Proverbs 18:16
A man’s gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men.
*A mans gift maketh roome for him, & bringeth him before great men.
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- *Cross-referenceChap.17.8.
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- Proverbs 19:6Rank 1 from verse 16
- Genesis 33:10Rank 2 from verse 16
10And 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.
10And Iacob saide, Nay, I pray thee: if now I haue found grace in thy sight, then receiue my present at my hand: for therefore I haue seene thy face, as though I had seene the face of God; and thou wast pleased with me.
- Genesis 43:11Rank 3 from verse 16
11And 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:
11And their father Israel said vnto them, If it must bee so now, doe this: take of the best fruits in the land in your vessels, and carie downe the man a Present, a litle balme, and a litle honie, spices, and myrrhe, nuts, and almonds.
- 1 Samuel 25:27Rank 4 from verse 16
- Proverbs 17:8Rank 5 from verse 16
- Genesis 32:20Rank 6 from verse 16
20And 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.
20And say ye moreouer, Beholde, thy seruant Iacob is behind vs: for he said, I will appease him with the present that goeth before me, and afterward I will see his face; peraduenture he will accept †of me.
- Proverbs 21:14Rank 7 from verse 16
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Proverbs 18:16
1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.
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Sense 1: Something given or bestowed; a present. Sense 2: An endowment or ability. Sense 3: A bribe.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893
Third-person singular present form of make (to form, create, produce, cause, appoint, perform, or render into a stated condition).
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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.
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Earlier than in time; in front of; in the presence of; or prior in order or rank.
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15The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; and the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.
15The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; and the eare of the wise seeketh knowledge.
16A man’s gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men.
16*A mans gift maketh roome for him, & bringeth him before great men.
Selected passage17He that is first in his own cause seemeth just; but his neighbour cometh and searcheth him.
17 He that is first in his owne cause, seemeth iust; but his neighbour commeth and searcheth him.