Proverbs 18:16
A mans gyft maketh an open way, to bryng hym before great men.
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- 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.
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6 The multitude hangeth vpon great men: and euery man fauoureth hym that geueth rewardes.
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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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8 A man shalbe commended for his wisdome: but a foole shalbe dispised.
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4 So shalt thou finde fauour and good vnderstandyng in the sight of God and men.
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23 The vngodly taketh gyftes out of the bosome, to wrest the wayes of iudgement.
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11 The riche man thinketh hym selfe to be wise: but the poore that hath vnderstandyng can perceaue hym well inough.
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14 A priuie rewarde pacifieth displeasure: and a gyft in the bosome stylleth furiousnesse.
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2 A good man is acceptable vnto the Lorde: but the wicked imaginer wyll he condempne.
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18 Pryde goeth before destruction, and an hygh mynde before the fall.
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16 Then sayd I, wysdome is better then strength: Neuerthelesse, a simple mans wysdome is despised, and his wordes are not hearde.