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Proverbs 16:6–8

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By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the Lord men depart from evil.
When a man’s ways please the Lord, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.
Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues without right.
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From verse 6

  1. Proverbs 14:16Rank 1 from verse 6
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    16A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident.

  2. 2 Corinthians 7:1Rank 2 from verse 6
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    1HAVING therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

  3. Job 28:28Rank 3 from verse 6
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    28And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.

  4. Daniel 4:27Rank 4 from verse 6
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    27Wherefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable unto thee, and break off thy sins by righteousness, and thine iniquities by shewing mercy to the poor; if it may be a lengthening of thy tranquillity.

  5. Luke 11:41Rank 5 from verse 6
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    41But rather give alms of such things as ye have; and, behold, all things are clean unto you.

  6. Proverbs 14:27Rank 6 from verse 6
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    27The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.

  7. Proverbs 8:13Rank 7 from verse 6
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    13The fear of the Lord is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.

  8. Job 1:1–8Rank 8 from verse 6
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    1THERE was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed 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; so that this man was the greatest of all the men of the east.

    4And his sons went and feasted in their houses, every one 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 were gone about, 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, It may be that my sons have sinned, and cursed God in their hearts. Thus did Job continually.

    6¶ Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan came also among them.

    7And the Lord said unto Satan, Whence comest thou? Then Satan answered the Lord, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.

    8And the Lord said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil?

  9. Proverbs 20:28Rank 9 from verse 6
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    28Mercy and truth preserve the king: and his throne is upholden by mercy.

  10. Acts 15:9Rank 10 from verse 6
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    9And put no difference between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith.

  11. Micah 7:18–20Rank 11 from verse 6
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    18Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in mercy.

    19He will turn again, he will have compassion upon us; he will subdue our iniquities; and thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea.

    20Thou wilt perform the truth to Jacob, and the mercy to Abraham, which thou hast sworn unto our fathers from the days of old.

  12. Nehemiah 5:15Rank 12 from verse 6
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    15But the former governors that had been before me were chargeable unto the people, and had taken of them bread and wine, beside forty shekels of silver; yea, even their servants bare rule over the people: but so did not I, because of the fear of God.

  13. Nehemiah 5:9Rank 13 from verse 6
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    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?

  14. 1 Peter 1:22Rank 14 from verse 6
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    22Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently:

  15. Ephesians 5:21Rank 15 from verse 6
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    21Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.

  16. Genesis 20:11Rank 16 from verse 6
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    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.

  17. John 15:2Rank 17 from verse 6
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    2Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.

  18. Psalms 85:10Rank 18 from verse 6
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    10Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other.

From verse 7

  1. Romans 8:31Rank 1 from verse 7
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    31What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?

  2. 1 John 3:22Rank 2 from verse 7
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    22And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.

  3. 2 Chronicles 17:10Rank 3 from verse 7
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    10¶ And the fear of the Lord fell upon all the kingdoms of the lands that were round about Judah, so that they made no war against Jehoshaphat.

  4. Colossians 1:10Rank 4 from verse 7
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    10That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;

  5. Jeremiah 15:11Rank 5 from verse 7
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    11The Lord said, Verily it shall be well with thy remnant; verily I will cause the enemy to entreat thee well in the time of evil and in the time of affliction.

  6. Hebrews 13:21Rank 6 from verse 7
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    21Make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is wellpleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.

  7. Genesis 33:4Rank 7 from verse 7
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    4And Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck, and kissed him: and they wept.

  8. Genesis 32:28Rank 8 from verse 7
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    28And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed.

  9. Colossians 3:20Rank 9 from verse 7
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    20Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord.

  10. Acts 9:19–20Rank 10 from verse 7
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    19And when he had received meat, he was strengthened. Then was Saul certain days with the disciples which were at Damascus.

    20And straightway he preached Christ in the synagogues, that he is the Son of God.

  11. Psalms 69:31Rank 11 from verse 7
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    31This also shall please the Lord better than an ox or bullock that hath horns and hoofs.

  12. Philippians 4:18Rank 12 from verse 7
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    18But I have all, and abound: I am full, having received of Epaphroditus the things which were sent from you, an odour of a sweet smell, a sacrifice acceptable, wellpleasing to God.

  13. Genesis 32:6–7Rank 13 from verse 7
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    6¶ And the messengers returned to Jacob, saying, We came to thy brother Esau, and also he cometh to meet thee, and four hundred men with him.

