Proverbs 16:7

Coverdale Bible (1535)

When a mans wayes please ye LORDE, he maketh his very enemies to be his frendes.

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  • Gen 33:4 : 4 But Esau ranne to mete him, and enbraced him, and fell aboute his neck, & kyssed him, and wepte,
  • 2 Chr 17:10 : 10 And the feare of the LORDE came vpon all ye kyngdomes in the countrees that laye aboute Iuda, so yt they foughte not agaynst Iosaphat.
  • Jer 15:11 : 11 And ye LORDE answered me: Lede not I the then vnto good? Come not I to the, when thou art in trouble: and helpe ye, when thine enemie oppresseth the?
  • 1 John 3:22 : 22 And what so euer we axe, we shal receaue it: because we kepe his comaundemetes, and do those thinges, which are pleasaunt in his sighte.
  • Heb 13:21 : 21 make you perfecte in all good workes, to do his wyll, workynge in you that which is pleasaunt in his sighte thorow Iesus Christ, to whom be prayse for euer and euer Amen.
  • Rom 8:31 : 31 What shal we saye then vnto these thinges? Yff God be on oure syde, who can be agaynst vs.
  • Phil 4:18 : 18 For I haue all, and haue plentye. I was euen fylled wha I receaued of Epaphroditus, that which came from you, an odoure of swetenes, a sacrifice accepted & pleasaunt vnto God.
  • Col 1:10 : 10 that ye mighte walke worthy off the LORDE, to please him in all thinges, and to be frutefull in all good workes, and growe in the knowlege of God:
  • Col 3:20 : 20 Ye children, obeye youre elders in all thinges, for that is well pleasynge vnto the LORDE.
  • Ps 69:31 : 31 That I maye prayse ye name of God with a songe, & magnifie it with thankesgeuynge.
  • Gen 27:41 : 41 And Esau bare euell wyll vnto Iacob, because of the blessynge that his father had blessed him withall, and sayde in his herte: The tyme wyll come shortly, that my father shal mourne, for I wil slaye my brother Iacob.
  • Gen 32:6-7 : 6 The messaungers came agayne vnto Iacob, and sayde: We came vnto thy brother Esau, & he commeth forth also agaynst the with foure hundreth men. 7 Then was Iacob sore afrayed, and wyst not what waye to turne himself, & deuyded the people that was with him, and the shepe, and the oxen, & the Camels in to two droues,
  • Gen 32:28 : 28 He sayde: Thou shalt nomore be called Iacob, but Israel, for thou hast stryuen with God and with men, and hast preuayled.
  • Acts 9:1-2 : 1 Saul was yet breathinge out threatnynges and slaughter agaynst the disciples of the LORDE. And wente vnto ye hye preste, 2 and desyred of him letters to Damascon vnto the synagoges, that yf he foude eny of this waye (whether they were men or wemen) he mighte brynge the bounde vnto Ierusalem.
  • Acts 9:19-20 : 19 and toke meate, and was conforted.Then was Saul a certayne dayes with the disciples that were at Damascon. 20 And straight waye he preached Christ in the synagoges, how that he was ye sonne of God.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 6 With louynge mercy & faithfulnesse synnes be forgeuen, and who so feareth ye LORDE eschueth euell.

  • 21 Therfore recocile the vnto God, & be content, so shal all thinges prospere wt the right well.

  • 23 The LORDE ordreth a good mans goinge, & hath pleasure in his waye.

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    17 Reioyce not thou at ye fall of thine enemie, and let not thine herte be glad whan he stombleth.

    18 Lest ye LORDE (when he seyth it) be angrie, & turne his wrath from him vnto the.

  • 2 A good man is acceptable vnto the LORDE, but ye wicked wyl he condempne.

  • 4 So shalt thou fynde fauor and good vnderstondinge in ye sight of God and men.

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    8 Better is it to haue a litle thinge wt rightuousnes, the greate rentes wrongeously gotten.

    9 A ma deuyseth a waye in his herte, but it is ye LORDE yt ordreth his goinges.

  • 7 And thine enemies that ryse vp agaynst the, shal ye LORDE cause to be smytten before thy face. They shal come out agaynst the one waye, & flye before the seuen wayes.

  • 11 And ye LORDE answered me: Lede not I the then vnto good? Come not I to the, when thou art in trouble: and helpe ye, when thine enemie oppresseth the?

