Proverbs 17:8

Bible in Basic English (1941)

An offering of money is like a stone of great price in the eyes of him who has it: wherever he goes, he does well.

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Referenced Verses

  • Exod 23:8 : 8 Take no rewards in a cause: for rewards make blind those who have eyes to see, and make the decisions of the upright false.
  • Prov 17:23 : 23 A sinner takes an offering out of his robe, to get a decision for himself in a cause.
  • Prov 21:14 : 14 By a secret offering wrath is turned away, and the heat of angry feelings by money in the folds of the robe.
  • Isa 1:23 : 23 Your chiefs have gone against the Lord, they have become friends of thieves; every one of them is looking for profit and going after rewards; they do not give right decisions for the child who has no father, and they do not let the cause of the widow come before them.
  • Amos 5:12 : 12 For I have seen how your evil-doing is increased and how strong are your sins, you troublers of the upright, who take rewards and do wrong to the cause of the poor in the public place.
  • Mic 7:3 : 3 Their hands are made ready to do evil; the ruler makes requests for money, and the judge is looking for a reward; and the great man gives decisions at his pleasure, and the right is twisted.
  • Gen 33:9-9 : 9 But Esau said, I have enough; keep what is yours, my brother, for yourself. 10 And Jacob said, Not so; but if I have grace in your eyes, take them as a sign of my love, for I have seen your face as one may see the face of God, and you have been pleased with me. 11 Take my offering then, with my blessing; for God has been very good to me and I have enough: so at his strong request, he took it.
  • Gen 43:11 : 11 And take twice as much money with you; that is to say, take back the money which was put in your bags, for it may have been an error;
  • Deut 16:19 : 19 You are not to be moved in your judging by a man's position, you are not to take rewards; for rewards make the eyes of the wise man blind, and the decisions of the upright false.
  • 1 Sam 25:35 : 35 Then David took from her hands her offering: and he said to her, Go back to your house in peace; see, I have given ear to your voice, and taken your offering with respect.
  • 2 Sam 16:1-4 : 1 And when David had gone a little way past the top of the slope, Ziba, the servant of Mephibosheth, came to him, with two asses on which were two hundred cakes of bread and a hundred stems of dry grapes and a hundred summer fruits and a skin of wine. 2 And David said to Ziba, What is your reason for this? And Ziba said, The asses are for the use of the king's people, and the bread and the fruit are food for the young men; and the wine is for drink for those who are overcome by weariness in the waste land. 3 And the king said, And where is your master's son? And Ziba said, He is still at Jerusalem: for he said, Today Israel will give back to me the kingdom of my father. 4 Then the king said to Ziba, Truly everything which was Mephibosheth's is yours. And Ziba said, I give honour to my lord, may I have grace in your eyes, my lord, O king!
  • Ps 18:16 : 16 He sent from on high, he took me, pulling me out of great waters.
  • Ps 19:6 : 6 His going out is from the end of the heaven, and his circle to the ends of it; there is nothing which is not open to his heat.
  • Ps 21:13 : 13 Be lifted up, O Lord, in your strength; so will we make songs in praise of your power.
  • Ps 29:4 : 4 The voice of the Lord is full of power; the voice of the Lord has a noble sound.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 17:23
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    23 A sinner takes an offering out of his robe, to get a decision for himself in a cause.

  • Prov 18:16
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    16 A man's offering makes room for him, letting him come before great men.

  • Prov 19:6
    74%

    6 Great numbers will make attempts to get the approval of a ruler: and every man is the special friend of him who has something to give.

  • Exod 23:8
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    8 Take no rewards in a cause: for rewards make blind those who have eyes to see, and make the decisions of the upright false.

  • Prov 21:14
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    14 By a secret offering wrath is turned away, and the heat of angry feelings by money in the folds of the robe.

  • Eccl 7:7
    72%

    7 The wise are troubled by the ways of the cruel, and the giving of money is the destruction of the heart.

  • Prov 15:27
    71%

    27 He whose desires are fixed on profit is a cause of trouble to his family; but he who has no desire for offerings will have life.

  • Prov 20:14-15
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    14 A poor thing, a poor thing, says he who is giving money for goods: but when he has gone on his way, then he makes clear his pride in what he has got.

    15 There is gold and a store of corals: but the lips of knowledge are a jewel of great price.

  • Prov 17:7
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    7 Fair words are not to be looked for from a foolish man, much less are false lips in a ruler.

