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Proverbs 16:7

PeaceGod's will and callingConflict and reconciliation

5 Everyone who is proud in heart is detestable to the LORD; be assured that he will not go unpunished.

6 By loving devotion and faithfulness iniquity is atoned for, and by the fear of the LORD one turns aside from evil.

When a man’s ways please the LORD, He makes even the man’s enemies live at peace with him.

8 Better a little with righteousness than great gain with injustice.

9 A man’s heart plans his course, but the LORD determines his steps.

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BSB
When a man’s ways please the LORD, He makes even the man’s enemies live at peace with him.
KJV
When a man’s ways please the LORD, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.
WEB
When a man’s ways please the LORD, he makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.
ASV
When a man`s ways please Jehovah, He maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.
DARBY
When a man's ways please Jehovah, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.
BLB
When the ways of a man please YHWH, He makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.
ÅB
Når Herren har behag i en manns ferd, da gjør han at endog hans fiender holder fred med ham.
OTB
Når Herren er fornøyd med en persons veier, får han til og med deres fiender til å leve i fred med dem.
B1930
Når Herren har behag i en manns ferd, da gjør han at endog hans fiender holder fred med ham.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Romans 8:31

    What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?

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  • 1 John 3:22

    and we will receive from Him whatever we ask, because we keep His commandments and do what is pleasing in His sight.

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  • 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.

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  • Colossians 1:10

    so that you may walk in a manner worthy of the Lord and may please Him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God,

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  • Jeremiah 15:11

    The LORD said: “Surely I will deliver you for a good purpose; surely I will intercede with your enemy in your time of trouble, in your time of distress.

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  • Hebrews 13:21

    equip you with every good thing to do His will. And may He accomplish in us what is pleasing in His sight through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.

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  • Genesis 33:4

    Esau, however, ran to him and embraced him, threw his arms around his neck, and kissed him. And they both wept.

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  • Genesis 32:28

    Then the man said, “Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel, because you have struggled with God and with men, and you have prevailed.”

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