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Proverbs 16:6 Interlinear

“By mercy and truth is purged iniquity and by the fear of the LORD men depart from evil”

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Proverbs 16 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	בְּחֶ֣סֶד	H2617	By mercy	kindness; by implication (towards god) piety; rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beauty
2	וֶ֭אֱמֶת	H571	and truth	stability; (figuratively) certainty, truth, trustworthiness
3	יְכֻפַּ֣ר	H3722	is purged	to cover (specifically with bitumen)
4	עָוֹ֑ן	H5771	iniquity	perversity, i.e., (moral) evil
5	וּבְיִרְאַ֥ת	H3374	and by the fear	fear (also used as infinitive); morally, reverence
6	יְ֝הוָ֗ה	H3068	of the LORD	(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
7	ס֣וּר	H5493	men depart	to turn off (literally or figuratively)
8	מֵרָֽע׃	H7451	from evil	bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)

Proverbs 16:6 (current)By mercy and truth is purged iniquity and by the fear of the LORD men depart from evil