Proverbs 16:7
When, acceptable to Yahweh, are the ways of a man, even his enemies, doth he cause to make peace with him.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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
8Better a little with righteousness, than large revenues, without justice.
Cross References
Genesis 27:41And Esau lay in wait for Jacob, on account of the blessing wherewith his father had blessed him,—and Esau said in his heart, The days of mourning for my father draw near, when I can slay Jacob my brother.
Genesis 32:28Then he said—Not Jacob, shall thy name be called any more, but Israel,—For thou hast contended with God and with men and hast prevailed.
2 Chronicles 17:10And it came to pass, that, the dread of Yahweh, was upon all the kingdoms of the countries, that were round about Judah,—and they warred not against Jehoshaphat.
Ezra 8:36Then delivered they the decrees of the king, unto the satraps of the king, and the pashas Beyond the River,—and they upheld the people and the house of God.
Jeremiah 15:11Said Yahweh,—Verily, I will loose thee, for good! Verily, I will intercede for thee In the time of calamity, and In the time of distress with the enemy!
Acts 9:1But, Saul, yet breathing threatening and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, going unto 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 →