King James Version (KJV)
Proverbs 16:6
“By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the LORD [men] depart from evil.”
Verse in context — Proverbs 16
4
The LORD hath made all [things] for himself: yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.
5
Every one [that is] proud in heart [is] an abomination to the LORD: [though] hand [join] in hand, he shall not be unpunished.
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By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the LORD [men] depart from evil.
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When a man's ways please the LORD, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.
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Better [is] a little with righteousness than great revenues without right.