Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
When a person's ways please the LORD, even his enemies will be at peace with him.
New American Standard Bible
He
King James Version
When a man's ways please the LORD, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.
Holman Bible
He
A Conservative Version
When a man's ways please LORD, he makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.
American Standard Version
When a man's ways please Jehovah, He maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.
Amplified
When a man’s ways please the Lord,
He makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.
Bible in Basic English
When a man's ways are pleasing to the Lord, he makes even his haters be at peace with him.
Darby Translation
When a man's ways please Jehovah, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.
Julia Smith Translation
The ways of a man being accepted of Jehovah also he will make his enemies friends with him.
King James 2000
When a man's ways please the LORD, he makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.
Lexham Expanded Bible
When the ways of a man are pleasing [to] Yahweh, even his enemies he will cause to make peace with him.
Modern King James verseion
When a man's ways please Jehovah, He makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
When a man's ways please the LORD, he maketh his very enemies to be his friends.
NET Bible
When a person's ways are pleasing to the Lord, he even reconciles his enemies to himself.
New Heart English Bible
When a man's ways please the LORD, he makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.
The Emphasized Bible
When, acceptable to Yahweh, are the ways of a man, even his enemies, doth he cause to make peace with him.
Webster
When a man's ways please the LORD, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.
World English Bible
When a man's ways please Yahweh, he makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.
Youngs Literal Translation
When a man's ways please Jehovah, even his enemies, He causeth to be at peace with him.
Themes
Enemies » Whose enemies are at peace with him
Enemies » Made to be at peace with saints
divine Favour » The possession of, characterized as pleasing God » Renders life secure
God » The possession of, characterized as pleasing God » Renders life secure
God » Pleasing of » Renders life secure
Peace » God bestows upon those who » Please him
Pleasing God » Renders life secure
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 16:7
Verse Info
Context Readings
Proverbs Of Solomon
6 Iniquity is atoned for by gracious love and truth, and through fear of the LORD people turn from evil. 7 When a person's ways please the LORD, even his enemies will be at peace with him. 8 A little gain with righteousness is better than great income without justice.
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Cross References
Genesis 33:4
Esau ran to meet Jacob and embraced him. Then he fell on his neck and kissed him. And they wept.
Genesis 27:41
So Esau harbored animosity toward Jacob because of the way his father had blessed him. Esau kept saying to himself, "The time to mourn for my father is very near. That's when I'm going to kill my brother Jacob."
Genesis 32:6-7
Later, the messengers returned to Jacob and reported, "We went to your brother Esau. He's now coming to meet you and he has 400 men with him!"
Genesis 32:28
"Your name won't be Jacob anymore," the man replied, "but Israel, because you exerted yourself against both God and men, and you've emerged victorious."
2 Chronicles 17:10
Because they were afraid of the LORD, none of the kingdoms of the lands that surrounded Judah dared go to war against Jehoshaphat.
Psalm 69:31
That will please the LORD more than oxen and bulls with horns and hooves.
Jeremiah 15:11
The LORD said, "Have I not set you free for a good purpose? Have I not intervened for you with your enemies in times of trouble and times of distress?
Acts 9:1-2
Meanwhile, still spewing death threats against the Lord's disciples, Saul went to the high priest.
Acts 9:19-20
He got up and was baptized, and after eating some food, he felt strong again. For several days he stayed with the disciples in Damascus.
Romans 8:31
What, then, can we say about all of this? If God is for us, who can be against us?
Philippians 4:18
I have been paid in full and have more than enough. I am fully supplied, now that I have received from Epaphroditus what you sent a fragrant aroma, a sacrifice acceptable and pleasing to God.
Colossians 1:10
so that you might live in a manner worthy of the Lord and be fully pleasing to him as you bear fruit while doing all kinds of good things and growing in the full knowledge of God.
Colossians 3:20
Children, obey your parents in everything, for this is pleasing to the Lord.
Hebrews 13:21
equip you with everything good to do his will, accomplishing in us what pleases him through Jesus, the Messiah. To him be glory forever and ever! Amen.
1 John 3:22
Whatever we request we receive from him, because we keep his commandments and do what pleases him.