Christian Standard Bible
Proverbs 16:7
7When a person’s ways please the Lord, he makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.
Proverbs 16:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)When a man’s ways please the Lord, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.
- New International Version (NIV)When the Lord takes pleasure in anyone’s way, he causes their enemies to make peace with them.
- English Standard Version (ESV)When a man's ways please the Lord, he makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.
- New King James Version (NKJV)When a man’s ways please the Lord, He makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.
Context of Proverbs 16:7
5Everyone with a proud heart is detestable to the Lord; be assured, he will not go unpunished. 6Iniquity is atoned for by loyalty and faithfulness, and one turns from evil by the fear of the Lord. When a person’s ways please the Lord, he makes even his enemies to be at peace with him. 8Better a little with righteousness than great income with injustice. 9A person’s heart plans his way, but the Lord determines his steps.
Read all of Proverbs 16Proverbs 16:7 word by word
בִּרְצ֣וֹת יְ֭הוָה דַּרְכֵי־אִ֑ישׁ גַּם־א֝וֹיְבָ֗יו יַשְׁלִ֥ם אִתּֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 16:7
- Psalms 69:31That will please the Lord more than an ox, more than a bull with horns and hooves.
- Romans 8:31What, then, are we to say about these things? If God is for us, who is against us?
- Philippians 4:18But I have received everything in full, and I have an abundance. I am fully supplied, having received from Epaphroditus what you provided — a fragrant offering, an acceptable sacrifice, pleasing to God.
- Colossians 1:10so that you may walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to him: bearing fruit in every good work and growing in the knowledge of God,
- Colossians 3:20Children, obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord.
- Hebrews 13:21equip you with everything good to do his will, working in us what is pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.
- 1 John 3:22and receive whatever we ask from him because we keep his commands and do what is pleasing in his sight.
- Genesis 27:41Esau held a grudge against Jacob because of the blessing his father had given him. And Esau determined in his heart, “The days of mourning for my father are approaching; then I will kill my brother Jacob.”
- Genesis 32:6When the messengers returned to Jacob, they said, “We went to your brother Esau; he is coming to meet you — and he has four hundred men with him.”
- Genesis 33:4But Esau ran to meet him, hugged him, threw his arms around him, and kissed him. Then they wept.
- Jeremiah 15:11The Lord said: Haven’t I set you loose for your good? Haven’t I punished you in a time of trouble, in a time of distress with the enemy?
- Acts 9:1Now Saul was still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord. He went to the high priest
Commentaries on Proverbs 16:7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7When a man's ways please the Lord - God is the guardian and defense of all that fear and love him; and it is truly astonishing to see how wondrously God works in their behalf, raising them up friends, and turning their enemies into friends.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7Goodness has power to charm and win even enemies to itself.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7Verse 7 He that has all hearts in his hand, can make a man's enemies to be at peace with him.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. Persecutions, of course, excepted.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 16
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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