பரிதானம் வாங்குகிறவர்களின் பார்வைக்கு அது இரத்தினம்போலிருக்கும்; அது நோக்கும் திசையெல்லாம் காரியம் வாய்க்கும்.
Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.
American Standard Version (ASV)
A bribe is `as’ a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it; Whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
An offering of money is like a stone of great price in the eyes of him who has it: wherever he goes, he does well.
Darby English Bible (DBY)
A gift is a precious stone in the eyes of the possessor: whithersoever it turneth it prospereth.
World English Bible (WEB)
A bribe is a precious stone in the eyes of him who gives it; Wherever he turns, he prospers.
Young’s Literal Translation (YLT)
A stone of grace `is’ the bribe in the eyes of its possessors, Whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.
Cross Reference
Genesis 33:9
And Esau said, I have enough, my brother; keep that thou hast unto thyself.
Micah 7:3
That they may do evil with both hands earnestly, the prince asketh, and the judge asketh for a reward; and the great man, he uttereth his mischievous desire: so they wrap it up.
Amos 5:12
For I know your manifold transgressions and your mighty sins: they afflict the just, they take a bribe, and they turn aside the poor in the gate from their right.
Isaiah 1:23
Thy princes are rebellious, and companions of thieves: every one loveth gifts, and followeth after rewards: they judge not the fatherless, neither doth the cause of the widow come unto them.
Proverbs 21:14
A gift in secret pacifieth anger: and a reward in the bosom strong wrath.
Psalm 29:4
The voice of the LORD is powerful; the voice of the LORD is full of majesty.
Psalm 21:13
Be thou exalted, LORD, in thine own strength: so will we sing and praise thy power.
Psalm 19:6
His going forth is from the end of the heaven, and his circuit unto the ends of it: and there is nothing hid from the heat thereof.
Psalm 18:16
He sent from above, he took me, he drew me out of many waters.
2 Samuel 16:1
And when David was a little past the top of the hill, behold, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth met him, with a couple of asses saddled, and upon them two hundred loaves of bread, and an hundred bunches of raisins, and an hundred of summer fruits, and a bottle of wine.
1 Samuel 25:35
So David received of her hand that which she had brought him, and said unto her, Go up in peace to thine house; see, I have hearkened to thy voice, and have accepted thy person.
Deuteronomy 16:19
Thou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons, neither take a gift: for a gift doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.
Genesis 43:11
And their father Israel said unto them, If it must be so now, do this; take of the best fruits in the land in your vessels, and carry down the man a present, a little balm, and a little honey, spices, and myrrh, nuts, and almonds:
Exodus 23:8
And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous.
Proverbs 17:23
A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.
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