    7Then Jacob was greatly afraid and distressed: and he divided the people that was with him, and the flocks, and herds, and the camels, into two bands;

  14. Acts 9:1–2Rank 14 from verse 7
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    1AND Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest,

    2And desired of him letters to Damascus to the synagogues, that if he found any of this way, whether they were men or women, he might bring them bound unto Jerusalem.

  15. Genesis 27:41Rank 15 from verse 7
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    41¶ And Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing wherewith his father blessed him: and Esau said in his heart, The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then will I slay my brother Jacob.

From verse 8

  1. Proverbs 15:16Rank 1 from verse 8
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    16Better is little with the fear of the Lord than great treasure and trouble therewith.

  2. Psalms 37:16Rank 2 from verse 8
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    16A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of many wicked.

  3. 1 Timothy 6:6–9Rank 3 from verse 8
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    6But godliness with contentment is great gain.

    7For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out.

    8And having food and raiment let us be therewith content.

    9But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.

  4. Jeremiah 17:11Rank 4 from verse 8
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    11As the partridge sitteth on eggs, and hatcheth them not; so he that getteth riches, and not by right, shall leave them in the midst of his days, and at his end shall be a fool.

  5. Proverbs 21:6–7Rank 5 from verse 8
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    6The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death.

    7The robbery of the wicked shall destroy them; because they refuse to do judgment.

  6. Micah 6:10Rank 6 from verse 8
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    10¶ Are there yet the treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked, and the scant measure that is abominable?

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Proverbs 16:6

COMBINED MEANING

mercy

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Compassion or pity shown to the distressed or guilty; kindness that withholds deserved harm.

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truth

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1. That which is true; conformity to fact or reality. 2. Faithfulness. 3. God's revealed word.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

iniquity

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Wickedness, unrighteousness, transgression, or sin; the guilt or burden of such wrongdoing.

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purged

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of purge, meaning to cleanse, clear, remove, separate, refine, or put away.

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COMBINED MEANING

fear

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1. Alarm, dread, terror, or apprehension. 2. Reverence, awe, or respectful regard. 3. A person, thing, or event feared or revered. 4. To fear, dread, or reverence.

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depart

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1. To leave, go away, or move from a place or person. 2. To cease to remain, be removed, disappear, or pass away. 3. To turn or separate from a way, practice, allegiance, or relationship. 4. To leave earthly life or this world.

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COMBINED MEANING

evil

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Sense 1: Moral wickedness, sin, wrong, or corruption. Sense 2: Harm, misery, calamity, adversity, or punishment.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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Proverbs 16:7

COMBINED MEANING

man

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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.

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please

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Sense 1: To give pleasure or satisfaction to; to be agreeable or acceptable to; to gratify. Sense 2: To choose, desire, will, or see fit.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

maketh

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Third-person singular present form of make (to form, create, produce, cause, appoint, perform, or render into a stated condition).

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even

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1. Used to emphasize, include, or precisely identify what is meant: indeed, precisely, or namely. 2. Used to mark a boundary, endpoint, or full reach in place, time, or degree: up to, as far as, or through. 3. In ‘even as,’ ‘even so,’ and like constructions, just as, exactly so, or in the same manner. 4. The evening, or close of day. 5. Equal, level, identical, balanced, or uniform.

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peace

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Freedom from war, strife, disturbance, or inward trouble; quietness, reconciliation, safety, or well-being.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

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Proverbs 16:8

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better

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Sense 1: More excellent, more fitting, or to a greater degree. Sense 2: To improve or make better.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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revenues

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Plural form of revenue (income, proceeds, return, or yield received from property, taxation, trade, or produce).

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without

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Outside or on the exterior; beyond a boundary; lacking, absent, free from, not accompanied by, or apart from the person, thing, condition, means, or relation named.

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COMBINED MEANING

right

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1. Correct, just, upright, proper, lawful, fitting, true, or due; also a rightful claim or authority. 2. The direction or side opposite the left. 3. Straight, favourable, skilful, or approved. 4. Very, quite, or fully.

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16:5Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to the Lord: though hand join in hand, he shall not be unpunished.

16:6By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the Lord men depart from evil.

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16:7When a man’s ways please the Lord, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.

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16:8Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues without right.

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16:9A man’s heart deviseth his way: but the Lord directeth his steps.

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