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New Century Version

Proverbs 16:7

When people live so that they please the Lord , even their enemies will make peace with them.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Blessing;   God;   Peace;   Righteous;   Thompson Chain Reference - Divine;   Favour, Divine;   Favour-Disfavour;   God;   Pleasing God;   The Topic Concordance - Enemies;   Peace;   Pleasure;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Enemies;  

Dictionaries:

- Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - War, Holy War;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Pardon;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - David;   Esau;   Isaac;   Joseph;   Meshach;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Proverbs, Book of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Complacency;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Peace;   Poetry, Hebrew;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Dog;  

Devotionals:

- Daily Light on the Daily Path - Devotion for October 19;   Faith's Checkbook - Devotion for April 17;  

Parallel Translations

English Standard Version
When a man's ways please the Lord , he makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.
Geneva Bible (1587)
When the wayes of a man please the Lord, he will make also his enemies 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.
Hebrew Names Version
When a man's ways please the LORD, He makes even his enemies to be at shalom with him.
Easy-to-Read Version
When people live to please the Lord , even their enemies will be at peace with them.
Amplified 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.
Contemporary English Version
When we please the Lord , even our enemies make friends with us.
Complete Jewish Bible
When a man's ways please Adonai , he makes even the man's enemies be at peace with him.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
When a man's ways please the LORD, He maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.
King James Version (1611)
When a mans wayes please the Lord, he maketh euen his enemies to be at peace with him.
English Revised Version
When a man's ways please the LORD, he maketh 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.
Lexham English Bible
When the ways of a man are pleasing to Yahweh, even his enemies he will cause to make peace with him.
Literal Translation
When a man's ways please Jehovah, He makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.
New English Translation
When a person's ways are pleasing to the Lord , he even reconciles his enemies to himself.
New King James Version
When a man's ways please the LORD, He makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.
New Living Translation
When people's lives please the Lord , even their enemies are at peace with them.
New Life Bible
When the ways of a man are pleasing to the Lord, He makes even those who hate him to be at peace with him.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
When, acceptable to Yahweh, are the ways of a man, even his enemies, doth he cause to make peace with him.
Douay-Rheims Bible
When the ways of man shall please the Lord, he will convert even his enemies to peace.
George Lamsa Translation
When a mans ways are according to the will of the LORD, even to his enemies he shall recompense.
Good News Translation
When you please the Lord , you can make your enemies into friends.
New American Standard Bible
When a person's ways are pleasing to the LORD, He causes even his enemies to make 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.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
When a mans wayes please the Lord, he maketh his very enemies to be his frendes.
New Revised Standard
When the ways of people please the Lord , he causes even their enemies to be at peace with them.
Darby Translation
When a man's ways please Jehovah, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Whanne the weyes of man plesen the Lord, he schal conuerte, yhe, hise enemyes to pees.
Young's Literal Translation
When a man's ways please Jehovah, even his enemies, He causeth 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.
Revised Standard Version
When a man's ways please the LORD, he makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.
Update Bible Version
When a man's ways pleases Yahweh, 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.
Bible in Basic English
When a man's ways are pleasing to the Lord, he makes even his haters be at peace with him.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
When a mans wayes please ye LORDE, he maketh his very enemies to be his frendes.
THE MESSAGE
When God approves of your life, even your enemies will end up shaking your hand.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
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.

Contextual Overview

7 When people live so that they please the Lord , even their enemies will make peace with them.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

please: Psalms 69:31, Romans 8:31, Philippians 4:18, Colossians 1:10, Colossians 3:20, Hebrews 13:21, 1 John 3:22

he: Genesis 27:41, Genesis 32:6, Genesis 32:7, Genesis 32:28, Genesis 33:4, Jeremiah 15:11, Acts 9:1, Acts 9:2, Acts 9:19, Acts 9:20

Reciprocal: Genesis 31:55 - blessed Genesis 33:9 - my brother Genesis 39:4 - Joseph Genesis 39:21 - gave him Genesis 43:14 - And God Exodus 3:21 - General Exodus 12:36 - the Lord Exodus 34:24 - desire 2 Samuel 7:1 - the Lord 1 Kings 8:50 - and give them 2 Kings 8:6 - Restore all 2 Chronicles 17:10 - so that 2 Chronicles 18:31 - God moved them 2 Chronicles 20:30 - his God 2 Chronicles 33:13 - brought him Ezra 6:22 - turned Esther 2:9 - she obtained Job 42:11 - all his brethren Proverbs 29:26 - ruler's favour Jeremiah 26:16 - General Jeremiah 37:21 - and that Jeremiah 39:12 - do him Jeremiah 40:5 - or go Jeremiah 42:12 - General Daniel 1:9 - General Acts 7:10 - gave Acts 9:31 - the churches Acts 16:33 - washed Acts 19:31 - the chief Acts 23:9 - We Acts 24:23 - and to Acts 27:43 - willing Hebrews 12:14 - Follow 1 Peter 3:13 - who

Cross-References

Genesis 20:1
Abraham left Hebron and traveled to southern Canaan where he stayed awhile between Kadesh and Shur. When he moved to Gerar,
Genesis 21:17
God heard the boy crying, and God's angel called to Hagar from heaven. He said, "What is wrong, Hagar? Don't be afraid! God has heard the boy crying there.
Genesis 22:11
But the angel of the Lord called to him from heaven and said, "Abraham! Abraham!" Abraham answered, "Yes."
Genesis 22:15
The angel of the Lord called to Abraham from heaven a second time
Genesis 25:18
His descendants lived from Havilah to Shur, which is east of Egypt stretching toward Assyria. They often attacked the descendants of his brothers.
Genesis 31:11
The angel of God spoke to me in that dream and said, ‘Jacob!' I answered, ‘Yes!'
Exodus 15:22
Moses led the Israelites away from the Red Sea into the Desert of Shur. They traveled for three days in the desert but found no water.
1 Samuel 15:7
Then Saul defeated the Amalekites. He fought them all the way from Havilah to Shur, at the border of Egypt.
Proverbs 15:3
The Lord 's eyes see everything; he watches both evil and good people.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

When a man's ways please the Lord,.... As they do when a man walks according to the rule of his word; when he walks as he has Christ for an example; when he walks after the Spirit, and not after the flesh; when he walks by faith, and does all he does in faith; without which it is impossible to please God, Hebrews 11:6; and when all his ways and actions are directed to the glory of God;

he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him; as Abimelech with Isaac, Esau with Jacob; and the enemies of the church and people of God with then, in the latter day, Revelation 3:9.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Goodness has power to charm and win even enemies to itself.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Proverbs 16:7. When a man's ways please the Lord — God is the guardian and defence 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.


 
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