    6 For the Lorde knoweth the way of the righteous, & the way of the wicked shal perish.

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    5 Wicked men vnderstand not iudgemnt: but they that seeke the Lord vnderstand all things.

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    5 For if you amende and redresse your waies and your woorkes: if you execute iudgement betweene a man and his neighbour,

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    10 All the pathes of the Lorde are mercie and trueth vnto such as keepe his couenant and his testimonies.

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    5 Then shalt thou vnderstand the feare of the Lord, and finde the knowledge of God.