6 By loyalty and faithfulness iniquity is atoned for, and by the fear of the Lord one avoids evil.

7 When the ways of people please the Lord, he causes even their enemies to be at peace with them.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 16:6-7

Commentary on Proverbs 16:6

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By the mercy and truth of God in Christ Jesus, the sins of believers are taken away, and the power of sin is broken.

Commentary on Proverbs 16:7

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He that has all hearts in his hand, can make a man's enemies to be at peace with him.