Proverbs 18:16 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

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¹⁶A man's gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men.

Proverbs 18:16 —

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Cross-References

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Proverbs 17:8
A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.
Genesis 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, and myrrh, nuts, and almonds:
Proverbs 19:6
Many will intreat the favour of the prince: and every man is a friend to him that giveth gifts.
Genesis 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.
Genesis 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 pleased with me.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 16)

Of what great force gifts (that is, bribes) are he had intimated before, Prov. 17:8, 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. Towards a man’s liberty: A man’s gift, if he be in prison, may procure his enlargement; there are courtiers, who, if they use their interest…

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset, David Brown’s Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (1871)

(vv. 16)

16. (Compare Pr 17:8, 23). Disapproval of the fact stated is implied.