THEOSISProverbs 16:6Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers
By mercy and truth iniquity is redeemed; and by the fear of the Lord men depart from evil.
בְּחֶ֣סֶד וֶ֭אֱמֶת יְכֻפַּ֣ר עָוֺ֑ן וּבְיִרְאַ֥ת יְ֝הוָ֗ה ס֣וּר מֵרָֽע׃
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Passages read together with this verse.
- Prov 14:16A wise man feareth, and declineth from evil: the fool leapeth over, and is confident.
- Job 28:28And he said to man: Behold the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom: and to depart from evil, is understanding.
- 2 Cor 7:1Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all defilement of the flesh and of the spirit, perfecting sanctification in the fear of God.
- Dan 4:27And the king answered, and said: Is not this the great Babylon, which I have built, to be the seat of the kingdom, by the strength of my power, and in the glory of my excellence?
- Prov 14:27The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, to decline from the ruin of death.
- Prov 8:13The fear of the Lord hateth evil; I hate arrogance, and pride, and every wicked way, and a mouth with a double tongue.
- Luke 11:41But yet that which remaineth, give alms: and behold, all things are clean unto you.
- Job 1:1There was a man in the land of Hus, whose name was Job, and that man was simple and upright, and fearing God, and avoiding evil.