“A man’s gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men.”
Proverbs 18:16 (KJV) |
Proverbs 18:16
From Proverbs 18, in the Book of Proverbs (Old Testament).
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14
The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; but a wounded spirit who can bear?
15
The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; and the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.
16
A man’s gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men.
17
He that is first in his own cause seemeth just; but his neighbour cometh and searcheth him.
18
The lot causeth contentions to cease, and parteth between the mighty.