Proverbs 16:7

Geneva Bible (1560)

When the wayes of a man please the Lord, he will make also his enemies at peace with him.

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Referenced Verses

  • Gen 33:4 : 4 Then Esau ranne to meete him, and embraced him, and fell on his necke, and kissed him, & they wept.
  • 2 Chr 17:10 : 10 And the feare of the Lorde fell vpon all the kingdomes of ye lands that were round about Iudah, & they fought not against Iehoshaphat.
  • Jer 15:11 : 11 The Lord sayd, Surely thy remnant shal haue wealth: surely I will cause thine enemie to intreate thee in the time of trouble, & in the time of affliction.
  • 1 John 3:22 : 22 And whatsoeuer we aske we receiue of him, because we keepe his commaundements, and do those things which are pleasing in his sight.
  • Heb 13:21 : 21 Make you perfect in all good workes, to doe his will, working in you that which is pleasant in his sight through Iesus Christ, to whom be praise for euer and euer, Amen.
  • Rom 8:31 : 31 What shall we then say to these thinges? If God be on our side, who can be against vs?
  • Phil 4:18 : 18 Now I haue receiued all, and haue plentie: I was euen filled, after that I had receiued of Epaphroditus that which came from you, an odour that smelleth sweete, a sacrifice acceptable and pleasant to God.
  • Col 1:10 : 10 That ye might walke worthy of the Lord, & please him in all things, being fruitefull in all good workes, and increasing in the knowledge of God,
  • Col 3:20 : 20 Children, obey your parents in all thing for that is well pleasing vnto the Lord.
  • Ps 69:31 : 31 This also shall please the Lord better then a yong bullocke, that hath hornes and hoofes.
  • Gen 27:41 : 41 Therefore Esau hated Iaakob, because of the blessing, wherewith his father blessed him; Esau thought in his minde, The dayes of mourning for my father will come shortly, then I will slay may brother Iaakob.
  • Gen 32:6-7 : 6 So ye messengers came againe to Iaakob, saying, We came vnto thy brother Esau, and hee also commeth against thee and foure hundreth men with him. 7 Then Iaakob was greatly afraid, and was sore troubled, and deuided the people that was with him, and the sheepe, and the beeues, and the camels into two companies.
  • Gen 32:28 : 28 Then said he, Thy name shalbe called Iaakob no more, but Israel: because thou hast had power with God, thou shalt also preuaile with men.
  • Acts 9:1-2 : 1 And Saul yet breathing out threatnings and slaughter against the disciples of ye Lord, went vnto the hie Priest, 2 And desired of him letters to Damascus to the Synagogues, that if he found any that were of that way (either men or women) hee might bring them bound vnto Hierusalem.
  • Acts 9:19-20 : 19 And receiued meate, & was strengthened. So was Saul certaine dayes with the disciples which were at Damascus. 20 And straightway hee preached Christ in the Synagogues, that he was that Sonne of God,

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Prov 16:6
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    6By mercy and trueth iniquitie shalbe forgiuen, and by the feare of the Lorde they depart from euill.

  • Job 22:21
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    21Therefore acquaint thy selfe, I pray thee, with him, and make peace: thereby thou shalt haue prosperitie.

  • Ps 37:23
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    23The pathes of man are directed by the Lord: for he loueth his way.

  • Prov 24:17-18
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    72%

    17Bee thou not glad when thine enemie falleth, and let not thine heart reioyce when hee stumbleth,

    18Least the Lorde see it, and it displease him, and he turne his wrath from him.

  • Prov 12:2
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    2A good man getteth fauour of the Lorde: but the man of wicked immaginations will hee condemne.

  • Prov 3:4
    71%

    4So shalt thou finde fauour and good vnderstanding in the sight of God and man.

  • Prov 16:8-9
    2 verses
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    8Better is a litle with righteousnesse, then great reuenues without equitie.

    9The heart of man purposeth his way: but the Lord doeth direct his steppes.

  • Deut 28:7
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    7The Lorde shall cause thine enemies that rise against thee, to fall before thy face: they shall come out against thee one way, and shall flee before thee leuen wayes.

  • Jer 15:11
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    11The Lord sayd, Surely thy remnant shal haue wealth: surely I will cause thine enemie to intreate thee in the time of trouble, & in the time of affliction.

  • Ps 7:4
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    4If I haue rewarded euill vnto him that had peace with mee, (yea I haue deliuered him that vexed me without cause)

  • Ps 112:8
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    8His heart is stablished: therefore he will not feare, vntill he see his desire vpon his enemies.

  • Prov 12:14
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    14A man shalbe satiate with good things by the fruite of his mouth, and the recompence of a mans hands shall God giue vnto him.

  • Ps 37:37
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    37Marke the vpright man, and beholde the iust: for the end of that man is peace.

  • 1 Sam 20:7
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    7And if he say thus, It is well, thy seruant shall haue peace: but if he be angrie, be sure that wickednesse is concluded of him.

  • Prov 3:17
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    17Her wayes are wayes of pleasure, and all her pathes prosperitie.

  • Ps 37:7
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    7Waite patiently vpon the Lorde and hope in him: fret not thy selfe for him which prospereth in his way: nor for the man that bringeth his enterprises to passe.

  • Ps 37:4
    69%

    4And delite thy selfe in the Lorde, and hee shall giue thee thine hearts desire.

  • Ps 5:8
    69%

    8Leade me, O Lord, in thy righteousnes, because of mine enemies: make thy way plaine before my face.

  • Rom 12:18
    69%

    18If it bee possible, as much as in you is, haue peace with all men.

  • Ps 125:4
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    4Doe well, O Lord, vnto those that be good and true in their hearts.

  • Job 33:26
    69%

    26He shall pray vnto God, and he will be fauourable vnto him, and he shall see his face with ioy: for he will render vnto ma his righteousnes.

  • Prov 16:3
    69%

    3Commit thy workes vnto the Lorde, and thy thoughts shalbe directed.

  • Prov 18:16
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    16A mans gift enlargeth him, and leadeth him before great men.

  • Ps 112:5
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    5A good man is mercifull and lendeth, and will measure his affaires by iudgement.

  • Prov 16:13-15
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    13Righteous lips are the delite of Kings, and the King loueth him that speaketh right things.

    14The wrath of a King is as messengers of death: but a wise man will pacifie it.

    15In the light of the Kings coutenance is life: and his fauour is as a cloude of the latter raine.

  • Prov 16:20
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    20He that is wise in his busines, shall finde good: and he that trusteth in the Lord, he is blessed.

  • Ps 9:3
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    3For that mine enemies are turned backe: they shall fall, and perish at thy presence.

  • Ps 37:11
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    11But meeke men shal possesse the earth, and shall haue their delite in the multitude of peace.

  • Ps 41:2
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    2The Lord will keepe him, and preserue him aliue: he shalbe blessed vpon the earth, and thou wilt not deliuer him vnto the will of his enemies.

  • Prov 23:16
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    16And my reynes shall reioyce, when thy lips speake righteous things.

  • Prov 3:6
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    6In all thy wayes acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy wayes.

  • Prov 3:30
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    30Striue not with a man causelesse, when he hath done thee no harme.

  • Ps 34:14
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    14Eschewe euill and doe good: seeke peace and followe after it.

  • Ps 41:11
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    11By this I know that thou fauourest me, because mine enemie doth not triumph against me.

  • 1 Pet 3:11
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    11Let him eschew euil, and do good: let him seeke peace, and folow after it.

  • Jas 3:18
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    18And the fruite of righteousnesse is sowen in peace, of them that make peace.

  • Job 31:29
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    29If I reioyced at his destruction that hated me, or was mooued to ioye when euill came vpon him,

  • Eccl 8:3
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    3Haste not to goe forth of his sight: stand not in an euill thing: for he will doe whatsoeuer pleaseth him.

  • Ps 27:11
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    11Teache mee thy way, O Lorde, and leade me in a right path, because of mine enemies.

  • Ps 35:27
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    27But let them be ioyful and glad, that loue my righteousnesse: yea, let them say alway, Let the Lord be magnified, which loueth the prosperitie of his seruant.

  • Ps 25:12
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    12What man is he that feareth the Lorde? him wil he teache the way that hee shall chuse.

  • Ps 54:5
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    5He shall rewarde euill vnto mine enemies: Oh cut them off in thy trueth!

  • 2 Sam 22:26
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    26With the godly thou wilt shewe thy selfe godly: with the vpright man thou wilt shew thy selfe vpright.

  • Prov 16:1
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    1The preparations of the heart are in man: but the answere of the tongue is of the Lord.

  • Job 36:11
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    11If they obey and serue him, they shal end their dayes in prosperity, & their yeres in pleasures.

  • Prov 11:10
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    10In the prosperitie of the righteous the citie reioyceth, and when the wicked perish, there is ioye.