Verse 16

A mans gyft maketh an open way, to bryng hym before great men.

Referenced Verses

• Gen 32:20 : 20 And say moreouer: beholde, thy seruaunt Iacob also commeth after vs: for he sayde, I wyll appeace his wrath with the present that goeth before me, and afterward I will see him my selfe, peraduenture he wyll receaue me to grace.
• 1 Sam 25:27 : 27 And now this blessing which thyne handmayd hath brought vnto my lord, let it be geuen vnto the young men that folowe my lorde.
• Prov 17:8 : 8 A gyft is as a precious stone vnto hym that hath it: but vnto whom soeuer it turneth, it maketh hym vnwise.
• Gen 43:11 : 11 And their father Israel sayde vnto them: if it must nedes be so, nowe then do thus. Take of the best fruites of the lande in your vesselles, and bryng ye man a present, a curtsie of bawme, and a curtsie of hony, spyces and mirre, nuttes and almondes.
• Gen 33:10 : 10 And Iacob answered: Nay I pray thee, but if I haue founde grace in thy sight, receaue I pray thee my present of my hande: for I haue seene thy face, as though I had seene the face of God, and so thou hast receaued me to grace.
• Prov 19:6 : 6 The multitude hangeth vpon great men: and euery man fauoureth hym that geueth rewardes.
• Prov 21:14 : 14 A priuie rewarde pacifieth displeasure: and a gyft in the bosome stylleth furiousnesse.