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Proverbs 16:6

By loving devotion and faithfulness iniquity is atoned for,

and by the fear of the LORD one turns aside from evil.

Proverbs 16:6 BSB

Proverbs 16:6 has 18 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 13 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Proverbs 14:16 (16 votes) and Job 28:28 (12 votes). 29 other verses point back to it. It links with 18 other books, from Genesis 20 to 1 Peter 3.

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Which verses does Proverbs 16:6 point to?

Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. Proverbs 14:1616 votes

    A wise man fears and turns from evil, but a fool is careless and reckless.

  2. Job 28:2812 votes

    And He said to man, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.’”

  3. 2 Corinthians 7:112 votes

    Therefore, beloved, since we have these promises, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that defiles body and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

  4. Daniel 4:2710 votes

    Therefore, may my advice be pleasing to you, O king. Break away from your sins by doing what is right, and from your iniquities by showing mercy to the oppressed. Perhaps there will be an extension of your prosperity.”

  5. Proverbs 8:137 votes

    To fear the LORD is to hate evil; I hate arrogant pride, evil conduct, and perverse speech.

  6. Proverbs 14:277 votes

    The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, turning a man from the snares of death.

  7. Luke 11:417 votes

    But give as alms the things that are within you, and behold, everything will be clean for you.

  8. Job 1:1–86 votes

    There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job. And this man was blameless and upright, fearing God and shunning evil. He had seven sons and three daughters, …

  9. Proverbs 20:286 votes

    Loving devotion and faithfulness preserve a king; by these he maintains his throne.

  10. Nehemiah 5:155 votes

    The governors before me had heavily burdened the people, taking from them bread and wine plus forty shekels of silver. Their servants also oppressed the people. But I did not do this, because of my fear of God.

  11. Micah 7:18–205 votes
  12. Acts 15:95 votes
  13. Nehemiah 5:94 votes
  14. Genesis 20:113 votes
  15. Psalm 85:103 votes
  16. John 15:23 votes
  17. Ephesians 5:213 votes
  18. 1 Peter 1:223 votes

Which verses point to Proverbs 16:6?

The 10 strongest of 29.