Many will intreat the favour of the prince: and every man is a friend to him that giveth gifts.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
Many will entreat the favor of the liberal man; And every man is a friend to him that giveth gifts.
WEB
Many seek the favor of the prince, and everyone is a friend of the gift giver.
YLT
Many entreat the face of the noble, And all have made friendship to a man of gifts.
DBT
Many court the favour of a noble; and every one is friend to a man that giveth.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentProverbs — Gnomic wisdom — sayings, instructions, and the binary of wisdom vs. folly. Fear of the LORD as the integrative theme; the virtuous woman of Prov 31 as the book's closing portrait of wisdom embodied.
- Author
- Solomon principally (1:1; chs 10–22:16 and 25–29 explicitly); Agur (ch 30); Lemuel's mother (ch 31:1–9); editorial compilation by Hezekiah's men (25:1).
- Date
- Solomon's reign c. 970–930 BC; Hezekiah's editorial layer c. 715–687 BC.