The Selfishness of the Unfriendly
Proverbs 18:16
In 11 translations
- BSB
- A man’s gift opens doors for him, and brings him before great men.
- KJV
- A man’s gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men.
- WEB
- A man’s gift makes room for him, and brings him before great men.
- ASV
- A man’s gift maketh room for him, And bringeth him before great men.
- LSV
- The gift of a man makes room for him, || And it leads him before the great.
- YLT
- The gift of a man maketh room for him, And before the great it leadeth him.
- DBY
- A man's gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men.
- DRC
- A man’s gift enlargeth his may, and maketh him room before princes.
- GNV
- A mans gift enlargeth him, and leadeth him before great men.
- JPS
- A man's gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men.
- LXXE
- A man's gift enlarges him, and seats him among princes.See Ps. 118. 32.
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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.
Original-language editions
- WLC
- מַתָּ֣ן אָ֭דָם יַרְחִ֣יב ל֑וֹ וְלִפְנֵ֖י גְדֹלִ֣ים יַנְחֶֽנּוּ׃
- LXX-Br
- Δόμα ἀνθρώπου ἐμπλατύνει αὐτὸν, καὶ παρὰ δυνάσταις καθιζάνει αὐτόν.
In the reference works topics that cite this verse
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Cross-references most cited first
- Proverbs 19:6Many seek the favor of the prince, and everyone is a friend of the gift giver.
- Proverbs 17:8A bribe is a charm to its giver; wherever he turns, he succeeds.
- 1 Samuel 25:27Now let this gift your servant has brought to my lord be given to the young men who follow you.
- Genesis 33:10But Jacob insisted, “No, please! If I have found favor in your sight, then receive this gift from my hand. For indeed, I have seen your face, and it is like seeing the face of God, since you have received me favorably.
- Genesis 43:11Then their father Israel said to them, “If it must be so, then do this: Put some of the best products of the land in your packs and carry them down as a gift for the man—a little balm and a little honey, spices and…
- Genesis 32:20You are also to say, ‘Look, your servant Jacob is right behind us.’” For he thought, “I will appease Esau with the gift that is going before me. After that I can face him, and perhaps he will accept me.”
- Proverbs 21:14A gift in secret soothes anger, and a covert bribe pacifies great wrath.
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