| Proverbs 18:16 Parallel Translations |  |
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| NASB: | A man's gift makes room for him And brings him before great men. (NASB ©1995) |
| GWT: | A gift opens doors for the one who gives it and brings him into the presence of great people.(GOD'S WORD®) |
| KJV: | A man's gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men. |
| ASV: | A man's gift maketh room for him, And bringeth him before great men. |
| BBE: | A man's offering makes room for him, letting him come before great men. |
| DBY: | A man's gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men. |
| ERV: | A man's gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men. |
| JPS: | A man's gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men. |
| WBS: | 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. |
| YLT: | The gift of a man maketh room for him, And before the great it leadeth him. |
| Proverbs 18:16 Cross References |
| XREF: | Genesis 32:20 and you shall say, 'Behold, your servant Jacob also is behind us.'" For he said, "I will appease him with the present that goes before me. Then afterward I will see his face; perhaps he will accept me."
1 Samuel 25:27 "Now let this gift which your maidservant has brought to my lord be given to the young men who accompany my lord. (NASB ©1995) |
| Commentaries and Concordances |
| GSB: | 18:16 A man's gift {i} maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men.
(i) Gets him liberty to speak, and the favour of them that are esteemed. |
| MHC: | 18:4. The well-spring of wisdom in the heart of a believer, continually supplies words of wisdom. 5. The merits of a cause must be looked to, not the person. 6,7. What mischief bad men do to themselves by their ungoverned tongues! 8. How base are those that sow contention! and what fatal effects may be expected from small beginnings of jealousy! 9. Omissions of duty, and in duty, are fatal to the soul, as well as commissions of sin. 10,11. The Divine power, made known in and through our Lord Jesus Christ, forms a strong tower for the believer, who relies on the Lord. How deceitful the defence of the rich man, who has his portion and treasure in this world! It is a strong city and a high wall only in his own conceit; for it will fail when most in need. They will be exposed to the just wrath of that Judge whom they despised as a Saviour. 12. After the heart has been lifted up with pride, a fall comes. But honour shall be the reward of humility. 13. Eagerness, with self-conceit, will expose to shame. 14. Firmness of mind supports under many pains and trials. But when the conscience is tortured with remorse, no human fortitude can bear the misery; what then will hell be? 15. We must get knowledge, not only into our heads, but into our hearts. 16. Blessed be the Lord, who makes us welcome to come to his throne, without money and without price. May his gifts make room for him in our souls. |
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