Proverbs 16:8
He that seeks the Lord shall find knowledge with righteousness: and they that rightly seek him shall find peace.
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues without right.
In Context
9All the works of the Lord are done with righteousness; and the ungodly man is kept for the evil day.
Cross References
Psalms 37:16For I hoped in thee, O Lord: thou wilt hear, O Lord my God.
Proverbs 15:17Better is an entertainment of herbs with friendliness and kindness, than a feast of calves, with enmity.
Proverbs 21:6He that gathers treasures with a lying tongue pursues vanity on to the snares of death.
Jeremiah 17:11The partridge utters her voice, she gathers eggs which she did not lay; so is a man gaining his wealth unjustly; in the midst of his days his riches shall leave him, and at his latter end he will be a fool.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 16:8
7 When a man's ways please the Lord , he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him. Note, 1. God can turn foes into friends when he pleases. He that has all hearts in his hand has access to men's spirits and power over them, working insensibly, but irresistibly upon them, can make a man's enemies to be at peace with him, can change their minds, or force them into a feigned submission. He can slay all enemies, and bring those together that were at the greatest distance from each other. 2. He will do it for us… Read the whole commentary →