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Proverbs 16:6 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" By mercy and truth iniquity is atoned for. By the fear of the LORD men depart from evil. "

Proverbs 16:6

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4 The LORD has made everything for its own end— yes, even the wicked for the day of evil.

5 Everyone who is proud in heart is an abomination to the LORD; they shall certainly not be unpunished.

6 By mercy and truth iniquity is atoned for. By the fear of the LORD men depart from evil.

7 When a man’s ways please the LORD, he makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.

8 Better is a little with righteousness, than great revenues with injustice.

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See here, first, how the guilt of sin is removed from us: by the mercy and truth of God. His mercy is shown in making the promise, and his truth is shown in keeping it. In Jesus Christ the Mediator, mercy and truth meet together. They also shine brightly in the covenant of grace, where God saves sinners by promise and faithfulness.

This verse also shows how our own mercy and truth matter as the condition for pardon and a needed mark of a pardoned life. It is by these, and not by legal sacrifices, that God calls for a right response (Micah 6:7, Micah 6:8).

Second, it shows how the power of sin is broken in us. When mercy and truth rule in a person, corrupt desires are pushed out. Or, if we take the latter part of the verse, it is by the fear of the Lord, and the influence of that fear, that people turn away from evil. Those who keep a holy fear and reverence of God in their minds will not dare to sin against him.

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Sirach 35:3

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"To depart from wickedness pleases the Lord. To depart from unrighteousness is an atoning sacrifice."

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Isaiah 55:7

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"Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts. Let him return to the LORD, and he will have mercy on him, to our God, for he will freely pardon."

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"Those who are perverse in heart are an abomination to the LORD, but those whose ways are blameless are his delight."

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Isaiah 59:15

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"Yes, truth is lacking; and he who departs from evil makes himself a prey. The LORD saw it, and it displeased him that there was no justice."

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Proverbs 14:2

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"He who walks in his uprightness fears the LORD, but he who is perverse in his ways despises him."

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Sirach 18:13

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"The mercy of a man is on his neighbor; but the mercy of the Lord is on all flesh: reproving, chastening, teaching, and bringing back, as a shepherd does his flock."

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Proverbs 16:1

"The plans of the heart belong to man, but the answer of the tongue is from the LORD."

Proverbs 16:2

"All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes, but the LORD weighs the motives."

Proverbs 16:3

"Commit your deeds to the LORD, and your plans shall succeed."

Proverbs 16:4

"The LORD has made everything for its own end— yes, even the wicked for the day of evil."

Proverbs 16:5

"Everyone who is proud in heart is an abomination to the LORD; they shall certainly not be unpunished."

Proverbs 16:7

"When a man’s ways please the LORD, he makes even his enemies to be at peace with him."

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