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Proverbs 19:6
6Many will seek the favor of a generous and noble man, And everyone is a friend to him who gives gifts.
Proverbs 19:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Many will intreat the favour of the prince: and every man is a friend to him that giveth gifts.
- New International Version (NIV)Many curry favor with a ruler, and everyone is the friend of one who gives gifts.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Many seek the favor of a generous man, and everyone is a friend to a man who gives gifts.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Many entreat the favor of the nobility, And every man is a friend to one who gives gifts.
Context of Proverbs 19:6
4Wealth makes many friends, But a poor man is separated from his friend. 5A false witness will not go unpunished, And he who breathes out lies will not escape. Many will seek the favor of a generous and noble man, And everyone is a friend to him who gives gifts. 7All the brothers of a poor man hate him; How much more do his friends abandon him! He pursues them with words, but they are gone. 8He who gains wisdom and good sense loves (preserves) his own soul; He who keeps understanding will find good and prosper.
Read all of Proverbs 19Proverbs 19:6 word by word
רַ֭בִּים יְחַלּ֣וּ פְנֵֽי־נָדִ֑יב וְכָל־הָ֝רֵ֗עַ לְאִ֣ישׁ מַתָּֽן׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 19:6
- Proverbs 19:12The king’s wrath terrifies like the roaring of a lion, But his favor is as [refreshing and nourishing as] dew on the grass.
- Proverbs 16:15In the light of the king’s face is life, And his favor is like a cloud bringing the spring rain.
- Proverbs 29:26Many seek the ruler’s favor, But justice for man comes from the Lord.
- Genesis 42:6Now Joseph was the ruler over the land, and he was the one who sold [grain] to all the people of the land; and Joseph’s [half] brothers came and bowed down before him with their faces to the ground.
- 2 Samuel 19:19and said to the king, “Let not my lord consider me guilty, nor remember what your servant did wrong on the day my lord the king left Jerusalem, so that the king would take it to heart.
- Job 29:24I smiled at them when they did not believe, And they did not diminish the light of my face.
- Psalms 45:12The daughter of Tyre will come with a gift; The rich among the people will seek your favor.
- Matthew 2:11And after entering the house, they saw the Child with Mary His mother; and they fell down and worshiped Him. Then, after opening their treasure chests, they presented to Him gifts [fit for a king, gifts] of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.
- Proverbs 17:8A bribe is like a bright, precious stone in the eyes of its owner; Wherever he turns, he prospers.
- Proverbs 18:16A man’s gift [given in love or courtesy] makes room for him And brings him before great men.
- Proverbs 21:14A gift in secret subdues anger, And a bribe [hidden] in the pocket, strong wrath.
- Genesis 32:20and you shall say, ‘Look, your servant Jacob is behind us.’ ” For he said [to himself], “I will try to appease him with the gift that is going ahead of me. Then afterward I will see him; perhaps he will accept and forgive me.”
- Genesis 43:15Then the men took the present, and they took double the [amount of] money with them, and Benjamin; then they left and went down to Egypt and stood before Joseph.
- Romans 6:23For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God [that is, His remarkable, overwhelming gift of grace to believers] is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Commentaries on Proverbs 19:6
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6Intreat the favor - literally, “stroke the face” of the man of princely nature, who gives munificently.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6Verse 6 We are without excuse if we do not love God with all our hearts. His gifts to us are past number, and all the gifts of men to us are fruits of his bounty.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-29Pr 19:1-29. 1. (Compare Pr 28:6). "Rich" for fool here. Integrity is better than riches (Pr 15:16, 17; 16:8).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 19
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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