Pro 16:6 | JFB | STEP | 6. By mercy and truth-- that is, God's ( ); He effects the atonement, or covering of sin; and the principles of true piety incline men to depart from evil; or, "mercy" and "truth" may be man's, indicative of the gracious tempers which work instrumentally in procuring pardon. purged-- expiated (as in ; , Hebrew).

‏ Proverbs 16:6

6. By mercy and truth--that is, God's (Psa 85:10); He effects the atonement, or covering of sin; and the principles of true piety incline men to depart from evil; or, "mercy" and "truth" may be man's, indicative of the gracious tempers which work instrumentally in procuring pardon.

purged--expiated (as in Le 16:33; Is 27:9, Hebrew).