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Spreuken 18:16

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16 De gift des mensen maakt hem ruimte, en zij geleidt hem voor het aangezicht der groten.

Spreuken 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 ) .


FOOTNOTES:

F25 (byxry) .
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Spreuken 18:16 In-Context

14 De geest eens mans zal zijn krankheid ondersteunen; maar een verslagen geest, wie zal dien opheffen?
15 Het hart der verstandigen bekomt wetenschap, en het oor der wijzen zoekt wetenschap.
16 De gift des mensen maakt hem ruimte, en zij geleidt hem voor het aangezicht der groten.
17 Die de eerste is in zijn twistzaak, schijnt rechtvaardig te zijn; maar zijn naaste komt, en hij onderzoekt hem.
18 Het lot doet de geschillen ophouden, en maakt scheiding tussen machtigen.
The Dutch Staten Vertaling translation is in the public domain.

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