Proverbs 17:8

‌ʻOku tatau ha meʻa foaki mo e maka mahuʻinga ki he mata ʻoʻona ʻoku ne maʻu ia: he ʻoku lelei pe ia ʻi he potu kotoa pē ʻoku tafoki ia ki ai.

KO E TOHI TAPU KĀTOA

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

7‌ʻOku ʻikai ngali mo e vale ʻae lea lelei: pea ʻoku taʻengali ʻaupito mo ha ʻeiki ʻae loungutu ʻoku loi.

9‌ʻOku ʻofeina ia ʻoku faʻa ʻufiʻufi ʻae fai hala: ka ko ia ʻoku toe lea ʻaki ha meʻa, ko e fakamāvae ia ʻoe kaumeʻa feʻofoʻofani.

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Cross References

Genesis 32:14Ko e kosi fefine ʻe uangeau mo e kosi tangata ʻe uofulu, mo e sipi fefine ʻe uangeau, mo e sipitangata ʻe uofulu.

Genesis 33:9Pea pehē ʻe ʻIsoa, “Ko hoku tehina, kuo lahi ʻeku meʻa; ke ʻiate koe pe, ʻaia ʻoku ʻaʻau.”

Exodus 23:8¶ “Pea ʻoua naʻa ke maʻu ha meʻa foaki: he ko e meʻa foaki, ʻoku ne fakakui ʻae poto, mo ne fakahalaʻi ʻae ngaahi lea ʻae māʻoniʻoni.

1 Samuel 25:35Ko ia naʻe maʻu ʻe Tevita mei hono nima ʻaia naʻa ne ʻomi kiate ia, pea pehē ʻe ia kiate ia, “ʻAlu fiemālie ki ho fale, vakai kuo u tokanga ki ho leʻo, pea kuo u leleiʻia ʻiate koe.”

Psalms 18:16Naʻa ne fekau mei ʻolunga, naʻa ne toʻo au, naʻa ne toʻo hake au mei he ngaahi vai lahi.

Psalms 21:13Ke ke māʻolunga, ʻE Sihova, ʻi he mālohi ʻoʻou: ko ia te mau hiva mo fakamālō ai ki hoʻo māfimafi.

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