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Proverbs 18

Prov. 18:16 KJV (With Strong’s)

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A man’s
'adam (Hebrew #120)
ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
KJV usage: X another, + hypocrite, + common sort, X low, man (mean, of low degree), person.
Pronounce: aw-dawm'
Origin: from 119
gift
mattan (Hebrew #4976)
a present
KJV usage: gift, to give, reward.
Pronounce: mat-tawn'
Origin: from 5414
maketh room
rachab (Hebrew #7337)
to broaden (intransitive or transitive, literal or figurative)
KJV usage: be an en-(make) large(-ing), make room, make (open) wide.
Pronounce: raw-khab'
Origin: a primitive root
for him, and bringeth
nachah (Hebrew #5148)
to guide; by implication, to transport (into exile, or as colonists)
KJV usage: bestow, bring, govern, guide, lead (forth), put, straiten.
Pronounce: naw-khaw'
Origin: a primitive root
him before
paniym (Hebrew #6440)
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
KJV usage: + accept, a-(be- )fore(-time), against, anger, X as (long as), at, + battle, + because (of), + beseech, countenance, edge, + employ, endure, + enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-part), form(-er time, -ward), from, front, heaviness, X him(-self), + honourable, + impudent, + in, it, look(-eth) (- s), X me, + meet, X more than, mouth, of, off, (of) old (time), X on, open, + out of, over against, the partial, person, + please, presence, propect, was purposed, by reason of, + regard, right forth, + serve, X shewbread, sight, state, straight, + street, X thee, X them(-selves), through (+ - out), till, time(-s) past, (un-)to(-ward), + upon, upside (+ down), with(- in, + -stand), X ye, X you.
Pronounce: paw-neem'
Origin: plural (but always as singular) of an unused noun (paneh {paw-neh'}; from 6437)
great men
gadowl (Hebrew #1419)
from 1431; great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent
KJV usage: + aloud, elder(-est), + exceeding(-ly), + far, (man of) great (man, matter, thing,-er,-ness), high, long, loud, mighty, more, much, noble, proud thing, X sore, (X ) very.
Pronounce: gaw-dole'
Origin: or (shortened) gadol {gaw-dole'}
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Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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Prov. 17:8• 8A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth. (Prov. 17:8)
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Prov. 19:6• 6Many will entreat the favor of the prince: and every man is a friend to him that giveth gifts. (Prov. 19:6)
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Prov. 21:14• 14A gift in secret pacifieth anger: and a reward in the bosom strong wrath. (Prov. 21:14)
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Gen. 32:20• 20And say ye moreover, Behold, thy servant Jacob is behind us. For he said, I will appease him with the present that goeth before me, and afterward I will see his face; peradventure he will accept of me. (Gen. 32:20)
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Gen. 33:10• 10And Jacob said, Nay, I pray thee, if now I have found grace in thy sight, then receive my present at my hand: for therefore I have seen thy face, as though I had seen the face of God, and thou wast pleased with me. (Gen. 33:10)
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Gen. 43:11• 11And their father Israel said unto them, If it must be so now, do this; take of the best fruits in the land in your vessels, and carry down the man a present, a little balm, and a little honey, spices, and myrrh, nuts, and almonds: (Gen. 43:11)
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1 Sam. 25:27• 27And now this blessing which thine handmaid hath brought unto my lord, let it even be given unto the young men that follow my lord. (1 Sam. 25:27)
• A man, by bestowing favors upon subordinates, easily works his way into the presence of their master. This is a common method of procedure on the part of those who desire audiences where they are themselves unwanted. We need not dwell on it. If, however, we think of gift in the way it is used in the epistles, as that which the ascended Christ bestows upon His servants for the edifying of His mystical body, it brings before us an important lesson. A gifted man needs not to force himself forward. His gift will make room for him as truly as in the world of nature and in the case of a material gift. In other words, the man who has had a ministry committed to him by the Lord Himself need never be a timeserving truckler to the present age: let him go on quietly in faithfulness, and the Master he serves will bring him to the front in due time if He would have him there at all. Self-assertiveness is the last thing that should be found in a servant of Christ. (“Proverbs Eighteen” by H.A. Ironside)

J. N. Darby Translation

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