Proverbs 16:6

American Standard Version (1901)

By mercy and truth iniquity is atoned for; And by the fear of Jehovah men depart from evil.

Cross References

Proverbs 14:16

A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil; But the fool beareth himself insolently, and is confident.

Job 28:28

And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; And to depart from evil is understanding.

2 Corinthians 7:1

Having therefore these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all defilement of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

Daniel 4:27

Wherefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable unto thee, and break off thy sins by righteousness, and thine iniquities by showing mercy to the poor; if there may be a lengthening of thy tranquillity.

Luke 11:41

But give for alms those things which are within; and behold, all things are clean unto you.

Proverbs 14:27

The fear of Jehovah is a fountain of life, That one may depart from the snares of death.

Proverbs 8:13

The fear of Jehovah is to hate evil: Pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, And the perverse mouth, do I hate.

Proverbs 20:28

Kindness and truth preserve the king; And his throne is upholden by kindness.

Acts 15:9

and he made no distinction between us and them, cleansing their hearts by faith.

Nehemiah 5:15

But the former governors that were before me were chargeable unto the people, and took of them bread and wine, besides forty shekels of silver; yea, even their servants bare rule over the people: but so did not I, because of the fear of God.

Nehemiah 5:9

Also I said, The thing that ye do is not good: ought ye not to walk in the fear of our God, because of the reproach of the nations our enemies?

1 Peter 1:22

Seeing ye have purified your souls in your obedience to the truth unto unfeigned love of the brethren, love one another from the heart fervently:

Ephesians 5:21

subjecting yourselves one to another in the fear of Christ.

John 15:2

Every branch in me that beareth not fruit, he taketh it away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he cleanseth it, that it may bear more fruit.

Psalm 85:10

Mercy and truth are met together; Righteousness and peace have kissed each other.

Genesis 20:11

And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely the fear of God is not in this place; and they will slay me for my wife’s sake.

Exodus 1:17

But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men-children alive.

Exodus 20:20

And Moses said unto the people, Fear not: for God is come to prove you, and that his fear may be before you, that ye sin not.

Proverbs 3:7

Be not wise in thine own eyes; Fear Jehovah, and depart from evil:

Proverbs 16:5

Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to Jehovah: Though hand join in hand, he shall not be unpunished.

Leviticus 25:17

And ye shall not wrong one another; but thou shalt fear thy God: for I am Jehovah your God.

Deuteronomy 30:13

Neither is it beyond the sea, that thou shouldest say, Who shall go over the sea for us, and bring it unto us, and make us to hear it, that we may do it?

Proverbs 3:3

Let not kindness and truth forsake thee: Bind them about thy neck; Write them upon the tablet of thy heart:

Proverbs 14:2

He that walketh in his uprightness feareth Jehovah; But he that is perverse in his ways despiseth him.

Daniel 4:24

this is the interpretation, O king, and it is the decree of the Most High, which is come upon my lord the king: