Proverbs 16:7
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Proverbs 16:7 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Proverbs 16:7 is a verse from the book of Proverbs in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "When a man's ways please the LORD, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Proverbs 16:7 — KJV
“When a man's ways please the LORD, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.”
— Proverbs 16:7 (KJV)
Proverbs 16:7 in Context — About the Book of Proverbs
Proverbs is distilled wisdom for ordinary decisions — money, words, work, friendship, marriage, anger, and the tongue. Its premise is simple: the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Thirty-one chapters make it the classic one-chapter-a-day book for praying through daily choices.
Cross-References for Proverbs 16:7
“The LORD shall cause thine enemies that rise up against thee to be smitten before thy face: they shall come out against thee one way, and flee before thee seven ways.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 16:7: ways, lord, even
“The LORD shall cause thee to be smitten before thine enemies: thou shalt go out one way against them, and flee seven ways before them: and shalt be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth. removed: Heb. for a removing”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 16:7: ways, lord, even
“And it shall be Aaron's and his sons' by a statute for ever from the children of Israel: for it is an heave offering: and it shall be an heave offering from the children of Israel of the sacrifice of their peace offerings, even their heave offering unto the LORD.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 16:7: lord, even, peace
“But the soul that eateth of the flesh of the sacrifice of peace offerings, that pertain unto the LORD, having his uncleanness upon him, even that soul shall be cut off from his people.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 16:7: lord, even, peace
“Moreover the soul that shall touch any unclean thing, as the uncleanness of man, or any unclean beast, or any abominable unclean thing, and eat of the flesh of the sacrifice of peace offerings, which pertain unto the LORD, even that soul shall be cut off from his people.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 16:7: lord, even, peace
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