Proverbs 17:8

Bible in Basic English 1965

An offering of money is like a stone of great price in the eyes of him who has it: wherever he goes, he does well.

Cross References

Genesis 32:14

Two hundred she-goats and twenty he-goats, two hundred females and twenty males from the sheep,

Genesis 32:21

So the servants with the offerings went on in front, and he himself took his rest that night in the tents with his people.

Genesis 43:11

Then their father Israel said to them, If it has to be so, then do this: take of the best fruits of the land in your vessels to give the man, perfumes and honey and spices and nuts:

Psalm 18:16

He sent from on high, he took me, pulling me out of great waters.

Psalm 19:6

His going out is from the end of the heaven, and his circle to the ends of it; there is nothing which is not open to his heat.

Psalm 21:13

Be lifted up, O Lord, in your strength; so will we make songs in praise of your power.

Psalm 29:4

The voice of the Lord is full of power; the voice of the Lord has a noble sound.

Exodus 23:8

Take no rewards in a cause: for rewards make blind those who have eyes to see, and make the decisions of the upright false.

Proverbs 17:23

A sinner takes an offering out of his robe, to get a decision for himself in a cause.

Proverbs 18:16

A man's offering makes room for him, letting him come before great men.

Proverbs 21:14

By a secret offering wrath is turned away, and the heat of angry feelings by money in the folds of the robe.

Ecclesiastes 7:7

The wise are troubled by the ways of the cruel, and the giving of money is the destruction of the heart.

Isaiah 1:23

Your chiefs have gone against the Lord, they have become friends of thieves; every one of them is looking for profit and going after rewards; they do not give right decisions for the child who has no father, and they do not let the cause of the widow come before them.

Amos 5:12

For I have seen how your evil-doing is increased and how strong are your sins, you troublers of the upright, who take rewards and do wrong to the cause of the poor in the public place.

Micah 7:3

Their hands are made ready to do evil; the ruler makes requests for money, and the judge is looking for a reward; and the great man gives decisions at his pleasure, and the right is twisted.

Deuteronomy 16:19

You are not to be moved in your judging by a man's position, you are not to take rewards; for rewards make the eyes of the wise man blind, and the decisions of the upright false.

1 Samuel 25:35

Then David took from her hands her offering: and he said to her, Go back to your house in peace; see, I have given ear to your voice, and taken your offering with respect.