Proverbs 19:6

New International Reader's Version

Many try to win the favor of rulers. And everyone is the friend of a person who gives gifts.

Cross References

Genesis 32:20

Make sure you say, ‘Your servant Jacob is coming behind us.’ ” Jacob was thinking, “I’ll make peace with him with these gifts I’m sending on ahead. When I see him later, maybe he’ll welcome me.”

Genesis 42:6

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

Genesis 43:15

So the men took the gifts. They took twice the amount of money. They also took Benjamin. They hurried down to Egypt and went to Joseph.

Psalm 45:12

The people of Tyre will come with gifts. Wealthy people will try to gain your favor.

Proverbs 16:15

When a king’s face is happy, it means life. His favor is like rain in the spring.

Proverbs 17:8

Those who give money think it will buy them favors. They think that no matter where they turn, they will succeed.

Proverbs 18:16

A gift opens the door and helps the giver meet important people.

Proverbs 19:12

A king’s anger is like a lion’s roar. But his favor is like dew on the grass.

Proverbs 21:14

A secret gift calms down anger. A hidden favor softens great anger.

Proverbs 29:26

Many people want to meet a ruler. But only the Lord sees that people are treated fairly.

Matthew 2:11

The Wise Men went to the house. There they saw the child with his mother Mary. They bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasures. They gave him gold, frankincense and myrrh.

Romans 6:23

When you sin, the pay you get is death. But God gives you the gift of eternal life. That’s because of what Christ Jesus our Lord has done.