Proverbs 19:6
Many court the favour of kings; but every bad man becomes a reproach to another man.
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
Many will intreat the favour of the prince: and every man is a friend to him that giveth gifts.
In Context
5A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that accuses unjustly shall not escape.
Cross References
Genesis 42:6And Joseph was ruler of the land; he sold to all the people of the land. And the brethren of Joseph, having come, did reverence to him, bowing with the face to the ground.
2 Samuel 19:19and they performed the service of bringing the king over; and there went over a ferry-boat to remove the household of the king, and to do that which was right in his eyes. And Semei the son of Gera fell on his face before the king, as he went over Jordan;
Psalms 45:12The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our helper.
Proverbs 17:8Instruction is to them that use it a gracious reward: and whithersoever it may turn, it shall prosper.
Proverbs 19:12The threatening of a king is like the roaring of a lion; but as dew on the grass, so is his favour.
Proverbs 29:26Many wait on the favour of rulers; but justice comes to a man from the Lord.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 19:6
5 A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall not escape. Here we have, 1. The sins threatened—bearing false witness in judgment and speaking lies in common conversation. Men could not arrive at such a pitch of impiety as to bear false witness (where to the guilt of a lie is added that of perjury and injury) if they had not advanced to it by allowing themselves to speak untruths in jest and banter, or under pretence of doing good. Thus men teach their tongues to speak lies, Jer. ix. 5… Read the whole commentary →