the Week of Proper 12 / Ordinary 17
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Proverbs 17:8
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A bribe seems like a magic stone to its owner;wherever he turns, he succeeds.
A bribe is a precious stone in the eyes of him who gives it; Wherever he turns, he prospers.
A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.
A bribe is like a magic stone in the eyes of the one who gives it; wherever he turns he prospers.
A bribe is a charm in the sight of its owner; Wherever he turns, he prospers.
Some people think they can pay others to do anything they ask. They think it will work every time.
A bribe is like a bright, precious stone in the eyes of its owner; Wherever he turns, he prospers.
A bribe is a precious stone in the eyes of him who gives it; Wherever he turns, he prospers.
A bribe is a charm in the eyes of its owner;Wherever he turns, he prospers.
A bribe is a charm to its giver; wherever he turns, he succeeds.
A bribe works miracles like a magic charm that brings good luck.
A bribe works like a charm, in the view of him who gives it — wherever it turns, it succeeds.
A gift is a precious stone in the eyes of the possessor: whithersoever it turneth it prospereth.
Some people think a bribe is like a lucky charm—it seems to work wherever they go.
A precious stone is beautiful in the eyes of him who has it; wherever it turns it is admired.
Some people think a bribe works like magic; they believe it can do anything.
The bribe is a stone of magic in the eyes of its owner; everywhere he will turn, he will prosper.
A bribe is a precious stone in the eyes of him who possesses it; everywhere he turns, he is prudent.
Liberalite is a precious stone vnto him that hath it, for where so euer he becometh, he prospereth.
A bribe is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it; Whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.
An offering of money is like a stone of great price in the eyes of him who has it: wherever he goes, he does well.
A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it; whithersoever he turneth, he prospereth.
A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoeuer it turneth, it prospereth.
A gyft is as a precious stone vnto hym that hath it: but vnto whom soeuer it turneth, it maketh hym vnwise.
Instruction is to them that use it a gracious reward; and whithersoever it may turn, it shall prosper.
A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.
A preciouse stoon moost acceptable is the abiding of hym that sekith; whidur euere he turneth hym silf, he vndurstondith prudentli.
A bribe is [as] a precious stone in the eyes of him that has it; Wherever it turns, it prospers.
A gift [is as] a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.
A bribe works like a charm for the one who offers it; in whatever he does he succeeds.
A present is a precious stone in the eyes of its possessor; Wherever he turns, he prospers.
A bribe is like a lucky charm; whoever gives one will prosper!
Being paid in secret for wrong-doing is like a stone of much worth to the one who has it. Wherever he turns, he does well.
A bribe is like a magic stone in the eyes of those who give it; wherever they turn they prosper.
A gift, in the eyes of its owner, is, a stone of beauty, whithersoever it turneth, it bringeth prosperity.
The expectation of him that expecteth is a most acceptable jewel: whithersoever he turneth himself, he understandeth wisely.
A bribe is like a magic stone in the eyes of him who gives it; wherever he turns he prospers.
A stone of grace [is] the bribe in the eyes of its possessors, Whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.
Receiving a gift is like getting a rare gemstone; any way you look at it, you see beauty refracted.
A bribe is a charm in the sight of its owner; Wherever he turns, he prospers.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
gift: Proverbs 17:23, Psalms 18:16, Psalms 19:6, Psalms 21:13, Psalms 29:4, Exodus 23:8, Deuteronomy 16:19
precious stone: Heb. stone of grace
whithersoever: Genesis 33:9-11, Genesis 43:11, 1 Samuel 25:35, 2 Samuel 16:1-4, Micah 7:3
Reciprocal: Genesis 21:27 - took Genesis 24:31 - thou Genesis 32:13 - a present Proverbs 18:16 - General Proverbs 19:6 - and Proverbs 21:14 - gift Daniel 11:24 - he shall scatter Acts 24:26 - hoped
Cross-References
For all the land, which thou seest, will I giue vnto thee and to thy seede for euer,
Arise, walke through the land, in ye length thereof, and breadth thereof: for I will giue it vnto thee.
Moreouer I wil establish my couenant betweene me and thee, and thy seede after thee in their generations, for an euerlasting couenant, to be God vnto thee and to thy seede after thee.
And I will blesse her, & will also giue thee a sonne of her, yea, I will blesse her, and she shall be the mother of nations: Kings also of people shall come of her.
Then Abraham fell vpon his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall a childe be borne vnto him, that is an hundreth yeere olde? and shall Sarah that is ninetie yeere olde beare?
But my couenant will I establish with Izhak, which Sarah shall beare vnto thee, the next yeere at this season.
I am a stranger, & a forreiner among you, giue me a possession of buriall with you, that I may burie my dead out of my sight.
And giue thee the blessing of Abraham, euen to thee & to thy seede with thee, that thou mayest inherite the lande (wherein thou art a stranger,) which God gaue vnto Abraham.
And he sayde vnto me, Behold, I wil make thee fruitefull, and will multiplie thee, and will make a great number of people of thee, and will giue this lande vnto thy seede after thee for an euerlasting possession.
Also I will take you for my people, & will be your God: then ye shall knowe that I the Lord your God bring you out from the burdens of the Egyptians.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
A gift [is as] a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it,.... Or "is a stone of grace" h, the note of similitude being wanting. It is an ornament of grace, adorns the person that wears it, makes him look lovely and amiable; is very grateful and desirable in itself, attracts and dazzles the eyes, and fills the mind with pleasure; so is a gift in the eyes of him that has it, that is the owner of it; either that has it in his possession to give, is the giver of it, as Aben Ezra; which, as it is valuable in his own eyes, he judges it to be so with others, and thinks he can do what be pleases with it, and engage persons by it to do as he would have them: or that is the receiver of it, as the Targum; who, having it given him, is master of it, and is so acceptable to him, and has such an influence upon him, as to do anything for it the giver of it directs him to, as follows:
whithersoever it turneth it prospereth: to whatsoever cause, or to whatsoever persons, judge or jury, it is given and received; it succeeds far better than the most eloquent orations, or learned pleadings in law, or appeals to statutes, and the production of them. Money answers all things; a gift blinds the eyes; it is like a diamond, so sparkling and dazzling, so charming and attracting, that the person to whom it is offered cannot resist it; and it draws him to do whatever is desired of him; it carries the cause, it succeeds according to the wish of the giver: or, as the Arabic version renders it,
"he shall find his business plain;''
done as he would have it. Jarchi applies the proverb thus;
"when a man comes before the Lord, and bribes him with words, and returns unto him, it is a precious stone in his eyes; and in all that he asks of him he prospers.''
h אבן חן "lapsis gratiae", Montanus, Baynus, Michaelis.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
A half-satirical description of the power of bribery in palaces and among judges. The precious stone (literally as in the margin) is probably a gem, thought of as a talisman, which, “wherever it turns,” will ensure “prosperity” to him who, being the possessor, has the power to give it.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Proverbs 17:8. A gift is as a precious stone — It both enriches and ornaments. In the latter clause there is an evident allusion to cut stones. Whithersoever you turn them, they reflect the light, are brilliant and beautiful.
