complete verse (Proverbs 16:7)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Proverbs 16:7:

  • Kupsabiny: “If a person’s behavior pleases God,
    God will make that person to live in harmony/peace with his enemies.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “When you are pleasing to the Lord
    it causes your enemies to be your friends.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “If the LORD is pleased with our (incl.) ways, he makes a way that our (incl.) enemies will-make-friends with us (incl.).” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “If God is content with a person, he directs the mind of that person’s enemies to make-peace-with him.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • English: “When our behavior pleases Yahweh,
    he even causes our enemies to act peacefully toward us.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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