Proverbs 16:6 By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the LORD men depart from evil. The application might be restricted to the manner in which the God of mercy and truth, the God who Himself "delighteth in mercy," and who "requireth truth in the inward parts," manifests His regard to the practice of these virtues in His creatures. There is a Scriptural sense, too, in which mercy and truth, and the kindred graces, impart confidence towards God; but it is only as evidential of interest in the salvation by grace which the Divine Word reveals; it is neither as meritorious, nor as expiatory. (R. Wardlaw, D.D.) Parallel Verses KJV: By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the LORD men depart from evil.WEB: By mercy and truth iniquity is atoned for. By the fear of Yahweh men depart from evil. |
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