Ecclesiastes 19:6

Nova Vulgata

Multi blandiuntur faciei potentis, et omnes amici sunt dona tribuenti.

Parallel Translations

Clementine Latin Vulgate (1592)
a summo c�lo egressio ejus. Et occursus ejus usque ad summum ejus ; nec est qui se abscondat a calore ejus.

Jerome's Latin Vulgate (405)
Multi colunt personam potentis,
et amici sunt dona tribuentis.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

will: Proverbs 19:12, Proverbs 16:15, Proverbs 29:26, Genesis 42:6, 2 Samuel 19:19-39, Job 29:24, Job 29:25, Psalms 45:12, Matthew 2:11

and: Proverbs 17:8, Proverbs 18:16, Proverbs 21:14, Genesis 32:20, Genesis 43:15, Romans 6:23

him that giveth gifts: Heb. a man of gifts

Reciprocal: Genesis 32:13 - a present Genesis 43:11 - carry down Judges 3:15 - sent a present 1 Samuel 18:23 - a poor man 2 Samuel 13:3 - a friend Job 11:19 - many Proverbs 13:18 - Poverty Proverbs 14:20 - but Proverbs 19:4 - maketh Daniel 11:24 - he shall scatter Acts 24:26 - hoped

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Many will entreat the favour of the prince,.... Or of the liberal and bountiful man; as kings and princes generally are,

Luke 22:25; such have many to wait upon them, and are humble petitioners to them. Aben Ezra and Gersom interpret the many of great and honourable men, who are courtiers to kings and princes; who wait upon them, ask favours of them, and seek for places under them. The Targum is,

"there are many that minister before a prince;''

he has many servants, and some of them nobles;

and every man [is] a friend to him that giveth gifts; or "to a man of gift" k: who has it in his power to give, and has a heart to it; who is both a rich man and a liberal man; who is both able and willing to communicate to the necessities of others: such a man not only has the poor his friends, but others will speak well of him, and will make application to him on account of the poor; and, for the sake of doing good to them, will court his friendship and acquaintance. Bayne interprets this "man of gift" of Christ, who ascended on high, and received gifts for men, and gives them to men.

k לאיש מתן "viro doni", Montanus, Vatablus, Michaelis.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Intreat the favor ... - literally, “stroke the face” of the man of princely nature, who gives munificently.