Proverbs 16:7
When a man’s ways please the Lord, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.
Cross-reference
Proverbs 29:26 contrasts seeking favor from rulers with justice from God, complementing the theme that true favor comes from pleasing God.
Genesis 33:4 directly illustrates Proverbs 16:7: after pleasing God, Jacob's enemy Esau embraces him in peace.
In 2 Chronicles 20:30, God gave Jehoshaphat rest on every side after victory — peace from enemies.
1 Peter 3:13 asks who will harm those eager to do good — directly echoing the promise that enemies are at peace with the righteous.
Acts 23:9 has Pharisees defending Paul against the uproar — enemies turned into allies.
Acts 16:33 shows the jailer, once an enemy, washing Paul's wounds and being baptized — enemies made at peace.
Acts 7:10 recounts God giving Joseph favor with Pharaoh—an example of a ruler showing favor, paralleling God granting peace with adversaries.
Daniel 1:9 says God granted Daniel favor with the chief official—a clear example of an enemy (Babylonian) showing kindness because of God's pleasure.
Jeremiah 42:12 promises God will make the Babylonian king show mercy—directly stating God causes enemies to be at peace with His people.
Jeremiah 40:5 shows Nebuzaradan offering Jeremiah freedom and provisions—another enemy showing kindness, illustrating peace from adversaries.
Jeremiah 39:12 has Nebuchadnezzar commanding that Jeremiah be protected and unharmed—enemy king becomes protector, fulfilling the proverb.
In 2 Chronicles 17:10, God made surrounding kingdoms fear Judah, so they made no war — enemies at peace.
In 2 Samuel 7:1, God gave David rest from all surrounding enemies after he pleased God.
In Exodus 34:24, God promises that no enemy will covet Israel's land when they worship — direct peace from enemies.
In Exodus 12:36, God gave the Israelites favor with the Egyptians, their oppressors, so they gave them wealth — enemies at peace.
Genesis 33:9 shows Esau's gracious response, a clear example of God making enemies at peace with Jacob.
Genesis 27:41 shows the opposite: Esau's hatred after Jacob's deception, illustrating that when ways don't please God, enemies are not at peace.
In 1 Kings 8:50, Solomon prays for God to grant captives compassion from their captors — a request for enemy peace.
Genesis 32:7 shows Jacob's great fear of Esau—the opposite of peace promised to those who please God.
Genesis 32:6 reports Esau coming with 400 men—still a threat, not peace. This tension highlights the condition yet to be met for Proverbs' promise.