Proverbs 16:6

KJV1611 – Modern English

By mercy and truth iniquity is purged, and by the fear of the LORD one departs from evil.

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  • Prov 14:16 : 16 A wise man fears and departs from evil, but the fool rages and is confident.
  • Job 28:28 : 28 And to man he said, 'Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.'
  • Dan 4:27 : 27 Therefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable to you, and break off your sins by righteousness and your iniquities by showing mercy to the poor, if it may be a lengthening of your tranquility.
  • Prov 8:13 : 13 The fear of the LORD is to hate evil; pride and arrogance and the evil way, and the perverse mouth, do I hate.
  • Luke 11:41 : 41 But rather give alms of such things as you have; and behold, all things are clean to you.
  • John 15:2 : 2 Every branch in me that does not bear fruit He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit, He prunes it, that it may produce more fruit.
  • Acts 15:9 : 9 and made no distinction between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith.
  • 2 Cor 7:1 : 1 Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
  • Eph 5:21 : 21 Submitting to one another in the fear of God.
  • 1 Pet 1:22 : 22 Since you have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit in sincere love of the brethren, love one another fervently with a pure heart,
  • Mic 7:18-20 : 18 Who is a God like you, that pardons iniquity, and passes by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? He does not retain his anger forever, because he delights in mercy. 19 He will turn again, he will have compassion upon us; he will subdue our iniquities; and you will cast all their sins into the depths of the sea. 20 You will perform the truth to Jacob, and the mercy to Abraham, which you have sworn to our fathers from the days of old.
  • Ps 85:10 : 10 Mercy and truth have met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other.
  • Prov 14:27 : 27 The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, to turn one away from the snares of death.
  • Prov 20:28 : 28 Mercy and truth preserve the king, and his throne is upheld by mercy.
  • Gen 20:11 : 11 And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely the fear of God is not in this place; and they will kill me for my wife's sake.
  • Neh 5:9 : 9 Also I said, What you are doing is not good. Should you not walk in the fear of our God because of the reproach of the nations, our enemies?
  • Neh 5:15 : 15 But the former governors who were before me laid burdens on the people and took bread and wine from them, besides forty shekels of silver; yes, even their servants ruled 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; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God and avoided evil. 2 And there were born to him seven sons and three daughters. 3 His possessions also were seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred female donkeys, and a very large household; so that this man was the greatest of all the men of the east. 4 And his sons would go and feast in their houses, each on his appointed day, and they would send and call for their three sisters to eat and to drink with them. 5 And it was so, when the days of their feasting had run their course, that Job sent and sanctified them, and rose up early in the morning, and offered burnt offerings according to the number of them all. For Job said, "It may be that my sons have sinned and cursed God in their hearts." Thus Job did continually. 6 Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came among them. 7 And the LORD said to Satan, "Where have you come from?" Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, "From going to and fro on the earth, and from walking back and forth on it." 8 And the LORD said to Satan, "Have you considered my servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one who fears God and shuns evil?"

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  • Prov 8:13
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    13The fear of the LORD is to hate evil; pride and arrogance and the evil way, and the perverse mouth, do I hate.

  • Job 28:28
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    28And to man he said, 'Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.'

  • Isa 1:16
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    16Wash yourselves, make yourselves clean; put away the evil of your doings from before my eyes; cease to do evil;

  • Prov 3:7
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    7Be not wise in your own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil.

  • Prov 16:7
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    7When a man's ways please the LORD, He makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.

  • Prov 19:23
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    23The fear of the LORD leads to life, and he who has it shall abide satisfied; he shall not be visited with evil.

  • Prov 28:13-14
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    13He who covers his sins shall not prosper, but whoever confesses and forsakes them will have mercy.

    14Happy is the man who always fears, but he who hardens his heart will fall into mischief.

  • Prov 13:6
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    6Righteousness guards him who is upright in the way, but wickedness overthrows the sinner.

  • Prov 16:17
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    17The highway of the upright is to depart from evil; he who keeps his way preserves his soul.

