God’s Word Translation
Proverbs 16:7
7When a person’s ways are pleasing to 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 conceited heart is disgusting to the Lord. Certainly, ⌞such a person⌟ will not go unpunished. 6By mercy and faithfulness, peace is made with the Lord. By the fear of the Lord, evil is avoided. When a person’s ways are pleasing to the Lord, he makes even his enemies to be at peace with him. 8Better a few ⌞possessions⌟ gained honestly than many gained through injustice. 9A person may plan his own journey, but the Lord directs 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 69:31This will please the Lord more than ⌞sacrificing⌟ an ox or a bull with horns and hoofs.
- Romans 8:31What can we say about all of this? If God is for us, who can be against us?
- Philippians 4:18You have paid me in full, and I have more than enough. Now that Epaphroditus has brought me your gifts, you have filled my needs. Your gifts are a soothing aroma, a sacrifice that God accepts and with which he is pleased.
- Colossians 1:10We ask this so that you will live the kind of lives that prove you belong to the Lord. Then you will want to please him in every way as you grow in producing every kind of good work by this knowledge about God.
- Colossians 3:20Children, always obey your parents. This is pleasing to the Lord.
- Hebrews 13:21May this God of peace prepare you to do every good thing he wants. May he work in us through Jesus Christ to do what is pleasing to him. Glory belongs to Jesus Christ forever. Amen.
- 1 John 3:22and receive from him anything we ask. We receive it because we obey his commandments and do what pleases him.
- Genesis 27:41So Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing that his father had given him. Esau said to himself, “The time to mourn for my father is near. Then I’ll kill my brother Jacob.”
- Genesis 32:6When the messengers came back to Jacob, they said, “We went to your brother Esau. He is coming to meet you with 400 men.”
- Genesis 33:4Then Esau ran to meet Jacob. Esau hugged him, threw his arms around him, and kissed him. They both cried.
- Jeremiah 15:11The Lord said, “I will certainly rescue you for a good reason. I will certainly make your enemies plead with you in times of disaster and in times of distress.
- Acts 9:1Saul kept threatening to murder the Lord’s disciples. He went to the chief 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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