Proverbs 17:8

1 Samuel 25:35; 2 Samuel 16:1-4; Deuteronomy 16:19; Exodus 23:8; Genesis 33:9-11; Genesis 43:11; Micah 7:3; Proverbs 17:23; Psalms 18:16; Psalms 19:6; Psalms 21:13; Psalms 29:4

Related Commentaries of Proverbs 17:8

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

A half-satirical description of the power of bribery in palaces and among judges. The precious stone (literally as in the margin) is probably a gem...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

A bribe [is as] a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: wherever it (c) turneth, it prospereth. (c) The reward has great force to gain the...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Proverbs 17. Fresh points are the rise of the able and clever slave to a place in the family ( Proverbs 17:2 ), the practice of bribes ( Proverbs 1...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

him that hath it . its owner (the bribed, not the briber). prospereth . it sparkles. And he loves to look at it and keep it. Compare "gift", Prov...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth. A gift is as a precious stone - It both enr...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

A gift is as a precious stone, &c.— A gift is so tempting, that it can be no more refused than a precious jewel by him to whom it is presented,...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth. A gift (is as) a precious stone (lite...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1. Lit. 'the sacrifices of strife.' There would be no pleasure in the festal meal which followed a sacrifice ( Proverbs 7:14 ) if it was accompanie...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

He who gives a bribe regards it as a precious stone, a stone which brings favour; whithersoever he turns he prospers. Philip of Macedon boasted that...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

A gift is as a precious stone ... — A description of the influence of bribery: — A bribe is as a jewel in the eyes of him that receives it; whither...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER 18 FRIENDSHIP "A friend loveth at all times, and as a brother is born for adversity."- Proverbs 17:17 This rendering, based upon the ma...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER 25 FORGIVING "Be not a witness against thy neighbor without cause, and deceive not with thy lips. Say not, I will do so to him as he hat...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Verse Proverbs 17:3 . Two important thoughts are suggested by this proverb. First, that the heart will yield to no force other than that of God. Dro...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth the hearts. A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; and a liar giveth ea...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

A gift [is as] a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it ,.... Or "is a stone of grace" h, the note of similitude being wanting. It is an orn...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

A gift [is as] a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth. Ver. 8. A gift is as a precious stone, &...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

A gift is as a precious stone , &c. “A gift is so tempting that it can no more be refused than a lovely jewel can, by him to whom it is presente...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

8 A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth. The design of this obser...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

As a precious stone; pleasant and acceptable, and withal dazzleth his eyes. Of him that hath it, Heb. of the lord or owner of it ; either, 1...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Follies Of The Fool ( Proverbs 17:8-16 ). The previous subsection ended with reference to the nabal (fool), and this now leads on to considera...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.— Proverbs 17:8 . A gift . Some expositors understand this in the sense of a bribe. Delitzsch translates the whole verse—“The gift...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Proverbs 17:1 . Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith. See Proverbs 15:17 . Proverbs 17:3 . The fining pot is for silver, and the fu...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Proverbs 17:1 (Comp, Proverbs 15:16 , Proverbs 15:17 ; Proverbs 16:8 .) Better (sweeter) is a dry morsel, and quietness th...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

v. 8. A gift is as a precious stone, literally, "a stone of loveliness," of charming grace, in the eyes of him that hath it, the reference appare...
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

A precious stone — Pleasant and acceptable; and withal dazzles his eyes. Whithersoever — To whomsoever it is presented. But this, as also many of h...

⁸ A gift is as a preciousd stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.

Related Commentaries of Proverbs 17:8

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Proverbs 17:8