Passage
By loving-kindness and truth iniquity is atoned for; and by the fear of Jehovah [men] depart from evil.
Proverbs 16:6 (DBY)
Nearby Context
Proverbs 16:4 Jehovah hath wrought everything on his own account, yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.
Proverbs 16:5 Every proud heart is an abomination to Jehovah: hand for hand, he shall not be held innocent.
Proverbs 16:6 By loving-kindness and truth iniquity is atoned for; and by the fear of Jehovah [men] depart from evil.
Proverbs 16:7 When a man's ways please Jehovah, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.
Proverbs 16:8 Better is a little with righteousness, than great revenues without right.
Study Lenses
The verse centers on "loving-kindness", "truth", "iniquity", "atoned", "fear", "jehovah", "depart", and "evil". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "loving-kindness" and "truth", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.
The nearby context moves from verse 5's "Every proud heart is an abomination to..." into verse 7's "When a man's ways please Jehovah he...", so "loving-kindness" and "truth" belong inside that flow. In Proverbs context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.
A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "loving-kindness" and "truth" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.