Proverbs 16:6 (YLT)

Passage

In kindness and truth pardoned is iniquity, And in the fear of Jehovah Turn thou aside from evil.

Nearby Context

Proverbs 16:4 All things hath Jehovah wrought for Himself, And also the wicked <FI>worketh<Fi> for a day of evil.

Proverbs 16:5 An abomination to Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> every proud one of heart, Hand to hand he is not acquitted.

Proverbs 16:6 In kindness and truth pardoned is iniquity, And in the fear of Jehovah Turn thou aside from evil.

Proverbs 16:7 When a man's ways please Jehovah, even his enemies, He causeth to be at peace with him.

Proverbs 16:8 Better <FI>is<Fi> a little with righteousness, Than abundance of increase without justice.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "kindness", "truth", "pardoned", "iniquity", "fear", "jehovah", "turn", and "thou". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "kindness" and "truth", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 5's "An abomination to Jehovah FI is Fi..." into verse 7's "When a man's ways please Jehovah even...", so "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 "kindness" and "truth" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.