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| 6 By loyalty and faithfulness iniquity is atoned for, and by the fear of the Lord one avoids evil. | 6 Through love and faithfulness sin is atoned for; through the fear of the LORD a man avoids evil. |
| 7 When the ways of people please the Lord, he causes even their enemies to be at peace with them. | 7 When a man's ways are pleasing to the LORD, he makes even his enemies live at peace with him. |
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