Verse Comparison: Proverbs 18:16
<< Proverbs 18:15 Proverbs 18:17 >> 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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