Parallel Verses

Bible in Basic English

When a man's ways are pleasing to the Lord, he makes even his haters be at peace with him.

New American Standard Bible

When a man’s ways are pleasing to the Lord,
He makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.

King James Version

When a man's ways please the LORD, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.

Holman Bible

When a man’s ways please the Lord,
He makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.

International Standard Version

When a person's ways please the LORD, even his enemies will be at peace with him.

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.

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.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
אישׁ 
'iysh 
Usage: 692

דּרך 
Derek 
Usage: 704

the Lord

Usage: 0

אויב איב 
'oyeb 
Usage: 272

to be at peace
שׁלם 
Shalam 
Usage: 116

References

Context Readings

Proverbs Of Solomon

6 By mercy and good faith evil-doing is taken away: and by the fear of the Lord men are turned away from evil. 7 When a man's ways are pleasing to the Lord, he makes even his haters be at peace with him. 8 Better is a little with righteousness, than great wealth with wrongdoing.



Cross References

Genesis 33:4

Then Esau came running up to him, and folding him in his arms, gave him a kiss: and the two of them were overcome with weeping.

Genesis 27:41

So Esau was full of hate for Jacob because of his father's blessing; and he said in his heart, The days of weeping for my father are near; then I will put my brother Jacob to death.

Genesis 32:6-7

When the servants came back they said, We have seen your brother Esau and he is coming out to you, and four hundred men with him.

Genesis 32:28

And he said, Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel: for in your fight with God and with men you have overcome.

2 Chronicles 17:10

And the fear of the Lord was on all the kingdoms of the lands round Judah, so that they made no wars against Jehoshaphat.

Psalm 69:31

This will be more pleasing to the Lord than an ox, or a young ox of full growth.

Acts 9:1-2

But Saul, still burning with desire to put to death the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest,

Acts 9:19-20

And when he had taken food his strength came back. And for some days he kept with the disciples who were in Damascus.

Romans 8:31

What may we say about these things? If God is for us, who is against us?

Philippians 4:18

I have all things and more than enough: I am made full, having had from Epaphroditus the things which came from you, a perfume of a sweet smell, an offering well pleasing to God.

Colossians 1:10

Living uprightly in the approval of the Lord, giving fruit in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;

Colossians 3:20

Children, do the orders of your fathers and mothers in all things, for this is pleasing to the Lord.

Hebrews 13:21

Make you full of every good work and ready to do all his desires, working in us whatever is pleasing in his eyes through Jesus Christ; and may the glory be given to him for ever and ever. So be it.

1 John 3:22

And he gives us all our requests, because we keep his laws and do the things which are pleasing in his eyes.

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