Proverbs 18 16 rotateit i have read the bible through from end to end many times including this verse but one day it jumped out at me and as i began to study it it quickly became one of my favourites.
Your gift will make room for you and put you in the presence.
17 he that is first in his own cause.
You will perhaps be angry or to speak more gently will wonder that in place of a longer letter which you had hoped for from me you receive this brief note.
It is well to listen to our enemies that we may form a better judgment of ourselves.
A gift opens the way and ushers the giver into the presence of the great.
16 a man s gift maketh room for him and bringeth him before great men.
A man s gift makes room for him and brings him before great men.
14 the spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity.
Berean study bible a man s gift opens doors for him and brings him before great men.
However gift could also mean possessing a special ability.
It is this gift that will enable you to fulfill your vision.
New living translation giving a gift can open doors.
But remember what says the wise man that there is a time for all things under the heaven.
Both a time to speak and a time to keep.
But a wounded spirit who can bear.
And the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.
One of the first things you need to understand is that god has given you gifts to use for his glory.
May his gifts make room for him in our souls.
It gives access to important people.
It was customary sometimes to refer matters to god by casting lots with solemn prayer.
Blessed be the lord who makes us welcome to come to his throne without money and without price.
English standard version a man s gift makes room for him and brings him before the great.
God has put a gift or talent in every person that the world will make room for.
It will make a way for you in life.
Your gift will make room for you.
Gifts are given to accommodate you in fulfilling god s predestined plan and purpose for your life.