Proverbs 17:8

The Message

Receiving a gift is like getting a rare gemstone; any way you look at it, you see beauty refracted.

Cross References

Genesis 32:21

So his gifts went before him while he settled down for the night in the camp.

Genesis 43:11

Their father Israel gave in. “If it has to be, it has to be. But do this: stuff your packs with the finest products from the land you can find and take them to the man as gifts—some balm and honey, some spices and perfumes, some pistachios and almonds. And take plenty of money—pay back double what was returned to your sacks; that might have been a mistake. Take your brother and get going. Go back to the man. And may The Strong God give you grace in that man’s eyes so that he’ll send back your other brother along with Benjamin. For me, nothing’s left; I’ve lost everything.”

Psalm 18:16

But me he caught—reached all the way from sky to sea; he pulled me out Of that ocean of hate, that enemy chaos, the void in which I was drowning. They hit me when I was down, but God stuck by me. He stood me up on a wide-open field; I stood there saved—surprised to be loved!

Psalm 19:6

That’s how God’s Word vaults across the skies from sunrise to sunset, Melting ice, scorching deserts, warming hearts to faith.

Psalm 21:13

Show your strength, God, so no one can miss it. We are out singing the good news!

Psalm 29:4

God’s thunder tympanic, God’s thunder symphonic.

Exodus 23:8

“Don’t take bribes. Bribes blind perfectly good eyes and twist the speech of good people.

Proverbs 17:23

The wicked take bribes under the table; they show nothing but contempt for justice.

Proverbs 18:16

A gift gets attention; it buys the attention of eminent people.

Proverbs 21:14

A quietly given gift soothes an irritable person; a heartfelt present cools a hot temper.

Ecclesiastes 7:7

Brutality stupefies even the wise And destroys the strongest heart.

1 Samuel 25:35

Then David accepted the gift she brought him and said, “Return home in peace. I’ve heard what you’ve said and I’ll do what you’ve asked.”