Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version When the LORD takes pleasure in anyone’s way, he causes their enemies to make peace with them. New Living Translation When people’s lives please the LORD, even their enemies are at peace with them. English Standard Version When a man’s ways please the LORD, he makes even his enemies to be at peace with him. Berean Standard Bible When a man’s ways please the LORD, He makes even the man’s enemies live at peace with him. King James Bible When a man's ways please the LORD, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him. New King James Version When a man’s ways please the LORD, He makes even his enemies to be at peace with him. New American Standard Bible When a person’s ways are pleasing to the LORD, He causes even his enemies to make peace with him. NASB 1995 When a man’s ways are pleasing to the LORD, He makes even his enemies to be at peace with him. NASB 1977 When a man’s ways are pleasing to the LORD, He makes even his enemies to be at peace with him. Legacy Standard Bible When a man’s ways are pleasing to Yahweh, He makes even his enemies to be at peace with him. Amplified Bible When a man’s ways please the LORD, He makes even his enemies to be at peace with him. Christian Standard Bible When a person’s ways please the LORD, he makes even his enemies to be at peace with him. Holman Christian Standard Bible When a man’s ways please the 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. Aramaic Bible in Plain English The ways of a man are by the pleasure of LORD JEHOVAH; he also will repay his enemies.The beginning of a good way is to do justly; and it is more acceptable with God than to offer sacrifices. Contemporary English Version When we please the LORD, even our enemies make friends with us. Douay-Rheims Bible When the ways of man shall please the Lord, he will convert even his enemies to peace. English Revised Version When a man's ways please the LORD, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him. GOD'S WORD® Translation When a person's ways are pleasing to the LORD, he makes even his enemies to be at peace with him. Good News Translation When you please the LORD, you can make your enemies into friends. International Standard Version When a person's ways please the LORD, even his enemies will be at peace with him. JPS Tanakh 1917 When a man's ways please the LORD, He maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him. Literal Standard Version When a man’s ways please YHWH, even his enemies, | He causes to be at peace with him. Majority Standard Bible When a man’s ways please the LORD, He makes even the man’s enemies live at peace with him. New American Bible When the LORD is pleased with someone’s ways, he makes even enemies be at peace with them. NET Bible When a person's ways are pleasing to the LORD, he even reconciles his enemies to himself. New Revised Standard Version When the ways of people please the LORD, he causes even their enemies to be at peace with them. New Heart English Bible When a man's ways please the LORD, he makes even his enemies to be at peace with him. Webster's Bible Translation 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. Young's Literal Translation When a man's ways please Jehovah, even his enemies, He causeth to be at peace with him. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Reply of the Tongue is from the LORD…6By loving devotion and faithfulness iniquity is atoned for, and by the fear of the LORD one turns aside from evil. 7When a man’s ways please the LORD, He makes even the man’s enemies live at peace with him. 8Better a little with righteousness than great gain with injustice.… Cross References 1 Peter 3:13 Who can harm you if you are zealous for what is good? Genesis 33:4 Esau, however, ran to him and embraced him, threw his arms around his neck, and kissed him. And they both wept. Exodus 3:21 And I will grant this people such favor in the sight of the Egyptians that when you leave, you will not go away empty-handed. 2 Chronicles 17:10 And the dread of the LORD fell upon all the kingdoms of the lands that surrounded Judah, so that they did not make war against Jehoshaphat. Proverbs 3:17 All her ways are pleasant, and all her paths are peaceful. Proverbs 16:8 Better a little with righteousness than great gain with injustice. Jeremiah 39:12 "Take him, look after him, and do not let any harm come to him; do for him whatever he says." Treasury of Scripture When a man's ways please the LORD, he makes even his enemies to be at peace with him. please Psalm 69:31 This also shall please the LORD better than an ox or bullock that hath horns and hoofs. Romans 8:31 What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us? Philippians 4:18 But I have all, and abound: I am full, having received of Epaphroditus the things which were sent from you, an odour of a sweet smell, a sacrifice acceptable, wellpleasing to God. he Genesis 27:41 And Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing wherewith his father blessed him: and Esau said in his heart, The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then will I slay my brother Jacob. Genesis 32:6,7,28 And the messengers returned to Jacob, saying, We came to thy brother Esau, and also he cometh to meet thee, and four hundred men with him… Genesis 33:4 And Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck, and kissed him: and they wept. Jump to Previous Causeth Enemies Haters Live Makes Maketh Peace Please Pleasing WaysJump to Next Causeth Enemies Haters Live Makes Maketh Peace Please Pleasing WaysProverbs 16 1. The Plans of the heart(7) When a man's ways please the Lord . . .--Comp. Genesis 26:28; 2Chronicles 17:10-11.Verse 7. - When a man's ways please the Lord, which they can do only when they are religious, just, and charitable. He maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him; to submit themselves. Experience proves that nothing succeeds like success. Where a man is prosperous and things go well with him, even ill-wishers are content to east away or to dissemble their dislike, and to live at peace with him. Thus Abimelech King of Gerar fawned upon Isaac because he saw that the Lord was with him (Genesis 26:27, etc.). This is the worldly side of the maxim. It has a higher aspect, and intimates the far reaching influence of goodness - how it disarms opposition, arouses reverence and love, gives no occasion for disputes, and spreads around an atmosphere of peace. To the Jews the maxim was taught by external circumstances. While they were doing the will of the Lord, their land was to be preserved from hostile attack (Exodus 34:24; 2 Chronicles 17:10). And Christians learn that it is only when they obey and fear God that they can overcome the assaults of the enemies of their soul - the devil, the world, and the flesh Talmud, "He who is agreeable to God is equally agreeable to men." Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew When a man’sאִ֑ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person ways דַּרְכֵי־ (dar·ḵê-) Noun - common plural construct Strong's 1870: A road, a course of life, mode of action please בִּרְצ֣וֹת (bir·ṣō·wṯ) Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 7521: To be pleased with, to satisfy a, debt the LORD, יְ֭הוָה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel He makes even גַּם־ (gam-) Conjunction Strong's 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and [the man’s] enemies א֝וֹיְבָ֗יו (’ō·wy·ḇāw) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 341: Hating, an adversary live at peace יַשְׁלִ֥ם (yaš·lim) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7999: To be safe, to be, completed, to be friendly, to reciprocate with him. אִתּֽוֹ׃ (’it·tōw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's 854: Nearness, near, with, by, at, among Links Proverbs 16:7 NIVProverbs 16:7 NLT Proverbs 16:7 ESV Proverbs 16:7 NASB Proverbs 16:7 KJV Proverbs 16:7 BibleApps.com Proverbs 16:7 Biblia Paralela Proverbs 16:7 Chinese Bible Proverbs 16:7 French Bible Proverbs 16:7 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Proverbs 16:7 When a man's ways please Yahweh he (Prov. 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