  • Ps 34:16
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    16The face of the LORD is against those who do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.

  • Prov 16:5
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    5Everyone that is proud in heart is an abomination to the LORD: though they join hand in hand, they shall not go unpunished.

  • Isa 59:15
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    15Yes, truth fails; and he who departs from evil makes himself a prey: and the Lord saw it, and it displeased him that there was no judgment.

  • Ps 34:14
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    14Depart from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it.

  • Prov 14:26-27
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    26In the fear of the LORD is strong confidence, and His children will have a place of refuge.

    27The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, to turn one away from the snares of death.

  • Prov 14:16
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    16A wise man fears and departs from evil, but the fool rages and is confident.

  • Prov 6:16
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    16These six things the LORD hates: yes, seven are an abomination to him:

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

  • Isa 55:7
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    7Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the LORD, and he will have mercy on him, and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.

  • Job 11:14
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    14If iniquity is in your hand, put it far away, and do not let wickedness dwell in your tents.

  • Prov 14:34
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    34Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a reproach to any people.

  • Jonah 2:8
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    8Those who regard worthless idols forsake their own mercy.

  • Ezek 18:26
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    26When a righteous man turns away from his righteousness, and commits iniquity, and dies in them; for his iniquity that he has done he shall die.

  • Prov 14:22
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    22Do they not err who devise evil? But mercy and truth will be to those who devise good.

  • Deut 19:20
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    20And those who remain shall hear and fear, and shall no longer commit any such evil among you.

  • Ezek 33:18
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    18When the righteous turns from his righteousness, and commits iniquity, he shall die because of it.

  • Prov 22:4
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    4By humility and the fear of the LORD are riches and honor and life.

  • Ps 37:27
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    27Depart from evil and do good, and live forevermore.

  • Ps 36:1
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    1The transgression of the wicked speaks within my heart, that there is no fear of God before his eyes.

  • Prov 12:2
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    2A good man obtains favor from the LORD, but a man of wicked plans will He condemn.

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    2He who walks in his uprightness fears the LORD, but he who is perverse in his ways despises Him.

  • Ps 19:9
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    9The fear of the LORD is clean, enduring forever; the judgments of the LORD are true and righteous altogether.

  • Prov 15:16
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    16Better is a little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure with trouble.

  • Prov 15:9
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    9The way of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD, but He loves those who pursue righteousness.

  • Prov 1:16
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    16For their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed blood.

  • Prov 9:10
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    10The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.

  • Mal 2:6
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    6The law of truth was in his mouth, and iniquity was not found on his lips; he walked with me in peace and equity and turned many away from iniquity.

  • Job 15:16
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    16How much more abominable and filthy is man, who drinks iniquity like water?

  • Jer 2:19
    69%

    19Your own wickedness shall correct you, and your backslidings shall reprove you: know therefore and see that it is an evil thing and bitter, that you have forsaken the LORD your God, and that my fear is not in you, says the Lord GOD of hosts.

  • Prov 20:28
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    28Mercy and truth preserve the king, and his throne is upheld by mercy.

  • Eccl 7:18
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    18It is good that you should take hold of this, and also from this do not withdraw your hand; for he who fears God will escape them all.

  • Ps 65:3
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    3Iniquities prevail against me; as for our transgressions, You shall purge them away.

  • Prov 16:12
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    12It is an abomination for kings to commit wickedness, for the throne is established by righteousness.

  • Prov 15:33
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    33The fear of the LORD is the instruction of wisdom, and before honor is humility.

  • Ps 1:6
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    6For the LORD knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the ungodly shall perish.

  • Prov 28:5
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    5Evil people do not understand judgment, but those who seek the LORD understand all things.

  • Jer 7:5
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    5For if you thoroughly amend your ways and your deeds; if you thoroughly execute judgment between a man and his neighbor;

  • Ps 25:10
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    10All the paths of the LORD are mercy and truth to those who keep His covenant and His testimonies.

  • Prov 2:5
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    5Then you will understand the fear of the LORD and find the knowledge of God.