Proverbs 18:16 - King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁶ A man's gift maketh room for him, And bringeth him before great men.

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Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁶ 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)

¹⁶ A man’s gift maketh room for him, And bringeth him before great men.

Common English Bible

¹⁶ A gift opens the way for access to important people.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁶ A man's gift expands his way and makes space for him before leaders.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁶ A man's gift enlargeth his may, and maketh him room before princes.

English Standard Version 2016

¹⁶ A man’s gift makes room for him and brings him before the great.

Proverbs 18:16 交叉引用

Genesis 32:20

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.

Genesis 33:10

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.

Genesis 43:11

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:

2 Kings 5:5

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.

Proverbs 17:8

A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: Whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.

Proverbs 18:17

He that is first in his own cause seemeth just; But his neighbour cometh and searcheth him.

Proverbs 19:6

Many will intreat the favour of the prince: And every man is a friend to him that giveth gifts.

Proverbs 21:14

A gift in secret pacifieth anger: And a reward in the bosom strong wrath.

1 Samuel 16:20

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.

1 Samuel 25:27

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.