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Proverbs 19:6

Many seek the favor of the prince,

and everyone is a friend of the gift giver.

Proverbs 19:6 BSB

Proverbs 19:6 has 14 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 7 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Proverbs 18:16 (8 votes) and Proverbs 29:26 (8 votes). 14 other verses point back to it. It links with 10 other books, from Genesis 32 to Romans 6.

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Which verses does Proverbs 19:6 point to?

Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. Proverbs 18:168 votes

    A man’s gift opens doors for him, and brings him before great men.

  2. Proverbs 29:268 votes

    Many seek the ruler’s favor, but a man receives justice from the LORD.

  3. Proverbs 17:87 votes

    A bribe is a charm to its giver; wherever he turns, he succeeds.

  4. Genesis 42:66 votes

    Now Joseph was the ruler of the land; he was the one who sold grain to all its people. So when his brothers arrived, they bowed down before him with their faces to the ground.

  5. Romans 6:235 votes

    For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

  6. Proverbs 19:124 votes

    A king’s rage is like the roar of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.

  7. Proverbs 21:144 votes

    A gift in secret soothes anger, and a covert bribe pacifies great wrath.

  8. 2 Samuel 19:19–393 votes

    and said, “My lord, do not hold me guilty, and do not remember your servant’s wrongdoing on the day my lord the king left Jerusalem. May the king not take it to heart. For your servant knows that I have sinned, so here I am today as the first of all the house of Joseph to come down to meet my lord the king.” …

  9. Job 29:24–253 votes

    If I smiled at them, they did not believe it; the light of my countenance was precious. I chose their course and presided as chief. So I dwelt as a king among his troops, as a comforter of the mourners.

  10. Genesis 43:152 votes

    So the men took these gifts, along with double the amount of silver, and Benjamin as well. Then they hurried down to Egypt and stood before Joseph.

  11. Psalm 45:122 votes
  12. Genesis 32:201 vote
  13. Proverbs 16:151 vote

    When a king’s face brightens, there is life; his favor is like a rain cloud in spring.

  14. Matthew 2:111 vote

Which verses point to Proverbs 19:6?

The 10 strongest of 14.