By mercy and love, truth and fidelity [to God and man–not by sacrificial offerings], iniquity is purged out of the heart, and by the reverent, worshipful fear of the Lord men depart from and avoid evil.
Proverbs 16:6 (AMP)
The grip of sin is broken through the mercy and truth of Christ’s sacrifice, not because of anything we do on our own. Evil departs those who worship the Lord.
