16A man's gift makes room for him, and brings him before great men.


In Context

13 He who gives answer before he hears, that is folly and shame to him.

14 A man's spirit will sustain him in sickness, but a crushed spirit, who can bear?

15 The heart of the discerning gets knowledge. The ear of the wise seeks knowledge.

16 A man's gift makes room for him, and brings him before great men.

17 He who pleads his cause first seems right; until another comes and questions him.

18 The lot settles disputes, and keeps strong ones apart.

Proverbs 18:16 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

18:16A man’s gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

18:16A gift opens the way for the giver and ushers him into the presence of the great.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

18:16A man's gift enlargeth his may, and maketh him room before princes.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

18:16A man's gift maketh room for him, And bringeth him before great men.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:16A man's gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

18:16A man's gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:16A man's gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

18:16The gift of a man maketh room for him, And before the great it leadeth him.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

18:16A man's gift makes room for him, and brings him before great men.