Christian Standard Bible
Proverbs 19:6
6Many seek a ruler’s favor, and everyone is a friend of one 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 attracts many friends, but a poor person is separated from his friend. 5A false witness will not go unpunished, and one who utters lies will not escape. Many seek a ruler’s favor, and everyone is a friend of one who gives gifts. 7All the brothers of a poor person hate him; how much more do his friends keep their distance from him! He may pursue them with words, but they are not there. 8The one who acquires good sense loves himself; one who safeguards understanding finds success.
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 19:12A king’s rage is like the roaring of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.
- Proverbs 16:15When a king’s face lights up, there is life; his favor is like a cloud with spring rain.
- Proverbs 29:26Many desire a ruler’s favor, but a person receives justice from the Lord.
- Genesis 42:6Joseph was in charge of the country; he sold grain to all its people. His brothers came and bowed down before him with their faces to the ground.
- 2 Samuel 19:19and said to him, “My lord, don’t hold me guilty, and don’t remember your servant’s wrongdoing on the day my lord the king left Jerusalem. May the king not take it to heart.
- Job 29:24If I smiled at them, they couldn’t believe it; they were thrilled at the light of my countenance.
- Psalms 45:12The daughter of Tyre, the wealthy people, will seek your favor with gifts.
- Matthew 2:11Entering the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother, and falling to their knees, they worshiped him. Then they opened their treasures and presented him with gifts: gold, frankincense, and myrrh.
- Proverbs 17:8A bribe seems like a magic stone to its owner; wherever he turns, he succeeds.
- Proverbs 18:16A person’s gift opens doors for him and brings him before the great.
- Proverbs 21:14A secret gift soothes anger, and a covert bribe, fierce rage.
- Genesis 32:20You are also to say, ‘Look, your servant Jacob is right behind us.’” For he thought, “I want to appease Esau with the gift that is going ahead of me. After that, I can face him, and perhaps he will forgive me.”
- Genesis 43:15The men took this gift, double the amount of silver, and Benjamin. They immediately went down to Egypt and stood before Joseph.
- Romans 6:23For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God 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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