6By loving devotion and faithfulness iniquity is atoned for, and by the fear of the LORD one turns aside from evil.
Focused Passage
Proverbs 16:6
The LORD Weighs the Heart: Sovereignty, Humility, Justice, and the Wise Path
The chapter moves from the LORD's sovereignty over plans and motives, to justice in royal rule, to the superiority of wisdom and humility, to gracious speech and the warning against self-deceived paths, to destructive speech and violent companionship, and finally to patience, self-control, and the LORD's final governance.
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Verse 6
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By loving devotionבְּחֶ֣סֶדH2617Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singularand faithfulnessוֶ֭אֱמֶתH571Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singulariniquity isעָוֺ֑ןH5771Noun - common singularatoned forיְכֻפַּ֣רH3722Verb - Pual - Imperfect - third person masculine singularand by the fearוּבְיִרְאַ֥תH3374Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular constructof the LORDיְ֝הוָ֗הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singular[one] turns asideס֣וּרH5493Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructfrom evilמֵרָֽע׃H7451Preposition-m | Adjective - masculine singular