Proverbs 18:16
The gift of a man makes room for him, || And it leads him before the great.
Literal Standard Version
In The King James Version
A man’s gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men.
In Context
15The heart of the intelligent gets knowledge, || And the ear of the wise seeks knowledge.
17The first in his own cause [seems] righteous, || [But] his neighbor comes and has searched him.
Cross References
Genesis 33:10And Jacob says, “No, please, now if I have found grace in your eyes, then you have received my present from my hand, because that I have seen your face, as the seeing of the face of God, and you are pleased with me;
1 Samuel 25:27And now, this blessing which your maidservant has brought to my lord—it has been given to the young men who are going up and down at the feet of my lord.
Proverbs 17:8A stone of grace [is] the bribe in the eyes of its possessors, || Wherever it turns, it prospers.
Proverbs 21:14A gift in secret pacifies 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 →