New English Translation
Proverbs 19:6
6Many people entreat the favor of a generous person, and everyone is the friend of the person 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 the one who spouts out lies will not escape punishment. Many people entreat the favor of a generous person, and everyone is the friend of the person who gives gifts. 7All the relatives of a poor person hate him; how much more do his friends avoid him – he pursues them with words, but they do not respond. 8The one who acquires wisdom loves himself; the one who preserves understanding will prosper.
Read all of Proverbs 19Proverbs 19:6 word by word
רַ֭בִּים יְחַלּ֣וּ פְנֵֽי־נָדִ֑יב וְכָל־הָ֝רֵ֗עַ לְאִ֣ישׁ מַתָּֽן׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Proverbs 19:6
- Proverbs 19:12A king’s wrath is like the roar of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.
- Proverbs 16:15In the light of the king’s face there is life, and his favor is like the clouds of the spring rain.
- Proverbs 29:26Many people seek the face of a ruler, but it is from the Lord that one receives justice.
- Genesis 42:6Now 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.
- 2 Samuel 19:19He 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!
- Job 29:24If I smiled at them, they hardly believed it; and they did not cause the light of my face to darken.
- Psalms 45:12Rich people from Tyre will seek your favor by bringing a gift.
- Matthew 2:11As 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.
- Proverbs 17:8A bribe works like a charm for the one who offers it; in whatever he does he succeeds.
- Proverbs 18:16A person’s gift makes room for him, and leads him before important people.
- Proverbs 21:14A gift given in secret subdues anger, and a bribe given secretly subdues strong wrath.
- Genesis 32:20You 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.”
- Genesis 43:15So 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.
- Romans 6:23For the payoff 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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