Proverbs 18:16
A man’s gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men.
KJV
Donum hominis dilatat viam ejus, et ante principes spatium ei facit.
Vulgate
δόμα ἀνθρώπου ἐμπλατύνει αὐτόν, καὶ παρὰ δυνάσταις καθιζάνει αὐτόν.
LXX
A man’s gift maketh room for him, And bringeth him before great men.
ASV
מַתָּ֣ן אָ֭דָם יַרְחִ֣יב ל֑/וֹ וְ/לִ/פְנֵ֖י גְדֹלִ֣ים יַנְחֶֽ/נּוּ
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
6 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
אָדָ֖ם
'dm
noun · 545×
גָּד֖וֹל
gdvl
verb · 528×
ם
m
verb · 38×
מַתָּ֣ן
mtn
noun · 5×
פְנֵ֣י
pny
noun · 2111×
רָ֤חַב
rchb
verb · 25×
Historic Christian voices
3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- 1Sam 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.
- 1Sam 25:18 — Then Abigail made haste, and took two hundred loaves, and two bottles of wine, and five sheep ready dressed, and five measures of parched corn, and an hundred clusters of raisins, and two hundred cake
- 1Sam 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.
- 2Kgs 18:31 — Hearken not to Hezekiah: for thus saith the king of Assyria, Make an agreement with me by a present, and come out to me, and then eat ye every man of his own vine, and every one of his fig tree, and d
- Gen 32:13 — And he lodged there that same night; and took of that which came to his hand a present for Esau his brother;
- Gen 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
- Gen 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 pl
- Gen 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,
- Gen 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,
- Judg 3:15 — But when the children of Israel cried unto the LORD, the LORD raised them up a deliverer, Ehud the son of Gera, a Benjamite, a man lefthanded: and by him the children of Israel sent a present unto Egl
- Prov 17:8 — A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.
- Prov 19:6 — Many will intreat the favour of the prince: and every man is a friend to him that giveth gifts.
- Prov 19:6 — Many will intreat the favour of the prince: and every man is a friend to him that giveth gifts.
- Prov 21:14 — A gift in secret pacifieth anger: and a reward in the bosom strong wrath.
- Prov 21:14 — A gift in secret pacifieth anger: and a reward in the bosom strong wrath.