New American Standard Bible 2020
Proverbs 19:6
61Many will seek the favor of a 2generous person, And every person is a friend to 3him 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 adds many friends, But a poor person is separated from his friend. 5A false witness will not go unpunished, And one who declares lies will not escape. Many will seek the favor of a generous person, And every person is a friend to him who gives gifts. 7All the brothers of a poor person hate him; How much more do his friends abandon him! He pursues them with words, but they are gone. 8One who gets wisdom loves his own soul; One who keeps understanding will find good.
Read all of Proverbs 19Proverbs 19:6 word by word
רַ֭בִּים יְחַלּ֣וּ פְנֵֽי־נָדִ֑יב וְכָל־הָ֝רֵ֗עַ לְאִ֣ישׁ מַתָּֽן׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Proverbs 19:6
- Proverbs 19:12A king’s wrath is like the roaring of a lion, But his favor is like dew on the grass.
- Proverbs 16:15In the light of a king’s face is life, And his favor is like a cloud with the spring rain.
- Proverbs 29:26Many seek the ruler’s favor, But justice for mankind comes from the Lord.
- Genesis 42:6Now Joseph was the ruler over the land; he was the one who sold grain to all the people of the land. And Joseph’s brothers came and bowed down to him with their faces to the ground.
- 2 Samuel 19:19And he said to the king, “May my lord not consider me guilty, nor call to mind what your servant did wrong on the day when my lord the king went out from 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 look at my kindness ungraciously.
- Psalms 45:12The daughter of Tyre will come with a gift; The wealthy among the people will seek your favor.
- Matthew 2:11And after they came into the house, they saw the Child with His mother Mary; and they fell down and worshiped Him. Then they opened their treasures and presented to Him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.
- Proverbs 17:8A bribe is a charm in the sight of its owner; Wherever he turns, he prospers.
- Proverbs 18:16A person’s gift makes room for him And brings him before great people.
- Proverbs 21:14A gift in secret subdues anger, And a bribe in an inside pocket, strong wrath.
- Genesis 32:20and you shall say, ‘Behold, your servant Jacob also is behind us.’” For he said, “I will appease him with the gift that goes ahead of me. Then afterward I will see his face; perhaps he will accept me.”
- Genesis 43:15So the men took this gift, and they took double the money in their hand, and Benjamin; then they set out and went down to Egypt, and stood before Joseph.
- Romans 6:23For the wages of sin is death, but the gracious 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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Notes
- 1. Proverbs 19:6 Prov 29:26 ↩
- 2. Proverbs 19:6 Or noble ↩
- 3. Proverbs 19:6 Prov 18:16; 21:14 ↩
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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