Proverbs 17:8
A gyft is as a precious stone vnto hym that hath it: but vnto whom soeuer it turneth, it maketh hym vnwise.
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- Exod 23:8 : 8 Thou shalt take no gyftes: for gyftes blinde the seyng, and peruert the wordes of the righteous.
- Prov 17:23 : 23 The vngodly taketh gyftes out of the bosome, to wrest the wayes of iudgement.
- Prov 21:14 : 14 A priuie rewarde pacifieth displeasure: and a gyft in the bosome stylleth furiousnesse.
- Isa 1:23 : 23 Thy princes are wicked, and companions of theeues: they loue gyftes altogether, and gape for rewardes: As for the fatherlesse they helpe hym not to his ryght, neither wyll they let the widdowes causes come before them.
- Amos 5:12 : 12 For I knowe your manyfolde transgressions, and your mightie sinnes: they afflict the iust, they take rewardes, and they oppresse the poore in the gate.
- Mic 7:3 : 3 Yet they say they do wel, when they do euyll: the prince asketh, and the iudge iudgeth for a rewarde, therfore the great man speaketh out of the corruption of his soule, and so they wrappe it vp.
- Gen 33:9-9 : 9 And Esau saide: I haue inough my brother, kepe that thou hast vnto thy selfe. 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. 11 Oh take my blessyng that is brought thee: for God hath had mercy on me, and I haue inough. And so he compelled him, and he toke it,
- 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.
- Deut 16:19 : 19 Wrest not thou the lawe, nor knowe any person, neither take any rewarde: for giftes do blinde the eyes of the wise, & peruert the wordes of the righteous.
- 1 Sam 25:35 : 35 And so Dauid receaued of her hande that which she had brought him, and sayde vnto her: Go vp in peace to thyne house, beholde I haue heard thy voyce, and haue graunted thy petition.
- 2 Sam 16:1-4 : 1 And when Dauid was a litle past the toppe of the hill beholde, Ziba the seruaunt of Miphiboseth mette him with a coople of asses sadled, & vpon them two hundred loues of bread, & one hundred bunches of resinges, and an hundred of dried figges, & a bottel of wyne. 2 And the king sayde vnto Ziba: What meanest thou with these? And Ziba sayde: They be Asses for the kinges houshold to ryde on, and bread and fruit for the young men to eate, and wine, that such as be faynt in the wildernesse may drinke. 3 And the king sayde: Where is thy maisters sonne? Ziba aunswered vnto the king, Behold he tarieth still at Hierusalem: For he sayde, This day shall the house of Israel restore me the kingdome of my father. 4 Then sayd the king to Ziba: Behold, thyne are all that pertayned vnto Miphiboseth. And Ziba sayde: I humbly beseche thee that I may finde grace in thy sight, my lorde O king.
- Ps 18:16 : 16 He hath sent downe from aboue to fetch me: he hath taken me out of many waters.
- Ps 19:6 : 6 His settyng foorth is from the vtmost part of heauen, and his circuite vnto the vtmost part therof: and there is nothing hyd from his heat.
- Ps 21:13 : 13 Be thou exalted O God accordyng to thine owne might: so we wyll sing, and with psalmes we wyll prayse thy power.
- Ps 29:4 : 4 The voyce of God is with power: the voyce of God is with honour.
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23 The vngodly taketh gyftes out of the bosome, to wrest the wayes of iudgement.
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16 A mans gyft maketh an open way, to bryng hym before great men.
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6 The multitude hangeth vpon great men: and euery man fauoureth hym that geueth rewardes.
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8 Thou shalt take no gyftes: for gyftes blinde the seyng, and peruert the wordes of the righteous.
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14 A priuie rewarde pacifieth displeasure: and a gyft in the bosome stylleth furiousnesse.
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7 The wyse man hateth wrong dealing, and abhorreth the heart that coueteth rewardes.
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27 The greedy couetous man rooteth vp his owne house: but who so hateth rewardes shall lyue.
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14 It is naught, it is naught (saith he that byeth): but when he commeth to his owne house, then he boasteth of his peny worth.
