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 bible.
Youngs literal bible a man s gift maketh room for him and bringeth him before great men.
One of the first things you need to understand is that god has given you gifts to use for his glory.
Do your research and find out who has been successful in utilizing the same gifts you have.
Freeth him from straits and oppressions.
16 a man s gift maketh room for him and bringeth him before great men.
It will make a way for you in life.
But his neighbour cometh and searcheth him.
Hebrew ירחיב לו enlargeth him as this very phrase is rendered psalm 4 1 and elsewhere.
Anyone yourself included who discovers his or her gift and develops it will.
18 the lot causeth contentions to cease and parteth between the mighty.
It is in exercising this gift that you will find real fulfillment purpose and contentment in your work.
Mattam gift has been taken in different senses some consider it to mean a bribe offered for underhand or fraudulent purposes.
Meaning of your gift will make room for you proverbs 18 16 kjv feb 11 2020 mar 14 2020 by editor in chief proverbs 18 16 says a man s gift maketh room for him and bringeth him before great men.
Jewish publication society bible.
17 he that is first in his own cause seemeth just.
You cannot wake up and expect your gift to magically make room for you.
Bible commentary for proverbs 18 16.
But the context does not lead to this conclusion and the parallel passage mentioned above makes against it.
Proverbs 18 16 18 king james version kjv.
It is this gift that will enable you to fulfill your vision.
Planning involves writing the vision and execution involves the how to.
18 14 sustain will easily support him under any outward troubles.
A man s gift maketh room for him procures him free access to great men.
Wounded dejected with the sense of its own guilt and misery.
And bringeth him before great men procures him favour and free conversation with them.
A man s gift maketh room for him comp.
It is interesting to note that the bible does not say that a man s education makes room for him but that his gift does.
However when you exercise your gift not only will the world make room for you but it will also pay you for it.
You need a plan.