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Proverbs 18:16 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 18 · verse 16
A man’s gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men.Proverbs 18:16 · King James Version
Proverbs 18:16 in context
14The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; but a wounded spirit who can bear?
15The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; and the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.
16A man’s gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men.
17He that is first in his own cause seemeth just; but his neighbour cometh and searcheth him.
18The lot causeth contentions to cease, and parteth between the mighty.
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Key words (Strong's)
- bringethnâchâhto guideH5148 →
- beforepânîymthe faceH6440 →
- man'sʼâdâmruddyH120 →
- giftmattâna presentH4976 →
- roomrâchabto broadenH7337 →
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Of what great force gifts (that is, bribes) are he had intimated before, Pro 17:8, Pro 17:23. Here he shows the power of gifts, that is, presents made even by inferiors to those that are above them and have much more than they have. A good present will go far, 1.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary