Proverbs 18:16

American Standard Version

A man’s gift maketh room for him, And bringeth him before great men.

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Proverbs 18:16 in other translations

A man’s gift makes room for him,
and brings him before great men.

Proverbs 18:16 · World English Bible

Proverbs 18:16 in context

  1. 14The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; But a broken spirit who can bear?
  2. 15The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; And the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.
  3. 16A man’s gift maketh room for him, And bringeth him before great men.
  4. 17He that pleadeth his cause first seemeth just; But his neighbor cometh and searcheth him out.
  5. 18The lot causeth contentions to cease, And parteth between the mighty.