Proverbs 17:8

He pohaku waiwai io ka makana i ka maka o ka mea nana ia; Ma na wahi a pau e loaa ana he mea ia e pono ai.

Baibala Hemolele

In The King James Version

A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.

In Context

7Aole i kupono i ka mea naaupo ka lehelehe pololei; Aole loa hoi i ke alii ka lehelehe wahahee.

9O ka mea huna i ka hewa, oia ke imi i ke aloha; O ka mea hoolaha hou ae, hookaawale oia i na makamaka.

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Cross References

Genesis 32:14I elua haneri kao wahine, me na kao kane he iwakalua; elua haneri hipa wahine, me na hipa kane he iwakalua,

Genesis 33:9I mai la kela, He nui no ka'u, e kuu kaikaina, ia oe no kau mea.

Exodus 23:8Mai lawe oe i ka waiwai kipe: no ka mea, o ka waiwai kipe ka mea e makapo ai ka poe ike, a e kekee ai na olelo a ka poe pono.

1 Samuel 25:35A lawe aku la o Davida mai kona lima aku i ka mea ana i lawe mai ai nana, a i aku la ia ia ia, E pii pomaikai oe ma kou hale; aia hoi, ua hoolohe aku au i kou leo, a ua maliu aku au ia oe.

Psalms 18:16Ua kii mai la oia mai luna mai, ua lawe ae hoi ia'u, Ua unuhi aku la oia ia'u mai loko o na wai nui.

Psalms 21:13E hapaiia'ku oe, e Iehova, i kou ikaika; E oli no hoi makou me ka hoolea aku i kou mana.

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