  • Prov 22:9
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    9 He who is kind will have a blessing, for he gives of his bread to the poor.

  • Prov 25:14
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    14 As clouds and wind without rain, so is one who takes credit for an offering he has not given.

  • Prov 29:4-5
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    4 A king, by right rule, makes the land safe; but one full of desires makes it a waste.

    5 A man who says smooth things to his neighbour is stretching out a net for his steps.

  • Prov 22:1
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    1 A good name is more to be desired than great wealth, and to be respected is better than silver and gold.

  • Prov 17:9
    69%

    9 He who keeps a sin covered is looking for love; but he who keeps on talking of a thing makes division between friends.

  • Prov 25:11-12
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    11 A word at the right time is like apples of gold in a network of silver.

    12 Like a nose-ring of gold and an ornament of the best gold, is a wise man who says sharp words to an ear ready to give attention.

  • Prov 16:8
    69%

    8 Better is a little with righteousness, than great wealth with wrongdoing.

  • Ps 112:5
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    5 All is well for the man who is kind and gives freely to others; he will make good his cause when he is judged.

  • Prov 12:8
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    8 A man will be praised in the measure of his wisdom, but a wrong-minded man will be looked down on.

  • Prov 17:20
    68%

    20 Nothing good comes to him whose heart is fixed on evil purposes: and he who has an evil tongue will come to trouble.

  • Prov 11:27
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    27 He who, with all his heart, goes after what is good is searching for grace; but he who is looking for trouble will get it.

  • Eccl 7:11
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    11 Wisdom together with a heritage is good, and a profit to those who see the sun.

  • Prov 3:4
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    4 So you will have grace and a good name in the eyes of God and men.

  • Jas 1:17
    67%

    17 Every good and true thing is given to us from heaven, coming from the Father of lights, with whom there is no change or any shade made by turning.

  • Prov 13:15
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    15 Wise behaviour gets approval, but the way of the false is their destruction.

  • Prov 26:8
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    8 Giving honour to a foolish man is like attempting to keep a stone fixed in a cord.

  • Prov 12:14
    67%

    14 From the fruit of his mouth will a man have good food in full measure, and the work of a man's hands will be rewarded.

  • Prov 3:14
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    14 For trading in it is better than trading in silver, and its profit greater than bright gold.

  • Prov 28:27
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    27 He who gives to the poor will never be in need, but great curses will be on him who gives no attention to them.

  • Prov 17:16-17
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    16 How will money in the hand of the foolish get him wisdom, seeing that he has no sense?

    17 A friend is loving at all times, and becomes a brother in times of trouble.

  • Job 28:17
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    17 Gold and glass are not equal to it in price, and it may not be exchanged for jewels of the best gold.

  • Prov 19:22
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    22 The ornament of a man is his mercy, and a poor man is better than one who is false.

  • Prov 28:6
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    6 Better is the poor man whose ways are upright, than the man of wealth whose ways are not straight.

  • Prov 16:20
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    20 He who gives attention to the law of right will get good; and whoever puts his faith in the Lord is happy.

  • Eccl 5:19
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    19 He will not give much thought to the days of his life; because God lets him be taken up with the joy of his heart.

  • Prov 21:6
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    6 He who gets stores of wealth by a false tongue, is going after what is only breath, and searching for death.

  • Prov 8:11
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    11 For wisdom is better than jewels, and all things which may be desired are nothing in comparison with her.

  • Prov 28:21-22
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    21 It is not good to have respect for a man's position: for a man will do wrong for a bit of bread.

    22 He who is ever desiring wealth goes running after money, and does not see that need will come on him.

  • Ezek 16:33
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    33 They give payment to all loose women: but you give rewards to your lovers, offering them payment so that they may come to you on every side for your cheap love.

  • Prov 21:20
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    20 There is a store of great value in the house of the wise, but it is wasted by the foolish man.

  • Prov 17:4
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    4 A wrongdoer gives attention to evil lips, and a man of deceit gives ear to a damaging tongue.

  • 2 Cor 8:12
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    12 For if there is a ready mind, a man will have God's approval in the measure of what he has, and not of what he has not.

  • Deut 16:19
    67%

    19 You are not to be moved in your judging by a man's position, you are not to take rewards; for rewards make the eyes of the wise man blind, and the decisions of the upright false.