And say ye moreover, Behold, thy servant Jacob is behind us. For he said, I will appease him with the present that goeth before me, and afterward I will see his face; peradventure he will accept of me.
Proverbs 18:16 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition A man's gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 A man's gift maketh room for him, And bringeth him before great men. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition A man's gift makes room for him and brings him before great men. [Gen. 32:20; I Sam. 25:27; Prov. 17:8; 21:14.] American Standard Version (1901) A man’s gift maketh room for him, And bringeth him before great men. Common English Bible A gift opens the way for access to important people. Catholic Public Domain Version A man's gift expands his way and makes space for him before leaders. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version A man's gift enlargeth his may, and maketh him room before princes. |
And say ye moreover, Behold, thy servant Jacob is behind us. For he said, I will appease him with the present that goeth before me, and afterward I will see his face; peradventure he will accept of me.
And Jacob said, Nay, I pray thee, if now I have found grace in thy sight, then receive my present at my hand: for therefore I have seen thy face, as though I had seen the face of God, and thou wast pleased with me.
And their father Israel said unto them, If it must be so now, do this; take of the best fruits in the land in your vessels, and carry down the man a present, a little balm, and a little honey, spices and myrrh, nuts and almonds:
And the king of Syria said, Go to, go, and I will send a letter unto the king of Israel. And he departed, and took with him ten talents of silver, and six thousand pieces of gold, and ten changes of raiment.
A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.
He that is first in his own cause seemeth just; but his neighbor cometh and searcheth him.
Many will entreat the favor of the prince: and every man is a friend to him that giveth gifts.
A gift in secret pacifieth anger: and a reward in the bosom, strong wrath.
And Jesse took an ass laden with bread, and a bottle of wine, and a kid, and sent them by David his son unto Saul.
And now this blessing which thine handmaid hath brought unto my lord, let it even be given unto the young men that follow my lord.