Proverbs 19:6
Many are they who caress the noble, And every one is the friend of him who giveth gifts.
Noyes Bible
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 speaketh lies shall not escape.
Cross References
Psalms 45:12So shall the daughter of Tyre seek thy favor with gifts, The rich among the people.
Proverbs 17:8A gift is a precious stone in the eyes of him who taketh it; Whithersoever it turneth it hath success.
Proverbs 19:12The wrath of a king is like the roaring of a lion; But his favor, like dew upon the grass.
Proverbs 29:26Many are they who seek the ruler's favor; But every man's judgment cometh 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 →