15 There is golde, and a multitude of precious stones: but the lippes of knowledge are a precious iewell.
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7 Speache of aucthoritie becommeth not a foole, much lesse a lying mouth then beseemeth a prince.
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9 He that hath a bountifull eye, shalbe blessed: for he geueth of his bread to the poore.
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14 Whoso maketh great boastes and geueth nothing, is lyke cloudes and winde without rayne.
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4 With true iudgement the kyng stablissheth the lande: but yf he be a man that oppresse the people with gatherynges, he turneth it vpside downe.
5 Who so flattereth his neighbour, layeth a net for his feete.
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1 A good name is more to be desired then great riches: and louing fauour is better then siluer and golde.
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9 Who so couereth a fault, procureth loue: but he that discloseth it, deuideth very frendes.
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11 A worde spoken in due season, is lyke apples of golde in a graued worke of siluer.
12 Who so reproueth a wyse man that hath an obedient eare, is as a golden earring, and an ornament of fine golde.
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8 Better it is to haue a litle with ryghteousnesse, then great rentes wrongfully gotten.
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5 A good man is mercyfull and lendeth: he wyll guyde his wordes with discretion.
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8 A man shalbe commended for his wisdome: but a foole shalbe dispised.
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20 Who so hath a frowarde heart, obteyneth no good: and he that hath a double tongue, shall fall into mischiefe.
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27 He that searcheth for good thynges fyndeth fauour: but who so seketh after mischiefe, it shall happen vnto hym.
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11 Wysdome with inheritaunce is good, yet better is it with them that without care may beholde the sunne:
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4 So shalt thou finde fauour and good vnderstandyng in the sight of God and men.
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17 Euery good geuyng, and euery perfect gyft is from aboue, and cometh downe from the father of lyghtes, with who is no variablenes, neither shadow of turnyng.
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15 Good vnderstandyng geueth fauour: but harde is the way of the dispisers.
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8 He that setteth a foole in hye dignitie, that is euen as if a man would bynde a stone in a sling.
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14 Man shalbe satisfied with good thinges: by the fruite of his mouth, and after the workes of his handes shall he be rewarded.
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14 For the marchaundise of it, is better then the marchaundise of siluer, and the gayne therof is better then golde.
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27 He that geueth vnto the poore shall not lacke: but he that hydeth his eyes from them, shall haue many a curse.
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16 Whereto hath a foole treasure in his hande to bye wisdome, seeing he hath no minde therto?
17 He is a frende that alway loueth, and in aduersitie a man shall knowe who is his brother.
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17 No, neither golde nor christall shall be equall vnto it, nor her exchaunge shalbe for the plate of fine golde.
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22 It is a mans worship to do good: and a poore man is better then a lyer.
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6 Better is he that walketh in his vprightnes: then he that peruerteth his wayes, and is riche.
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20 He that handleth a matter wisely obteyneth good: and blessed is he that putteth his trust in the Lorde.
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19 For vnto whom soeuer God geueth riches, goodes, and power, he geueth it him to enioy it, to take it for his portion, and to be refresshed of his labour: this is the gyft of God.
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6 To hoorde vp riches with a deceiptfull tongue, is vanitie tossed to and fro of them that seeke death.
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11 For wysdome is more worth then pretious stones, yea all thinges that thou canst desire, may not be compared vnto it.
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21 To haue respect of persons in iudgement is not good, for that man wyll do wrong, yea euen for a peece of bread.
22 He that wyll be riche all to soone, hath an euyll eye: and considereth not that pouertie shall come vpon hym.
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33 Giftes are geuen to all other whores: but thou geuest rewardes vnto all thy louers, & rewardest them to come vnto thee on euery side for thy fornication.
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20 In a wise mans house there is a great treasure and oyle: but a foolishe body spendeth vp all.
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4 A wicked body geueth heede to false lippes, and a lyer geueth eare to a deceiptfull tongue.
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12 For if there be first a wyllyng mynde, it is accepted accordyng to that a man hath, and not accordyng to that he hath not.
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19 Wrest not thou the lawe, nor knowe any person, neither take any rewarde: for giftes do blinde the eyes of the wise, & peruert the wordes of the righteous.