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Prov. 16:6 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Byg mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fearh of the Lord men depart from evil.

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Psa. 85:10• ¹⁰Mercy and truth are met together;{HR}Righteousness and peace have kissed. (Psa. 85:10)

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Prov. 14:27• ²⁷The fear of Jehovah [is] a fountain of life,{HR}To turn away from the snares of death. (Prov. 14:27)

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Prov. 20:28• ²⁸Mercy and truth preserve the king,{HR}And his throne is upholden by mercy. (Prov. 20:28)

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Psa. 85:10• ¹⁰Mercy and truth are met together;{HR}Righteousness and peace have kissed. (Psa. 85:10)

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Dan. 4:27• ²⁷{i}Therefore, 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 it may be a lengthening of thy tranquillity{/i}. (Dan. 4:27)

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Mic. 7:18‑20• ¹⁸{i}Who is a God like unto thee, that forgiveth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? He retaineth not his anger forever, because he delighteth in loving-kindness.{/i}
¹⁹{i}He will yet again have compassion on us, he will tread under foot our iniquities: and thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea.{/i}
²⁰{i}Thou wilt perform truth to Jacob, loving-kindness to Abraham, which thou hast sworn unto our fathers, from the days of old.{/i} (Mic. 7:18‑20)

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Luke 11:41• ⁴¹{i}But{/i} rather give alms of what ye have: and, behold, all things are clean unto you. (Luke 11:41)

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John 15:2• ²Every branch in me not bearing fruit, he taketh it away; and every one that beareth fruit, he cleanseth it, that it may bring forth more fruit. (John 15:2)

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Acts 15:9• ⁹and he put no difference between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith. (Acts 15:9)

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1 Peter 1:22• ²²purified your souls as ye have in your obedience to the truth unto brotherly affection unfeigned, love one another out of a pure heart fervently, (1 Peter 1:22)

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Prov. 8:13• ¹³The fear of Jehovah [is] to hate evil:{HR}Pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way,{HR}And the froward mouth do I hate. (Prov. 8:13)

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Prov. 14:16,27• ¹⁶The wise one feareth and departeth from evil;{HR}But the foolish is overbearing and confident.
²⁷The fear of Jehovah [is] a fountain of life,{HR}To turn away from the snares of death. (Prov. 14:16,27)

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Gen. 20:11• ¹¹And 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. (Gen. 20:11)

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Neh. 5:9,15• ⁹Also I said, It is not good that ye do: ought ye not to walk in the fear of our God, because of the reproach of the heathen our enemies?
¹⁵But the former governors that had been before me were chargeable unto the people, and had taken 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. (Neh. 5:9,15)

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Job 1:1‑8• ¹There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and fearing God, and eschewing evil.
²And there were born unto him seven sons and three daughters.
³His substance also was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she asses, and a very great household; and this man was greater than all the sons of the east.
⁴And his sons went and feasted each in [his] house on his day; and sent and called for their three sisters, to eat and to drink with them.
⁵And it was [so], when the days of their feasting had gone round, 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, Perhaps my sons have sinned, and cursed God in their hearts. Thus did Job continually.
⁶Now the day arrived when the sons of God came to present themselves before Jehovah, and Satan came also among them.
⁷And Jehovah said unto Satan, Whence comest thou? And Satan answered Jehovah and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.
⁸And Jehovah said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, and fearing God, and eschewing evil? (Job 1:1‑8)

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Job 28:28• ²⁸And unto man he said,{HR}Behold, the fear of the Lord, that [is] wisdom,{HR}And to depart from evil understanding. (Job 28:28)

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2 Cor. 7:1• ¹Having therefore these promises, beloved, let us purify ourselves from every pollution of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in God's fear. (2 Cor. 7:1)

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Eph. 5:21• ²¹submitting yourselves one to another in fear of Christ. (Eph. 5:21)

• Atonement is made for iniquity by loving-kindness and truth—so far as putting things right with man is concerned. It is not a question here of expiating sin before God. (“Proverbs Sixteen” by H.A. Ironside)

• So when one is in the fear of God he will endeavor to have a conscience void of offense both towards Him and towards his fellow-men. See the apostle Paul (Acts 24:16). (“Proverbs Sixteen” by H.A. Ironside)

J. N. Darby Translation

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By loving-kindness and truth iniquity is atoned for; and by the fear of Jehovah men depart from evil.

W. Kelly Translation

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By mercy and truth iniquity is purged;{HR}And by the fear of Jehovah they depart from evil.