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    4 Yff I haue rewarded euell vnto the yt dealt frendly wt me or hurte the yt wt out eny cause are myne enemies:

  • 8 His herte is stablished, he wil not shrencke, vntill he se his desyre vpon his enemies.

  • 14 Euery man shal enioye good acordinge to the innocency of his mouth, and after the workes of his hades shal he be rewarded.

  • 37 but when I wente by, lo, he was gone: I sought him, but he coude no where be founde.

  • 7 Yf he saye then: It is good, the stondeth it well with yi seruaunt. But yf he be wroth, thou shalt perceaue that he intendeth euell.

  • 17 Hir wayes are pleasaunt wayes, and all hir pathes are peaceable.

  • 7 Holde the still in ye LORDE, and abyde pacietly vpon him: but greue not thy self at one that hath prosperite, and lyueth in abhominacion.

  • 4 Delyte thou in the LORDE, & he shal geue the thy hertes desyre.

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    8 For there is no faithfulnesse in their mouthes: they dyssemble in their hertes:

  • 18 Yf it be possible (as moch as in you is) haue peace with all men.

  • 4 Do wel (o LORDE) vnto those that be good and true of herte.

  • 26 For yf he submitte himself vnto God, he is gracious, & sheweth him his countenaunce ioyfully, & rewardeth man for his rightuousnes.

  • 3 Commytte thy workes vnto ye LORDE, and loke what thou deuysest, it shal prospere.

  • 16 Liberalite bryngeth a man to honor and worshipe, & setteth him amonge greate men.

  • 5 Wel is him that is mercifull, & lendeth gladly, & podreth his wordes wt discrecion.

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    13 Righteous lippes are pleasaut vnto kynges, and they loue him yt speaketh ye trueth.

    14 The kynges displeasure is a messaunger of death, but a wyse man wyl pacifie him.

    15 The cherefull countenauce of ye kynge is life, and his louynge fauor is as the euenynge dewe.

  • 20 He yt handleth a matter wysely, opteyneth good: & blessed is he, yt putteth his trust in ye LORDE.

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    3 Because thou hast dryue myne enemies abacke, they were discofited, & perished at thy presence.

  • 11 But the meke spreted shal possesse the earth, & haue pleasure in moch rest.

  • 2 The LORDE shal preserue him, and kepe him alyue: he shal make him to prospere vpon earth, and shal not delyuer him into ye wil of his enemies.

  • 16 yee my reynes shalbe very glad, yf yi lyppes speake the thinge yt is right.

  • 6 In all thy wayes haue respecte vnto him, and he shal ordre thy goinges.

  • 30 Stryue not lightly wt eny man, where as he hath done ye no harme.

  • 14 Let him eschue euell, and do good: Let him seke peace & ensue it.

  • 11 By this I knowe thou fauourest me, that my enemie shal not triumphe ouer me.

  • 11 Let him eschue euell, & do good: Let him seke peace and ensue it.

  • 18 yee, and the frute of rightewesnes is sowen in peace, of the that mayntene peace.

  • 29 Haue I euer reioysed at the hurte of myne enemy? Or, was I euer glad, yt eny harme happened vnto him? Oh no,

  • 3 Be not haistie to go out of his sight, & se thou cotynue in no euell thinge: for what so euer it pleaseth him, yt doeth he.

  • 11 For my father and my mother haue forsaken me, but the LORDE hath taken me vp. Shewe me thy waye O LORDE, and lede me in the right path, because of myne enemies.

  • 27 Let them also be glad and reioyse, that fauoure my rightuous dealinge: yee let them saye allwaye: blessed be ye LORDE, which hath pleasure in the prosperite of his seruaunt.

  • 12 What so euer he be that feareth the LORDE, he shal shewe him the waye that he hath chosen.

  • 5 He shall rewarde euell vnto myne enemies, and in thy treuth shalt thou destroye them.

  • 26 With the holy shalt thou be holy, and wt the perfecte thou shalt be perfecte.

  • 1 A man maye well purpose a thinge in his harte, but ye answere of ye tonge cometh of ye LORDE.

  • 11 Yf they now will take hede and be obedient, they shall weere out their dayes in prosperite, and their yeares in pleasure ad ioye.

  • 10 When it goeth well with the rightuous, the cite is mery: and when the vngodly perish, there is gladnesse.