Proverbs 16:7

Bible in Basic English (1941)

When a man's ways are pleasing to the Lord, he makes even his haters be at peace with him.

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Referenced Verses

  • Gen 33:4 : 4 Then Esau came running up to him, and folding him in his arms, gave him a kiss: and the two of them were overcome with weeping.
  • 2 Chr 17:10 : 10 And the fear of the Lord was on all the kingdoms of the lands round Judah, so that they made no wars against Jehoshaphat.
  • Jer 15:11 : 11 ...
  • 1 John 3:22 : 22 And he gives us all our requests, because we keep his laws and do the things which are pleasing in his eyes.
  • Heb 13:21 : 21 Make you full of every good work and ready to do all his desires, working in us whatever is pleasing in his eyes through Jesus Christ; and may the glory be given to him for ever and ever. So be it.
  • Rom 8:31 : 31 What may we say about these things? If God is for us, who is against us?
  • Phil 4:18 : 18 I have all things and more than enough: I am made full, having had from Epaphroditus the things which came from you, a perfume of a sweet smell, an offering well pleasing to God.
  • Col 1:10 : 10 Living uprightly in the approval of the Lord, giving fruit in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;
  • Col 3:20 : 20 Children, do the orders of your fathers and mothers in all things, for this is pleasing to the Lord.
  • Ps 69:31 : 31 This will be more pleasing to the Lord than an ox, or a young ox of full growth.
  • Gen 27:41 : 41 So Esau was full of hate for Jacob because of his father's blessing; and he said in his heart, The days of weeping for my father are near; then I will put my brother Jacob to death.
  • Gen 32:6-7 : 6 When the servants came back they said, We have seen your brother Esau and he is coming out to you, and four hundred men with him. 7 Then Jacob was in great fear and trouble of mind: and he put all the people and the flocks and the herds and the camels into two groups;
  • Gen 32:28 : 28 And he said, Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel: for in your fight with God and with men you have overcome.
  • Acts 9:1-2 : 1 But Saul, still burning with desire to put to death the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest, 2 And made a request for letters from him to the Synagogues of Damascus, so that if there were any of the Way there, men or women, he might take them as prisoners to Jerusalem.
  • Acts 9:19-20 : 19 And when he had taken food his strength came back. And for some days he kept with the disciples who were in Damascus. 20 And straight away, in the Synagogues, he was preaching Jesus as the Son of God.

Similar Verses (AI)

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    6 By mercy and good faith evil-doing is taken away: and by the fear of the Lord men are turned away from evil.

  • Job 22:21
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    21 Put yourself now in a right relation with him and be at peace: so will you do well in your undertakings.

  • Ps 37:23
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    23 The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord, and he takes delight in his way.

  • Prov 24:17-18
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    72%

    17 Do not be glad at the fall of your hater, and let not your heart have joy at his downfall:

    18 For fear that the Lord may see it, and it may be evil in his eyes, and his wrath may be turned away from him.

  • Prov 12:2
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    2 A good man has grace in the eyes of the Lord; but the man of evil designs gets punishment from him.

  • Prov 3:4
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    4 So you will have grace and a good name in the eyes of God and men.

  • Prov 16:8-9
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    8 Better is a little with righteousness, than great wealth with wrongdoing.

    9 A man may make designs for his way, but the Lord is the guide of his steps.

  • Deut 28:7
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    7 By the power of the Lord, those who take arms against you will be overcome before you: they will come out against you one way, and will go in flight from you seven ways.

  • Jer 15:11
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    11 ...

  • Ps 7:4
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    4 If I have given back evil to him who did evil to me, or have taken anything from him who was against me without cause;

  • Ps 112:8
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    8 His heart is resting safely, he will have no fear, till he sees trouble come on his haters.

  • Prov 12:14
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    14 From the fruit of his mouth will a man have good food in full measure, and the work of a man's hands will be rewarded.

  • Ps 37:37
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    37 Give attention to the good man, and take note of the upright; because the end of that man is peace.

  • 1 Sam 20:7
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    7 If he says, It is well, your servant will be at peace: but if he is angry, then it will be clear to you that he has an evil purpose in mind against me.

  • Prov 3:17
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    17 Her ways are ways of delight, and all her goings are peace.

  • Ps 37:7
    70%

    7 Take your rest in the Lord, waiting quietly for him; do not be angry because of the man who does well in his evil ways, and gives effect to his bad designs.

  • Ps 37:4
    69%

    4 So will your delight be in the Lord, and he will give you your heart's desires.

  • Ps 5:8
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    8 Be my guide, O Lord, in the ways of your righteousness, because of those who are against me; make your way straight before my face.

  • Rom 12:18
    69%

    18 As far as it is possible for you be at peace with all men.

  • Ps 125:4
    69%

    4 Do good, O Lord, to those who are good, and to those who are upright in heart.

  • Job 33:26
    69%

    26 He makes his prayer to God, and he has mercy on him; he sees God's face with cries of joy; he gives news of his righteousness to men;

  • Prov 16:3
    69%

    3 Put your works into the hands of the Lord, and your purposes will be made certain.

  • Prov 18:16
    69%

    16 A man's offering makes room for him, letting him come before great men.

  • Ps 112:5
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    5 All is well for the man who is kind and gives freely to others; he will make good his cause when he is judged.

  • Prov 16:13-15
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    69%

    13 Lips of righteousness are the delight of kings; and he who says what is upright is dear to him.

    14 The wrath of the king is like those who give news of death, but a wise man will put peace in place of it.

    15 In the light of the king's face there is life; and his approval is like a cloud of spring rain.

  • Prov 16:20
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    20 He who gives attention to the law of right will get good; and whoever puts his faith in the Lord is happy.

  • Ps 9:3
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    3 When my haters are turned back, they will be broken and overcome before you.

  • Ps 37:11
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    11 But the gentle will have the earth for their heritage; they will take their delight in peace without measure.

  • Ps 41:2
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    2 The Lord will keep him safe, and give him life; the Lord will let him be a blessing on the earth, and will not give him into the hand of his haters.

  • Prov 23:16
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    16 And my thoughts in me will be full of joy when your lips say right things.

  • Prov 3:6
    68%

    6 In all your ways give ear to him, and he will make straight your footsteps.

  • Prov 3:30
    68%

    30 Do not take up a cause at law against a man for nothing, if he has done you no wrong.

  • Ps 34:14
    68%

    14 Be turned from evil, and do good; make a search for peace, desiring it with all your heart.

  • Ps 41:11
    68%

    11 By this I see that you have pleasure in me, because my hater does not overcome me.

  • 1 Pet 3:11
    68%

    11 And let him be turned from evil and do good; searching for peace and going after it with all his heart.

  • Jas 3:18
    68%

    18 And the fruit of righteousness is planted in peace for those who make peace.

  • Job 31:29
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    29 If I was glad at the trouble of my hater, and gave cries of joy when evil overtook him;

  • Eccl 8:3
    68%

    3 Be not quick to go from before him. Be not fixed in an evil design, because he does whatever is pleasing to him.

  • Ps 27:11
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    11 Make your way clear to me, O Lord, guiding me by the right way, because of my haters.

  • Ps 35:27
    68%

    27 Let those who are on my side give cries of joy; let them ever say, The Lord be praised, for he has pleasure in the peace of his servant.

  • Ps 25:12
    68%

    12 If a man has the fear of the Lord, the Lord will be his teacher in the way of his pleasure.

  • Ps 54:5
    68%

    5 Let the evil works of my haters come back on them again; let them be cut off by your good faith.

  • 2 Sam 22:26
    68%

    26 On him who has mercy you will have mercy; to the upright you will be upright;

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    68%

    1 The designs of the heart are man's, but the answer of the tongue comes from the Lord.

  • Job 36:11
    68%

    11 If they give ear to his voice, and do his word, then he gives them long life, and years full of pleasure.

  • Prov 11:10
    68%

    10 When things go well for the upright man, all the town is glad; at the death of sinners, there are cries of joy.