Proverbs 16:6-9

The Proverbs of Solomon

⁶ By _t steadfast love and faithfulness iniquity is atoned for,
and by _u the fear of the Lord one _v turns away from evil.
⁷ When a man's ways please the Lord,
_w he makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.
⁸ _x Better is a little with righteousness
than great revenues with injustice.
⁹ _y The heart of man plans his way,
but _z the Lord establishes his steps.

1. Cross References
   Daniel 4:27
   Therefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable to you: break off your sins by practicing righteousness, and your iniquities by showing mercy to the oppressed, that there may perhaps be a lengthening of your prosperity.
   
2. Cross References
   Proverbs 14:16
   One who is wise is cautious and turns away from evil, but a fool is reckless and careless.
   
3. Cross References
   Proverbs 16:17
   The highway of the upright turns aside from evil; whoever guards his way preserves his life.
   Job 28:28
   And he said to man, 'Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.'
   
4. Cross References
   Genesis 26:28
   They said, "We see plainly that the Lord has been with you. So we said, let there be a sworn pact between us, between you and us, and let us make a covenant with you.
   2 Chronicles 17:10
   And the fear of the Lord fell upon all the kingdoms of the lands that were around Judah, and they made no war against Jehoshaphat.
   
5. Cross References
   Proverbs 15:16
   Better is a little with the fear of the Lord than great treasure and trouble with it.
   
6. Cross References
   Proverbs 16:1
   The plans of the heart belong to man, but the answer of the tongue is from the Lord.
   Proverbs 19:21
   Many are the plans in the mind of a man, but it is the purpose of the Lord that will stand.
   
7. Cross References
   Proverbs 20:24
   A man's steps are from the Lord ; how then can man understand his way?
   Psalms 37:23
   The steps of a man are established by the Lord, when he delights in his way.
   Jeremiah 10:23
   I know, O Lord, that the way of man is not in himself, that it is not in man who walks to direct his steps.