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Proverbs 16:6 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 16 · verse 6
By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the LORD men depart from evil.Proverbs 16:6 · King James Version
Proverbs 16:6 in context
4The LORD hath made all things for himself: yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.
5Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to the LORD: though hand join in hand, he shall not be unpunished.
6By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the LORD men depart from evil.
7When a man’s ways please the LORD, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.
8Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues without right.
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Key words (Strong's)
- iniquityʻâvônperversityH5771 →
- purgedkâpharto coverH3722 →
- departçûwrto turn offH5493 →
- mercychêçêdkindnessH2617 →
- truthʼemethstabilityH571 →
- fearyirʼâhfearH3374 →
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See here, 1. How the guilt of sin is taken away from us - by the mercy and truth of God, mercy in promising, truth in performing, the mercy and truth which kiss each other in Jesus Christ the Mediator - by the covenant of grace, in which mercy and truth shine so brightly - by our mercy and truth, as the condition of…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary