PRO 16:6 Parallel View

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Key: yellow:verbs, green:YHWH.
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ULT By covenant faithfulness and trustworthiness iniquity is atoned for,
 ⇔ and by the fear of Yahweh one turns away from evil.

UST People can atone for acting sinfully by being faithful and trustworthy.
⇔ People who reverently fear Yahweh will avoid doing what is evil.

BSB  ⇔ By loving devotion and faithfulness iniquity is atoned for,
⇔ and by the fear of the LORD one turns aside from evil.

OEB By kindness and faithfulness sin is atoned for,
⇔ and through fear of the Lord men escape disaster.

WEB By mercy and truth iniquity is atoned for.
⇔ By the fear of Yahweh men depart from evil.

WMB By mercy and truth iniquity is atoned for.
⇔ By the fear of the LORD men depart from evil.

NET Through loyal love and truth iniquity is appeased;
 ⇔ through fearing the Lord one avoids evil.

LSV Iniquity is pardoned in kindness and truth,
And in the fear of YHWH
Turn aside from evil.

FBV Sin is forgiven through trustworthy love and faithfulness; by honoring the Lord people are saved from evil.

T4T  ⇔ Be loyal to Yahweh and faithfully obey him; if you do that, he will forgive you for having sinned.
⇔ If we revere him, nothing evil will happen to us (OR, he will prevent evil things from happening to us).

LEB • and by fear of Yahweh from evil.

BBE By mercy and good faith evil-doing is taken away: and by the fear of the Lord men are turned away from evil.

MOF No MOF PRO book available

JPS By mercy and truth iniquity is expiated; and by the fear of the LORD men depart from evil.

ASV By mercy and truth iniquity is atoned for;
 ⇔ And by the fear of Jehovah men depart from evil.

DRA By mercy and truth iniquity is redeemed: and by the fear of the Lord men depart from evil.

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

DBY By loving-kindness and truth iniquity is atoned for; and by the fear of Jehovah [men] depart from evil.

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

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

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

BB With mercie and faythfulnesse sinnes be forgeuen: and by the feare of the Lorde euyll is eschewed.
(With mercie and faithfulnesse sins be forgiven: and by the fear of the Lord evil is eschewed.)

GNV By mercy and trueth iniquitie shalbe forgiuen, and by the feare of the Lord they depart from euill.
(By mercy and truth iniquitie shall be forgiven, and by the fear of the Lord they depart from evil.)

CB With louynge mercy & faithfulnesse synnes be forgeuen, and who so feareth ye LORDE eschueth euell.
(With louynge mercy and faithfulnesse sins be forgiven, and who so feareth ye/you_all LORD eschueth evil.)

WYC Wickidnesse is ayen bouyt bi merci and treuthe; and me bowith awei fro yuel bi the drede of the Lord.
(Wickidnesse is ayen bouyt by mercy and truth; and me bowith away from yuel by the drede of the Lord.)

LUT Durch Güte und Treue wird Missetat versöhnet; und durch die Furcht des HErrn meidet man das Böse.
(Durch Güte and Treue becomes Missetat versöhnet; and through the Furcht the HErrn meidet man the Böse.)

CLV Misericordia et veritate redimitur iniquitas, et in timore Domini declinatur a malo.
(Misericordia and veritate redimitur iniquitas, and in timore Domini declinatur a malo.)

BRN No BRN PRO 16:6 verse available

BrLXX No BrLXX PRO 16:6 verse available

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

בְּ⁠חֶ֣סֶד וֶ֭⁠אֱמֶת יְכֻפַּ֣ר עָוֺ֑ן

in/on/at/with,loyalty and,faithfulness atoned_for iniquity

Solomon is leaving out some of the words that in many languages a sentence would need in order to be complete. You could supply these words from earlier in the sentence if it would be clearer in your language. Alternate translation: “By having covenant faithfulness and trustworthiness a person’s iniquity is atoned for”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

בְּ⁠חֶ֣סֶד וֶ֭⁠אֱמֶת & עָוֺ֑ן & מֵ⁠רָֽע

in/on/at/with,loyalty and,faithfulness & iniquity & from,evil

See how you translated the abstract nouns covenant faithfulness and trustworthiness in 3:3, iniquity in 6:12, and evil in 1:16.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

בְּ⁠חֶ֣סֶד וֶ֭⁠אֱמֶת יְכֻפַּ֣ר עָוֺ֑ן

in/on/at/with,loyalty and,faithfulness atoned_for iniquity

If your language does not use this passive form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “Covenant faithfulness and trustworthiness atones for iniquity”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

וּ⁠בְ⁠יִרְאַ֥ת יְ֝הוָ֗ה

and,in/on/at/with,fear YHWH

See how you translated the fear of Yahweh in 1:7.

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ס֣וּר מֵ⁠רָֽע

turns from,evil

See how you translated turns away from evil in 14:16.

Parallel PRO 16:6