Proverbs 19:6

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

Many people entreat the favor of a generous person, and everyone is the friend of the person who gives gifts.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 17:8 : 8 A bribe works like a charm for the one who offers it; in whatever he does he succeeds.
  • Prov 18:16 : 16 A person’s gift makes room for him, and leads him before important people.
  • Prov 29:26 : 26 Many people seek the face of a ruler, but it is from the LORD that one receives justice.
  • Prov 21:14 : 14 A gift given in secret subdues anger, and a bribe given secretly subdues strong wrath.
  • Matt 2:11 : 11 As they came into the house and saw the child with Mary his mother, they bowed down and worshiped him. They opened their treasure boxes and gave him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.
  • Rom 6:23 : 23 For the payoff of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
  • Prov 19:12 : 12 A king’s wrath is like the roar of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.
  • Gen 32:20 : 20 You must also say,‘In fact your servant Jacob is behind us.’” Jacob thought,“I will first appease him by sending a gift ahead of me. After that I will meet him. Perhaps he will accept me.”
  • Gen 42:6 : 6 Now Joseph was the ruler of the country, the one who sold grain to all the people of the country. Joseph’s brothers came and bowed down before him with their faces to the ground.
  • Gen 43:15 : 15 So the men took these gifts, and they took double the money with them, along with Benjamin. Then they hurried down to Egypt and stood before Joseph.
  • 2 Sam 19:19-39 : 19 He said to the king,“Don’t think badly of me, my lord, and don’t recall the sin of your servant on the day when you, my lord the king, left Jerusalem! Please don’t call it to mind! 20 For I, your servant, know that I sinned, and I have come today as the first of all the house of Joseph to come down to meet my lord the king.” 21 Abishai son of Zeruiah replied,“For this should not Shimei be put to death? After all, he cursed the LORD’s anointed!” 22 But David said,“What do we have in common, you sons of Zeruiah? You are like my enemy today! Should anyone be put to death in Israel today? Don’t I know that today I am king over Israel?” 23 The king said to Shimei,“You won’t die.” The king vowed an oath concerning this. 24 Now Mephibosheth, Saul’s grandson, came down to meet the king. From the day the king had left until the day he safely returned, Mephibosheth had not cared for his feet nor trimmed his mustache nor washed his clothes. 25 When he came from Jerusalem to meet the king, the king asked him,“Why didn’t you go with me, Mephibosheth?” 26 He replied,“My lord the king, my servant deceived me! I said,‘Let me get my donkey saddled so that I can ride on it and go with the king,’ for I am lame. 27 But my servant has slandered me to my lord the king. But my lord the king is like an angel of God. Do whatever seems appropriate to you. 28 After all, there was no one in the entire house of my grandfather who did not deserve death from my lord the king. But instead you allowed me to eat at your own table! What further claim do I have to ask the king for anything?” 29 Then the king replied to him,“Why should you continue speaking like this? You and Ziba will inherit the field together.” 30 Mephibosheth said to the king,“Let him have the whole thing! My lord the king has returned safely to his house!” 31 Now when Barzillai the Gileadite had come down from Rogelim, he crossed the Jordan with the king so he could send him on his way from there. 32 But Barzillai was very old– eighty years old, in fact– and he had taken care of the king when he stayed in Mahanaim, for he was a very rich man. 33 So the king said to Barzillai,“Cross over with me, and I will take care of you while you are with me in Jerusalem.” 34 Barzillai replied to the king,“How many days do I have left to my life, that I should go up with the king to Jerusalem? 35 I am presently eighty years old. Am I able to discern good and bad? Can I taste what I eat and drink? Am I still able to hear the voices of male and female singers? Why should I continue to be a burden to my lord the king? 36 I will cross the Jordan with the king and go a short distance. Why should the king reward me in this way? 37 Let me return so that I may die in my own city near the grave of my father and my mother. But look, here is your servant Kimham. Let him cross over with my lord the king. Do for him whatever seems appropriate to you.” 38 The king replied,“Kimham will cross over with me, and I will do for him whatever I deem appropriate. And whatever you choose, I will do for you.” 39 So all the people crossed the Jordan, as did the king. After the king had kissed him and blessed him, Barzillai returned to his home.
  • Job 29:24-25 : 24 If I smiled at them, they hardly believed it; and they did not cause the light of my face to darken. 25 I chose the way for them and sat as their chief; I lived like a king among his troops; I was like one who comforts mourners.
  • Ps 45:12 : 12 Rich people from Tyre will seek your favor by bringing a gift.
  • Prov 16:15 : 15 In the light of the king’s face there is life, and his favor is like the clouds of the spring rain.

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  • Prov 18:16
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    16A person’s gift makes room for him, and leads him before important people.

  • Prov 19:4-5
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    26Many people seek the face of a ruler, but it is from the LORD that one receives justice.

  • Prov 17:8
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    8A bribe works like a charm for the one who offers it; in whatever he does he succeeds.

  • Prov 18:23-24
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    23A poor person makes supplications, but a rich man answers harshly.

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    20A poor person will be disliked even by his neighbors, but those who love the rich are many.

  • Prov 19:22
    72%

    22What is desirable for a person is to show loyal love, and a poor person is better than a liar.

  • Ps 112:5
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  • Prov 29:4-5
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  • Prov 20:6
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  • Prov 12:2
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    2A good person obtains favor from the LORD, but the LORD condemns a person with wicked schemes.

  • Prov 22:11
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    11The one who loves a pure heart and whose speech is gracious– the king will be his friend.

  • Job 34:19
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    19who shows no partiality to princes, and does not take note of the rich more than the poor, because all of them are the work of his hands?

  • Prov 11:27
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    27The one who diligently seeks good seeks favor, but the one who searches for evil– it will come to him.

  • Prov 17:23
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    23A wicked person receives a bribe secretly to pervert the ways of justice.

  • Ezek 16:33
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    33All prostitutes receive payment, but instead you give gifts to every one of your lovers. You bribe them to come to you from all around for your sexual favors!

  • Prov 22:16
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    23The one who reproves another will in the end find more favor than the one who flatters with the tongue.

  • Prov 22:9
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  • Prov 22:1
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    1A good name is to be chosen rather than great wealth, good favor more than silver or gold.

  • Prov 25:14
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    14Like cloudy skies and wind that produce no rain, so is the one who boasts of a gift not given.

  • Luke 16:9
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    9And I tell you, make friends for yourselves by how you use worldly wealth, so that when it runs out you will be welcomed into the eternal homes.

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  • Prov 17:17-18
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    18The one who lacks sense strikes hands in pledge, and puts up financial security for his neighbor.

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    27Yes, you would gamble for the fatherless, and auction off your friend.

  • Prov 27:9
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  • Mic 7:3
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  • Luke 14:12
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  • Luke 19:26
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    26‘I tell you that everyone who has will be given more, but from the one who does not have, even what he has will be taken away.

  • Prov 28:16
    66%

    16The prince who is a great oppressor lacks wisdom, but the one who hates unjust gain will prolong his days.

  • Prov 16:15
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    15In the light of the king’s face there is life, and his favor is like the clouds of the spring rain.

  • Prov 16:28
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  • Prov 28:6
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  • Prov 27:6
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    27The one who is greedy for gain troubles his household, but whoever hates bribes will live.