Proverbs 16:6 Go deeper

By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the LORD men depart from evil. (KJV)

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בְּחֶ֣סֶדbe.Che.sedby loyalty

Lemma: חֶ֫סֶד (che.sed) · Strong's: H2617A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: kindness

Used 241 times. Also: Genesis 19:19, Genesis 20:13, Genesis 21:23, Genesis 24:12, Genesis 24:14, Genesis 24:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2617A; TAHOT Proverbs 16:6 word 1

וֶ֭אֱמֶתVe.'e.metand faithfulness

Lemma: אֱמֶת (e.met) · Strong's: H0571G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: truth: faithful

Used 66 times. Also: Genesis 24:27, Genesis 24:49, Genesis 32:10, Genesis 47:29, Exodus 18:21, Exodus 34:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0571G; TAHOT Proverbs 16:6 word 2

יְכֻפַּ֣רye.khu.Parit is atoned for

Lemma: כִּפֶּר (ki.pher) · Strong's: H3722A

Parsing: Verb · Pual (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVPi3ms)

Meaning: to atone

Used 101 times. Also: Genesis 32:20, Exodus 29:33, Exodus 29:36, Exodus 29:37, Exodus 30:10, Exodus 30:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3722A; TAHOT Proverbs 16:6 word 3

עָוֹ֑ן'a.Voniniquity

Lemma: עָוֺן (a.van) · Strong's: H5771G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: iniquity: crime

Used 180 times. Also: Genesis 15:16, Exodus 20:5, Exodus 34:7, Exodus 34:9, Leviticus 5:1, Leviticus 5:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5771G; TAHOT Proverbs 16:6 word 4

וּבְיִרְאַ֥תu.ve.yir.'Atand [is] by [the] fear of

Lemma: יִרְאָה (yir.ah) · Strong's: H3374

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: fear

Used 45 times. Also: Genesis 20:11, Exodus 20:20, Deuteronomy 2:25, 2 Samuel 23:3, 2 Chronicles 19:9, Nehemiah 5:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3374; TAHOT Proverbs 16:6 word 5

יְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehYahweh

Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)

Meaning: LORD

Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Proverbs 16:6 word 6

ס֣וּרsurturning aside

Lemma: סוּר (sur) · Strong's: H5493H

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to turn aside: depart

Used 69 times. Also: Genesis 49:10, Exodus 8:11, Exodus 8:29, Leviticus 13:58, Numbers 16:26, Deuteronomy 4:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5493H; TAHOT Proverbs 16:6 word 7

מֵרָֽע\׃me.Ra'from evil

Lemma: רַע (ra) · Strong's: H7451H

Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)

Meaning: bad: evil

Used 178 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 13:13, Genesis 28:8, Genesis 38:7, Genesis 41:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7451H; TAHOT Proverbs 16:6 word 8

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

By loving devotion	→	חֶ֫סֶד H2617A kindness
and faithfulness	→	אֱמֶת H0571G truth: faithful
iniquity is	→	עָוֺן H5771G iniquity: crime
atoned for	→	כִּפֶּר H3722A to atone
and by the fear	→	יִרְאָה H3374 fear
of the LORD	→	יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD
[one] turns aside	→	סוּר H5493H to turn aside: depart
from evil	→	רַע H7451H bad: evil

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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