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Proverbs 18:16 :: English Standard Version (ESV)

Proverbs 18:16 - A man’s gift makes room for him
and brings him before the great.

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Translations for Proverbs 18:16

KJVKJV (read chapter in KJV)

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

NKJVNKJV (read chapter in NKJV)

A man’s gift makes room for him,
And brings him before great men.

NLTNLT (read chapter in NLT)

Giving a gift can open doors;
it gives access to important people!

NIVNIV (read chapter in NIV)

A gift opens the way and ushers the giver into the presence of the great.

ESVESV (read chapter in ESV)

A man’s gift makes room for him
and brings him before the great.

CSBCSB (read chapter in CSB)

A person’s gift opens doors[fn] for him

and brings him before the great.

NASB20NASB20 (read chapter in NASB20)

A person’s^H120 gift^H4976 makes^H7337 room^H7337 for him

And brings^H5148 him before^H6440 great^H1419 people^H1419.

NASB95NASB95 (read chapter in NASB95)

A man’s gift makes room for him
And brings him before great men.

LSBLSB (read chapter in LSB)

A man’s^H120 gift^H4976 makes^H7337 room^H7337 for him

And leads^H5148 him into the presence^H6440 of great^H1419 men^H1419.

AMPAMP (read chapter in AMP)

A man’s gift [given in love or courtesy] makes room for him

And brings him before great men.

NETNET (read chapter in NET)

A person's gift makes room for him, and leads him before important people.

RSVRSV (read chapter in RSV)

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

ASVASV (read chapter in ASV)

A man’s gift maketh room for him,

And bringeth him before great men.

YLTYLT (read chapter in YLT)

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

DBYDBY (read chapter in DBY)

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

WEBWEB (read chapter in WEB)

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

HNVHNV (read chapter in HNV)

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

VULVUL (read chapter in VUL)

donum hominis dilatat viam eius et ante principes spatium ei facit

NAVNAV (read chapter in NAV)

هَدِيَّةُ الإِنْسَانِ تُمَهِّدُ لَهُ السَّبِيلَ، وَتَجْعَلُهُ يَمْثُلُ أَمَامَ الْعُظَمَاءِ.

WLCWLC (read chapter in WLC)

מַתָּן אָדָם יַרְחִיב לֹו וְלִפְנֵי גְדֹלִים יַנְחֶנּוּ׃

LXXLXX (read chapter in LXX)

δόμα ἀνθρώπου ἐμπλατύνει αὐτὸν καὶ παρὰ δυνάσταις καθιζάνει αὐτόν

SVDSVD (read chapter in SVD)

هَدِيَّةُ الإِنْسَانِ تُرَحِّبُ لَهُ وَتَهْدِيهِ إِلَى أَمَامِ الْعُظَمَاءِ.

BESBES (read chapter in BES)

A man's gift [fn]enlarges him, and seats him among princes.

RVR09RVR09 (read chapter in RVR09)

El presente del hombre le ensancha el camino, y le lleva delante de los grandes.

RVR60RVR60 (read chapter in RVR60)

La dádiva del hombre le ensancha el camino Y le lleva delante de los grandes.

BBEBBE (read chapter in BBE)

A man's offering makes room for him, letting him come before great men.

CHTCHT (read chapter in CHT)

人的禮物、為他開路、引他到高位的人面前。

EMEM (read chapter in EM)

El dar regalos le abre camino a un hombre, y le conduce a la presencia de los grandes.

KORKOR (read chapter in KOR)

선물은 그 사람의 길을 너그럽게 하며 또 존귀한 자의 앞으로 그를 인도하느니라

LSLS (read chapter in LS)

Les présents d'un homme lui élargissent la voie, Et lui donnent accès auprès des grands.

LUTLUT (read chapter in LUT)

Das Geschenk des Menschen macht ihm Raum und bringt ihn vor die großen Herren.

RSTRST (read chapter in RST)

Подарок у человека дает ему простор и до вельмож доведет его.

SESE (read chapter in SE)

El don del hombre le ensancha el camino, y le lleva delante de los grandes.

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