Proverbs 17:8

Modern English Version

A gift is like a charm in the eyes of him who has it; wherever he turns, he prospers.

Cross References

Exodus 23:8

You shall not take a bribe, for a bribe blinds those who see and subverts the words of the righteous.

Micah 7:3

Both hands are upon evil, to do it well. The prince and the judge request the bribe, the powerful asserts the craving of his very soul— they intertwine together.

Amos 5:12

For I know your transgressions are many and your sins are grievous, you who oppress the just, who take a bribe and subvert the needy at the gate.

Isaiah 1:23

Your princes are rebellious and companions of thieves; everyone loves a bribe and follows after rewards. They do not defend the fatherless, nor does the cause of the widow come before them.

Proverbs 21:14

A gift in secret pacifies anger, and a bribe under cover, strong wrath.

Proverbs 17:23

A wicked man accepts a concealed bribe to pervert the ways of justice.

1 Samuel 25:35

So David received from her hand what she had brought him and said to her, “Go up in peace to your house. See, I have obeyed your voice, and have granted your request.”

Deuteronomy 16:19

You must not pervert judgment nor show partiality. You must not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and perverts the words of the righteous.

Genesis 43:11

Their father Israel said to them, “If it must be so, do this. Take some of the best fruits in the land in your bags, and carry down a present for the man: a little balm and a little honey, spices, and myrrh, pistachio nuts and almonds.

Psalm 29:4

The voice of the Lord is powerful; the voice of the Lord is full of majesty.

Psalm 21:13

Be exalted, O  Lord, in Your strength! We will sing and praise Your power.

Psalm 19:6

Its rising is from one end of the heavens, and its circuit to the end of them, and there is nothing hidden from its heat.

Psalm 18:16

He sent from above, He took me; He drew me out of many waters.

Ecclesiastes 7:7

Surely oppression brings confusion to the wise person, and a bribe corrupts a person’s heart.

Genesis 32:14

two hundred female goats and twenty male goats, two hundred ewes and twenty rams,

Genesis 32:21

So the gift went before him, but he lodged that night in the encampment.

Proverbs 18:16

The gift of a man opens the way for him, and brings him before great men.