Proverbs 19:6

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 17:8 : 8 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.
  • Prov 18:16 : 16 A man's offering makes room for him, letting him come before great men.
  • Prov 29:26 : 26 The approval of a ruler is desired by great numbers: but the decision in a man's cause comes from the Lord.
  • 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.
  • Matt 2:11 : 11 And they came into the house, and saw the young child with Mary, his mother; and falling down on their faces they gave him worship; and from their store they gave him offerings of gold, perfume, and spices.
  • Rom 6:23 : 23 For the reward of sin is death; but what God freely gives is eternal life in Jesus Christ our Lord.
  • Prov 19:12 : 12 The king's wrath is like the loud cry of a lion, but his approval is like dew on the grass.
  • Gen 32:20 : 20 And you are to say further, Jacob, your servant, is coming after us. For he said to himself, I will take away his wrath by the offering which I have sent on, and then I will come before him: it may be that I will have grace in his eyes.
  • Gen 42:6 : 6 Now Joseph was ruler over all the land, and it was he who gave out the grain to all the people of the land; and Joseph's brothers came before him and went down on their faces to the earth.
  • Gen 43:15 : 15 And when Joseph saw Benjamin, he said to his chief servant, Take these men into my house, and make ready a meal, for they will take food with me in the middle of the day.
  • 2 Sam 19:19-39 : 19 And said to him, Let me not be judged as a sinner in your eyes, O my lord, and do not keep in mind the wrong I did on the day when my lord the king went out of Jerusalem, or take it to heart. 20 For your servant is conscious of his sin: and so, as you see, I have come today, the first of all the sons of Joseph, for the purpose of meeting my lord the king. 21 But Abishai, the son of Zeruiah, said, Is not death the right fate for Shimei, because he has been cursing the one marked by the holy oil? 22 And David said, What have I to do with you, you sons of Zeruiah, that you put yourselves against me today? is it right for any man in Israel to be put to death today? for I am certain today that I am king in Israel. 23 So the king said to Shimei, You will not be put to death. And the king gave him his oath. 24 And Mephibosheth, the son of Saul's son, came down for the purpose of meeting the king; his feet had not been cared for or his hair cut or his clothing washed from the day when the king went away till the day when he came back in peace. 25 Now when he had come from Jerusalem to see the king, the king said to him, Why did you not come with me, Mephibosheth? 26 And he said in answer, Because of the deceit of my servant, my lord king: for I, your servant, said to him, You are to make ready an ass and on it I will go with the king, for your servant has not the use of his feet. 27 He has given you a false account of me: but my lord the king is like the angel of God: do then whatever seems good to you. 28 For all my father's family were only dead men before my lord the king: and still you put your servant among those whose place is at the king's table. What right then have I to say anything more to the king? 29 And the king said, Say nothing more about these things. I say, Let there be a division of the land between Ziba and you. 30 And Mephibosheth said, Let him take it all, now that my lord the king has come back to his house in peace! 31 And Barzillai the Gileadite came down from Rogelim; and he went on as far as Jordan with the king to take him across Jordan. 32 Now Barzillai was a very old man, as much as eighty years old: and he had given the king everything he had need of, while he was at Mahanaim, for he was a very great man. 33 And the king said to Barzillai, Come over with me, and I will take care of you in Jerusalem. 34 And Barzillai said to the king, How much of my life is still before me, for me to go up to Jerusalem with the king? 35 I am now eighty years old: good and bad are the same to me; have meat and drink any taste for me now? am I able to take pleasure in the voices of men or women in song? why then am I to be a trouble to my lord the king? 36 Your servant's desire was only to take the king over Jordan; why is the king to give me such a reward? 37 Let your servant now go back again, so that when death comes to me, it may be in my town and by the resting-place of my father and mother. But here is your servant Chimham: let him go with my lord the king, and do for him what seems good to you. 38 And the king said in answer, Let Chimham go over with me, and I will do for him whatever seems good to you: and whatever your desire is, I will do it for you. 39 Then all the people went over Jordan, and the king went over: and the king gave Barzillai a kiss, with his blessing; and he went back to his place.
  • Job 29:24-25 : 24 I was laughing at them when they had no hope, and the light of my face was never clouded by their fear. 25 I took my place as a chief, guiding them on their way, and I was as a king among his army. ...
  • Ps 45:12 : 12 And the daughters of Tyre will be there with an offering; those who have wealth among the people will be looking for your approval.
  • Prov 16:15 : 15 In the light of the king's face there is life; and his approval is like a cloud of spring rain.

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  • Prov 18:23-24
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    20 The poor man is hated even by his neighbour, but the man of wealth has numbers of friends.

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

  • Ps 112:5
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  • Prov 29:4-5
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    23 A sinner takes an offering out of his robe, to get a decision for himself in a cause.

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  • Prov 28:23
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    15 In the light of the king's face there is life; and his approval is like a cloud of spring rain.

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