Proverbios 18:16
A man’s gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men.
Context
This verse from Proverbios Chapter 18 connects to 7 cross-references. Proverbios para reyes según Lemuel: no des tu fuerza a las mujeres ni tus caminos a lo que destruye a los reyes; abre tu boca por el mudo y defiende la causa del pobre. El poema acróstico de la mujer …
Otras traducciones
A man’s gift maketh room for him, And bringeth him before great men.
The gift of a man maketh room for him, And before the great it leadeth him.
A man's offering makes room for him, letting him come before great men.
Referencias cruzadas
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A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.
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And Jacob said, Nay, I pray thee, if now I have found grace in thy sight, then receive my present …
And say ye moreover, Behold, thy servant Jacob is behind us. For he said, I will appease him with the …