Proverbs 19:6

The English Standar Version

Many seek the favor of a generous man,[2] and everyone is a friend to a man who gives gifts.

Cross References

Genesis 32:20

and you shall say, 'Moreover, your servant Jacob is behind us.' " For he thought, "I may appease him[3] with the present that goes ahead of me, and afterward I shall see his face. Perhaps he will accept me."[4]

Genesis 42:6

Now Joseph was governor over the land. He was the one who sold to all the people of the land. And Joseph's brothers came and bowed themselves before him with their faces to the ground.

Genesis 43:15

So the men took this present, and they took double the money with them, and Benjamin. They arose and went down to Egypt and stood before Joseph.

Psalm 45:12

The people[2] of Tyre will seek your favor with gifts, the richest of the people.[3]

Proverbs 16:15

In the light of a king's face there is life, and his favor is like the clouds that bring the spring rain.

Proverbs 17:8

A bribe is like a magic stone in the eyes of the one who gives it; wherever he turns he prospers.

Proverbs 18:16

A man's gift makes room for him and brings him before the great.

Proverbs 19:12

A king's wrath is like the growling of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.

Proverbs 21:14

A gift in secret averts anger, and a concealed bribe,[3] strong wrath.

Proverbs 29:26

Many seek the face of a ruler, but it is from the LORD that a man gets justice.

Matthew 2:11

And going into the house they saw the child with Mary his mother, and they fell down and worshiped him. Then, opening their treasures, they offered him gifts, gold and frankincense and myrrh.

Romans 6:23

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