Proverbs 18:16
The yift of a man alargith his weie; and makith space to hym bifore princes.
Bible (Wycliffe)
In The King James Version
A man’s gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men.
In Context
15The herte of a prudent man schal holde stidfastli kunnyng; and the eere of wise men sekith techyng.
17A iust man is the first accusere of hym silf; his frend cometh, and schal serche hym.
Cross References
Genesis 33:10And Jacob seide, Y biseche, nyle thou so, but if Y foond grace in thin iyen, take thou a litil yifte of myn hondis; for Y seiy so thi face as I seiy the cheer of God;
Proverbs 17:8A preciouse stoon moost acceptable is the abiding of hym that sekith; whidur euere he turneth hym silf, he vndurstondith prudentli.
Proverbs 21:14A yift hid quenchith chidyngis; and a yift in bosum quenchith the moost indignacioun.