Parallel Verses
NET Bible
When a person's ways are pleasing to the Lord, he even reconciles his enemies to himself.
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
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.
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 Through loyal love and truth iniquity is appeased; through fearing the Lord one avoids evil. 7 When a person's ways are pleasing to the Lord, he even reconciles his enemies to himself. 8 Better to have a little with righteousness than to have abundant income without justice.
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Cross References
Genesis 33:4
But Esau ran to meet him, embraced him, hugged his neck, and kissed him. Then they both wept.
Genesis 27:41
So Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing his father had given to his brother. Esau said privately, "The time of mourning for my father is near; then I will kill my brother Jacob!"
Genesis 32:6-7
The messengers returned to Jacob and said, "We went to your brother Esau. He is coming to meet you and has four hundred men with him."
Genesis 32:28
"No longer will your name be Jacob," the man told him, "but Israel, because you have fought with God and with men and have prevailed."
2 Chronicles 17:10
The Lord put fear into all the kingdoms surrounding Judah; they did not make war with Jehoshaphat.
Psalm 69:31
That will please the Lord more than an ox or a bull with horns and hooves.
Jeremiah 15:11
The Lord said, "Jerusalem, I will surely send you away for your own good. I will surely bring the enemy upon you in a time of trouble and distress.
Acts 9:1-2
Meanwhile Saul, still breathing out threats to murder the Lord's disciples, went to the high priest
Acts 9:19-20
and after taking some food, his strength returned. For several days he was with the disciples in Damascus,
Romans 8:31
What then shall we say about these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
Philippians 4:18
For I have received everything, and I have plenty. I have all I need because I received from Epaphroditus what you sent -- a fragrant offering, an acceptable sacrifice, very pleasing to God.
Colossians 1:10
so that you may live worthily of the Lord and please him in all respects -- bearing fruit in every good deed, growing in the knowledge of God,
Colossians 3:20
Children, obey your parents in everything, for this is pleasing in the Lord.
Hebrews 13:21
equip you with every good thing to do his will, working in us what is pleasing before him through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever. Amen.
1 John 3:22
and whatever we ask we receive from him, because we keep his commandments and do the things that are pleasing to him.