Proverbs 19:6

New American Bible - revised edition

Many curry favor with a noble; everybody is a friend of a gift giver.

Cross References

Genesis 32:20

He also ordered the second servant and the third and all the others who followed behind the herds: “Thus and so you shall say to Esau, when you reach him;

Genesis 42:6

Joseph, as governor of the country, was the one who sold grain to all the people of the land. When Joseph’s brothers came, they bowed down to him with their faces to the ground.

Genesis 43:15

So the men took those gifts and double the money and Benjamin. They made their way down to Egypt and presented themselves before Joseph.

Psalm 45:12

that the king might desire your beauty. He is your lord;

Proverbs 16:15

A king’s smile means life, and his favor is like a rain cloud in spring.

Proverbs 17:8

A bribe seems a charm to its user; at every turn it brings success.

Proverbs 18:16

Gifts clear the way for people, winning access to the great.

Proverbs 19:12

The king’s wrath is like the roar of a lion, but his favor, like dew on the grass.

Proverbs 21:14

A secret gift allays anger, and a present concealed, violent wrath.

Proverbs 29:26

Many curry favor with a ruler, but it is from the Lord that one receives justice.

Matthew 2:11

and on entering the house they saw the child with Mary his mother. They prostrated themselves and did him homage. Then they opened their treasures and offered him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.

Romans 6:23

For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.