New King James Version
Proverbs 19:6
6Many entreat the favor of the nobility, And every man is a friend to 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 Living Translation (NLT)Many seek favors from a ruler; everyone is the friend of a person who gives gifts!
Context of Proverbs 19:6
4Wealth makes many friends, But the poor is separated from his friend. 5A false witness will not go unpunished, And he who speaks lies will not escape. Many entreat the favor of the nobility, And every man is a friend to one who gives gifts. 7All the brothers of the poor hate him; How much more do his friends go far from him! He may pursue them with words, yet they abandon him. 8He who gets wisdom loves his own soul; He 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
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Cross-references for Proverbs 19:6
- Proverbs 19:12The 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 the king’s face is life, And his favor is like a cloud of the latter rain.
- Proverbs 29:26Many seek the ruler’s favor, But justice for man comes from the Lord.
- Genesis 42:6Now Joseph was governor over the land; and it was he who sold to all the people of the land. And Joseph’s brothers came and bowed down before him with their faces to the earth.
- 2 Samuel 19:19Then he said to the king, “Do not let my lord impute iniquity to me, or remember what wrong your servant did on the day that my lord the king left Jerusalem, that the king should take it to heart.
- Job 29:24If I mocked at them, they did not believe it, And the light of my countenance they did not cast down.
- Psalms 45:12And the daughter of Tyre will come with a gift; The rich among the people will seek your favor.
- Matthew 2:11And when they had come into the house, they saw the young Child with Mary His mother, and fell down and worshiped Him. And when they had opened their treasures, they presented gifts to Him: gold, frankincense, and myrrh.
- Proverbs 17:8A present is a precious stone in the eyes of its possessor; Wherever he turns, he prospers.
- Proverbs 18:16A man’s gift makes room for him, And brings him before great men.
- Proverbs 21:14A gift in secret pacifies anger, And a bribe behind the back, strong wrath.
- Genesis 32:20and also say, ‘Behold, your servant Jacob is behind us.’ ” For he said, “I will appease him with the present that goes before me, and afterward I will see his face; perhaps he will accept me.”
- Genesis 43:15So the men took that present and Benjamin, and they took double money in their hand, and arose and went down to Egypt; and they 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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