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Proverbs 16:7
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By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the LORD [men] depart from evil.
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When a man's ways please the LORD, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.
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Better [is] a little with righteousness than great revenues without right.
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Verse Text
When a man'sH376 waysH1870 pleaseH7521 the LORDH3068, he maketh even his enemiesH341 to be at peaceH7999 with him.
בִּרְצֹות יְהוָה דַּרְכֵי־אִישׁ גַּם־אֹויְבָיו יַשְׁלִם אִתֹּו׃
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Morphology | Gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
בִּ/רְצ֣וֹת |
bi/r.Tzot | H7521 | HR/Vqc | when/ is pleased with |
יְ֭הוָה |
Yah.weh | H3068 | HNp | Yahweh |
דַּרְכֵי |
dar.khei- | H1870 | HNcbpc | (the) ways of |
אִ֑ישׁ |
'Ish | H376 | HNcmsa | a person |
גַּם |
gam- | H1571 | HTa | also |
א֝וֹיְבָ֗י/ו |
'oy.Va/v | H341 | HVqrmpc/Sp3ms | enemies/ his |
יַשְׁלִ֥ם |
yash.Lim | H7999 | HVhi3ms | he causes to be at peace |
אִתּֽ/וֹ |
'i.T/o | H854 | HR/Sp3ms | with/ him |
- H341 — אֹיֵב (ʼôyêb, o-yabe'): or (fully) אוֹיֵב; active participle of אָיַב; hating; an adversary; enemy, foe.
- H376 — אִישׁ (ʼîysh, eesh): contracted for אֱנוֹשׁ (or perhaps rather from an unused root meaning to be extant); a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation); also, another, any (man), a certain, [phrase] champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), [phrase] none, one, people, person, [phrase] steward, what (man) soever, whoso(-ever), worthy. Compare אִשָּׁה.
- H1870 — דֶּרֶךְ (derek, deh'-rek): from דָּרַךְ; a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb; along, away, because of, [phrase] by, conversation, custom, (east-) ward, journey, manner, passenger, through, toward, (high-) (path-) way(-side), whither(-soever).
- H3068 — יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh, yeh-ho-vaw'): from הָיָה; (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God; Jehovah, the Lord. Compare יָהּ, יְהֹוִה.
- H7521 — רָצָה (râtsâh, raw-tsaw'): a primitive root; to be pleased with; specifically, to satisfy adebt; (be) accept(-able), accomplish, set affection, approve, consent with, delight (self), enjoy, (be, have a) favour(-able), like, observe, pardon, (be, have, take) please(-ure), reconcile self.
- H7999 — שָׁלַם (shâlam, shaw-lam'): a primitive root; to be safe (in mind, body or estate); figuratively, to be (causatively, make) completed; by implication, to be friendly; by extension, to reciprocate (in various applications); make amends, (make an) end, finish, full, give again, make good, (re-) pay (again), (make) (to) (be at) peace(-able), that is perfect, perform, (make) prosper(-ous), recompense, render, requite, make restitution, restore, reward, [idiom] surely.
The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:
- H854 — אֵת (ʼêth, ayth): probably from אָנָה; properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.; against, among, before, by, for, from, in(-to), (out) of, with. Often with another prepositional prefix.
- H1571 — גַּם (gam, gam): by contraction from an unused root meaning to gather; properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...and; again, alike, also, (so much) as (soon), both (so)...and, but, either...or, even, for all, (in) likewise (manner), moreover, nay...neither, one, then(-refore), though, what, with, yea.
Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)
- he — Genesis 27:41, Genesis 32:6-7, Genesis 32:28, Genesis 33:4, Jeremiah 15:11, Acts 9:1-2, Acts 9:19-20
- please — Psalms 69:31, Romans 8:31, Colossians 1:10, Colossians 3:20, Hebrews 13:21, 1 John 3:22
Reciprocal references (34): Genesis 31:55, Genesis 33:9, Genesis 39:4, Genesis 39:21, Genesis 43:14, Exodus 3:21, Exodus 12:36, Exodus 34:24, 2 Samuel 7:1, 1 Kings 8:50, 2 Kings 8:6, 2 Chronicles 17:10, 2 Chronicles 18:31, 2 Chronicles 20:30, 2 Chronicles 33:13, Ezra 6:22, Esther 2:9, Job 42:11, Proverbs 29:26, Jeremiah 26:16, Jeremiah 37:21, Jeremiah 39:12, Jeremiah 40:5, Jeremiah 42:12, Daniel 1:9, Acts 7:10, Acts 9:31, Acts 16:33, Acts 19:31, Acts 23:9, Acts 24:23, Acts 27:43, Hebrews 12:14, 1 Peter 3:13
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