Proverbs 16:7
When the ways of man will please the Lord, he will convert even his enemies to peace.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
When a man’s ways please the LORD, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.
In Context
6By mercy and truth, iniquity is redeemed. And by the fear of the Lord, one turns away from evil.
8Better is a little with justice, than many fruits with iniquity.
Cross References
Genesis 27:41Therefore, Esau always hated Jacob, for the blessing with which his father had blessed him. And he said in his heart, “The days will arrive for the mourning of my father, and I will kill my brother Jacob.”
Genesis 32:28But he said, “Your name will not be called Jacob, but Israel; for if you have been strong against God, how much more will you prevail against men?”
2 Chronicles 17:10And so, the fear of the Lord fell upon all the kingdoms of the lands which were around Judah. And they did not dare to make war against Jehoshaphat.
Ezra 8:36Then they gave the edicts of the king to the rulers who served in the sight of the king, and to the governors beyond the river, and they exalted the people and the house of God.
Jeremiah 15:11The Lord says: “Certainly, it will be well with your remnant. Certainly, I will run to meet you, in the time of affliction and in the time of tribulation, against the enemy.
Acts 9:1Now Saul, still breathing threats and beatings against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest,
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 16:7
6 By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the Lord men depart from evil. See here, 1. How the guilt of sin is taken away from us—by the mercy and truth of God, mercy in promising, truth in performing, the mercy and truth which kiss each other in Jesus Christ the Mediator—by the covenant of grace, in which mercy and truth shine so brightly—by our mercy and truth, as the condition of the pardon and a necessary qualification for it—by these, and not by the legal sacrifices, Mic. vi. 7, 8 . 2. How… Read the whole commentary →