Parallel Verses

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.

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.

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 steadfast love and faithfulness iniquity is atoned for, and by the fear of the LORD one turns away from evil. 7 When a man’s ways are pleasing to the Lord,
He makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.
8 Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues with injustice.

Cross References

Genesis 33:4

But Esau ran to meet him and embraced him and fell on his neck and kissed him, and they wept.

Genesis 27:41

Now Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing with which his father had blessed him, and Esau said to himself, "The days of mourning for my father are approaching; then I will kill my brother Jacob."

Genesis 32:6-7

And the messengers returned to Jacob, saying, "We came to your brother Esau, and he is coming to meet you, and there are four hundred men with him."

Genesis 32:28

Then he said, "Your name shall no longer be called Jacob, but Israel, for you have striven with God and with men, and have prevailed."

2 Chronicles 17:10

And the fear of the LORD fell upon all the kingdoms of the lands that were around Judah, and they made no war against Jehoshaphat.

Psalm 69:31

This will please the LORD more than an ox or a bull with horns and hoofs.

Jeremiah 15:11

The LORD said, "Have I not set you free for their good? Have I not pleaded for you before the enemy in the time of trouble and in the time of distress?

Acts 9:1-2

But Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest

Acts 9:19-20

and taking food, he was strengthened. For some days he was with the disciples at Damascus.

Romans 8:31

What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?

Philippians 4:18

I have received full payment, and more. I am well supplied, having received from Epaphroditus the gifts you sent, a fragrant offering, a sacrifice acceptable and pleasing to God.

Colossians 1:10

so as to walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to him, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God.

Colossians 3:20

Children, obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord.

Hebrews 13:21

equip you with everything good that you may do his will, working in us that which is pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.

1 John 3:22

and whatever we ask we receive from him, because we keep his commandments and do what pleases him.

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