6 By 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 devotion בְּחֶ֣סֶד H2617 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular and faithfulness וֶ֭אֱמֶת H571 Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular iniquity is עָוֺ֑ן H5771 Noun - common singular atoned for יְכֻפַּ֣ר H3722 Verb - Pual - Imperfect - third person masculine singular and by the fear וּבְיִרְאַ֥ת H3374 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct of the LORD יְ֝הוָ֗ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular [one] turns aside ס֣וּר H5493 Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct from evil מֵרָֽע׃ H7451 Preposition-m | Adjective - masculine singular