NETBible | A person’s gift 1 makes room for him, and leads him 2 before important people. |
NIV © |
A gift opens the way for the giver and ushers him into the presence of the great. |
NASB © |
A man’s gift makes room for him And brings him before great men. |
NLT © |
Giving a gift works wonders; it may bring you before important people! |
MSG © |
A gift gets attention; it buys the attention of eminent people. |
BBE © |
A man’s offering makes room for him, letting him come before great men. |
NRSV © |
A gift opens doors; it gives access to the great. |
NKJV © |
A man’s gift makes room for him, And brings him before great men. |
KJV | A man's <0120> gift <04976> maketh room <07337> (8686) for him, and bringeth <05148> (8686) him before <06440> great men <01419>_. |
NASB © |
A man's <120> gift <4976> makes <7337> room <7337> for him And brings <5148> him before <6440> great <1419> men .<1419> |
LXXM | doma <1390> N-NSN anyrwpou <444> N-GSM emplatunei {V-PAI-3S} auton <846> D-ASM kai <2532> CONJ para <3844> PREP dunastaiv <1413> N-DPM kayizanei {V-PAI-3S} auton <846> D-ASM |
NET [draft] ITL | A person’s <0120> gift <04976> makes room <07337> for him, and leads <05148> him before <06440> important people.<01419> |
HEBREW | wnxny <05148> Myldg <01419> ynplw <06440> wl <0> byxry <07337> Mda <0120> Ntm (18:16) <04976> |
NETBible | A person’s gift 1 makes room for him, and leads him 2 before important people. |
NET Notes |
1 sn The Hebrew term translated “gift” is a more general term than “bribe” (שֹׁחַד, shokhad), used in 17:8, 23. But it also has danger (e.g., 15:27; 21:14), for by giving gifts one might learn how influential they are and use them for bribes. The proverb simply states that a gift can expedite matters. 2 sn The two verbs here show a progression, helping to form the synthetic parallelism. The gift first “makes room” (יַרְחִיב, yarkhiv) for the person, that is, extending a place for him, and then “ushers him in” (יַנְחֵנּוּ, yakhenu) among the greats. |