Proverbs 16:5-6

⁵Everyone who is proud in heart is detestable to the LORD;

be assured that he will not go unpunished.

⁶By loving devotion and faithfulness iniquity is atoned for,

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

— Proverbs 16:5-6

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The LORD detests all the proud of...

Illustration of Proverbs 16:5

Illustration of Proverbs 16:5 -- The LORD detests all the proud of heart. Be sure of this: They will not go unpunished.

God's Faithfulness & Unfailing Love

Illustration of Proverbs 16:6-7 NLT

Illustration of Proverbs 16:6-7 NLT -- Unfailing love and faithfulness make atonement for sin. By fearing the Lord, people avoid evil. When people's lives please the Lord, even their enemies are at peace with them.

Cross References for Proverbs 16:5-6

• Proverbs 8:13
• Proverbs 6:16-17
• Proverbs 14:16
• Job 28:28
• Proverbs 11:21
• 2 Corinthians 7:1
• Daniel 4:27
• Romans 2:8-9
• James 4:6
• Luke 11:41

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