Verse Comparison: Proverbs 18:16
American Standard Version
A man's gift maketh room for him, And bringeth him before great men.
Amplified® Bible
A man's gift makes room for him and brings him before great men.
Contemporary English Version
A gift will get you in to see anyone.
Darby English Version
A man's gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men.
Good News Bible
Do you want to meet an important person? Take a gift and it will be easy.
King James Version
A man's gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men.
New American Standard Bible
A man's gift makes room for him And brings him before great men.
New International Version
A gift opens the way for the giver
and ushers him into the presence of the great.
New King James Version
A man's gift makes room for him,
And brings him before great men.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
A man's gift makes room for him And brings him before great men.
Revised Standard Version
A man's gift makes room for him and brings him before great men.
Young's Literal Translation
The gift of a man maketh room for him, And before the great it leadeth him.
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