Provérbios 18:16

16 O presente abre o caminho para aquele que o entregae o conduz à presença dos grandes.

Provérbios 18:16 Meaning and Commentary

Proverbs 18:16

A man's gift maketh room for him
Or "enlarges him" ^F25; brings him out of prison, or, or out of straits and difficulties with which he, has, been pressed; or it makes way for him to a judge, and for a favourable hearing of his cause; or it enlarges his acquaintance, and gains him respect among men; and bringeth him before great men;
it opens a way for him into the presence and company of great men, being a fee to their servants; or with it he procures a place to wait on them. It is not necessary to understand it of a gift by way of bribe; but to introduce a person to another, and render him acceptable, and appease anger; as in the cases of Jacob and Abigail, ( Genesis 32:20 ) ( 43:11 ) ( 1 Samuel 25:27 ) .

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FOOTNOTES:

F25 (byxry) .

Provérbios 18:16 In-Context

14 O espírito do homem o sustenta na doença;mas, o espírito deprimido, quem o levantará?

15 O coração do que tem discernimento adquire conhecimento;os ouvidos dos sábios saem à sua procura.

16 O presente abre o caminho para aquele que o entregae o conduz à presença dos grandes.

17 O primeiro a apresentar a sua causa parece ter razão,até que outro venha à frente e o questione.

18 Lançar sortes resolve contendase decide questões entre poderosos.