Proverbs 16:5-7

Easy-to-Read Version

⁵The Lord hates those who are proud. You can be sure he will punish them all.

⁶Faithful love and loyalty will remove your guilt.^[a] Respect the Lord, and you will stay far away from evil.

⁷When people live to please the Lord, even their enemies will be at peace with them.

Proverbs 16:6 remove your guilt Or “make atonement.” The Hebrew word means “to cover,” or “to erase” a person’s sins.

Proverbs 16:5-7

New International Version

⁵The Lord detests all the proud of heart.^(A)
Be sure of this: They will not go unpunished.^(B)

⁶Through love and faithfulness sin is atoned for;
through the fear of the Lord^(C) evil is avoided.^(D)

⁷When the Lord takes pleasure in anyone’s way,
he causes their enemies to make peace^(E) with them.^(F)

Easy-to-Read Version (ERV)

New International Version (NIV)