Proverbs 18:16
A man's gift maketh room for him, and before great men will it lead him.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
A man’s gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men.
In Context
Cross References
Genesis 33:10And Jacob said, This must not be, I pray thee; if I have but found grace in thy eyes, then do thou receive my present at my hand; since I have seen thy face, it is as though I had seen the face of an angel, and because thou hast received me kindly.
1 Samuel 25:27And now this present which thy hand-maid hath brought unto my Lord, let it even be given unto the young men that follow in the train my Lord.
Proverbs 17:8As a precious stone appeareth a bribe in the eyes of him that obtaineth it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.
Proverbs 21:14A gift in secret pacifieth anger, and a bribe in the bosom, strong fury.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 18:16
15 The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; and the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge. Note, 1. Those that are prudent will seek knowledge, and apply their ear and heart to the pursuit of it, their ear to attend to the means of knowledge and their heart to mix faith with what they hear and make a good improvement of it. Those that are prudent do not think they have prudence enough, but still see they have need of more; and the more prudent a man is the more inquisitive will he be after knowledge, the knowledge… Read the whole commentary →