Proverbs 16:6

New Century Version

Love and truth bring forgiveness of sin. By respecting the Lord you will avoid evil.

Cross References

Proverbs 14:16

Wise people are careful and stay out of trouble, but fools are careless and quick to act.

Job 28:28

Then he said to humans, ‘The fear of the Lord is wisdom; to stay away from evil is understanding.’ ”

2 Corinthians 7:1

Dear friends, we have these promises from God, so we should make ourselves pure—free from anything that makes body or soul unclean. We should try to become holy in the way we live, because we respect God.

Daniel 4:27

So, O king, please accept my advice. Stop sinning and do what is right. Stop doing wicked things and be kind to the poor. Then you might continue to be successful.”

Luke 11:41

So give what is in your dishes to the poor, and then you will be fully clean.

Proverbs 14:27

Respect for the Lord gives life. It is like a fountain that can save people from death.

Proverbs 8:13

If you respect the Lord, you will also hate evil. I hate pride and bragging, evil ways and lies.

Proverbs 20:28

Loyalty and truth keep a king in power; he continues to rule if he is loyal.

Acts 15:9

To God, those people are not different from us. When they believed, he made their hearts pure.

Nehemiah 5:15

But the governors before me had placed a heavy load on the people. They took about one pound of silver from each person, along with food and wine. The governors’ helpers before me also controlled the people, but I did not do that, because I feared God.

Nehemiah 5:9

Then I said, “What you are doing is not right. Don’t you fear God? Don’t let our foreign enemies shame us.

1 Peter 1:22

Now that your obedience to the truth has purified your souls, you can have true love for your Christian brothers and sisters. So love each other deeply with all your heart.

Ephesians 5:21

Yield to obey each other as you would to Christ.

John 15:2

He cuts off every branch of mine that does not produce fruit. And he trims and cleans every branch that produces fruit so that it will produce even more fruit.

Psalm 85:10

Love and truth belong to God’s people; goodness and peace will be theirs.

Genesis 20:11

Then Abraham answered, “I thought no one in this place respected God and that someone would kill me to get Sarah.

Exodus 1:17

But the nurses feared God, so they did not do as the king told them; they let all the boy babies live.

Exodus 20:20

Then Moses said to the people, “Don’t be afraid, because God has come to test you. He wants you to respect him so you will not sin.”

Proverbs 3:7

Don’t depend on your own wisdom. Respect the Lord and refuse to do wrong.

Proverbs 16:5

The Lord hates those who are proud. They will surely be punished.

Leviticus 25:17

You must not cheat each other, but you must respect your God. I am the Lord your God.

Deuteronomy 30:13

It is not on the other side of the sea. You do not have to ask, “Who will go across the sea and get it? Who will tell it to us so we can keep it?”

Proverbs 3:3

Don’t ever forget kindness and truth. Wear them like a necklace. Write them on your heart as if on a tablet.

Proverbs 14:2

People who live good lives respect the Lord, but those who live evil lives don’t.

Daniel 4:24

“This is the meaning of the dream, O king. The Most High God has commanded these things to happen to my master the king: