Proverbs 16:7
Strong's Lexicon
When a man’s
אִ֑ישׁ (’îš)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 376: 1) man 1a) man, male (in contrast to woman, female) 1b) husband 1c) human being, person (in contrast to God) 1d) servant 1e) mankind 1f) champion 1g) great man 2) whosoever 3) each (adjective)

ways
דַּרְכֵי־ (dar·ḵê-)
Noun - common plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 1870: 1) way, road, distance, journey, manner 1a) road, way, path 1b) journey 1c) direction 1d) manner, habit, way 1e) of course of life (fig.) 1f) of moral character (fig.)

please
בִּרְצ֣וֹת (bir·ṣō·wṯ)
Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's Hebrew 7521: 1) to be pleased with, be favourable to, accept favourably 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be pleased with, be favourable to 1a2) to accept 1a3) to be pleased, be determined 1a4) to make acceptable, satisfy 1a5) to please 1b) (Niphal) to be accepted, be pleased with 1c) (Piel) to seek favour of 1d) (Hiphil) to please, pay off 1e) (Hithpael) to make oneself acceptable or pleasing

the LORD,
יְ֭הוָה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3068: Jehovah = 'the existing One' 1) the proper name of the one true God 1a) unpronounced except with the vowel pointings of H0136

He makes even
גַּם־ (gam-)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 1571: 1) also, even, indeed, moreover, yea 1a) also, moreover (giving emphasis) 1b) neither, neither...nor (with negative) 1c) even (for stress) 1d) indeed, yea (introducing climax) 1e) also (of correspondence or retribution) 1f) but, yet, though (adversative) 1g) even, yea, yea though (with 'when' in hypothetical case) 2) (TWOT) again, alike

[the man’s] enemies
א֝וֹיְבָ֗יו (’ō·wy·ḇāw)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 341: 1) (Qal) enemy 1a) personal 1b) national

live at peace
יַשְׁלִ֥ם (yaš·lim)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7999: 1) to be in a covenant of peace, be at peace 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be at peace 1a2) peaceful one (participle) 1b) (Pual) one in covenant of peace (participle) 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to make peace with 1c2) to cause to be at peace 1d) (Hophal) to live in peace 2) to be complete, be sound 2a) (Qal) 2a1) to be complete, be finished, be ended 2a2) to be sound, be uninjured 2b) (Piel) 2b1) to complete, finish 2b2) to make safe 2b3) to make whole or good, restore, make compensation 2b4) to make good, pay 2b5) to requite, recompense, reward 2c) (Pual) 2c1) to be performed 2c2) to be repaid, be requited 2d) (Hiphil) 2d1) to complete, perform 2d2) to make an end of

with him.
אִתּֽוֹ׃ (’it·tōw)
Preposition | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 854: 1) with, near, together with 1a) with, together with 1b) with (of relationship) 1c) near (of place) 1d) with (poss.) 1e) from...with, from (with other prep)

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
When a man’s ways please the LORD, He makes even the man’s enemies live at peace with him.

Young's Literal Translation
When a man’s ways please Jehovah, even his enemies, He causeth to be at peace with him.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
When a man’s ways please the LORD,He makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.

New American Standard Bible
When a man's ways are pleasing to the LORD, He makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.

King James Bible
When a man's ways please the LORD, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
When the LORD takes pleasure in anyone's way, he causes their enemies to make peace with them.

New Living Translation
When people's lives please the LORD, even their enemies are at peace with them.

English Standard Version
When a man’s ways please the LORD, he makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.

New American Standard Bible
When a man's ways are pleasing to the LORD, He makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.

King James Bible
When a man's ways please the LORD, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
When a man's ways please the LORD, He makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.

International Standard Version
When a person's ways please the LORD, even his enemies will be at peace with him.

NET Bible
When a person's ways are pleasing to the LORD, he even reconciles his enemies to himself.

American Standard Version
When a man's ways please Jehovah, He maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.

English Revised Version
When a man's ways please the LORD, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.

Young's Literal Translation
When a man's ways please Jehovah, even his enemies, He causeth to be at peace with him.
















Cross References
1 Peter 3:13
And who is he that will harm you, if ye be followers of that which is good?

Genesis 33:4
And Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck, and kissed him: and they wept.

Exodus 3:21
And I will give this people favour in the sight of the Egyptians: and it shall come to pass, that, when ye go, ye shall not go empty:

2 Chronicles 17:10
And the fear of the LORD fell upon all the kingdoms of the lands that were round about Judah, so that they made no war against Jehoshaphat.

Proverbs 3:17
Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.

Proverbs 16:8
Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues without right.

Jeremiah 39:12
Take him, and look well to him, and do him no harm; but do unto him even as he shall say unto thee.

Jeremiah 42:12
And I will shew mercies unto you, that he may have mercy upon you, and cause you to return to your own land.

Daniel 1:9
Now God had brought Daniel into favour and tender love with the prince of the eunuchs.

Proverbs 1:1
The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;

Proverbs 16:6
By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the LORD men depart from evil.
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