³ tn Or “as a free gift” (see L&N 57.85).

² tn Or “All generous giving and every perfect gift from above is coming down.”

³ tn Grk “as a covetousness”; that is, a gift given grudgingly or under compulsion.

¹ tn Grk “and not as through the one who sinned [is] the gift.”

¹ tn Grk “but not as the transgression, so also [is] the gracious gift.”

⁵ sn Entrusted with much. To be gifted with precious responsibility is something that requires faithfulness.

¹ tn Or “as much as he wishes.” Heb “a gift of his hand.”

¹ tn Or “as much as he wishes.” Heb “a gift of his hand.”

³ sn A Persian name meaning “gift of Mithras.” See HALOT 656 s.v. מִתְרְדָת.

² tn Heb “and there went out after him the gift of the king.”

² tn Heb “and I will bring out my gift.” The precise nuance of the Hebrew word מִנְחָה (minkhah, “gift”) is uncertain in this context. It may refer to a gift offered as a sign of goodwill or submission. In some cases it is used of a gift offered to appease someone whom the offerer has offended. The word can also carry a sacrificial connotation.

⁴ sn See the note on Lev 1:9 regarding the term “gift.”

³ sn This term for offering “gift” is explained in the note on Lev 1:9.

² sn Speech and knowledge refer to the spiritual gifts God had blessed them with (as v. 7 confirms). Paul will discuss certain abuses of their gifts in chapters 12-14, but he thanks God for their giftedness.

¹ tn “Let us thank God for his gift which cannot be described with words” (L&N 33.202).

¹ sn Made rich refers to how God richly blessed the Corinthians with an abundance of spiritual gifts (cf. v. 7).

¹ tn The term בְּרָכָה (b^erakhah, “blessing”) refers to a gift, enrichment or endowment from the Lord.

⁴ sn See B. Jacob, “The Gifts of the Egyptians; A Critical Commentary,” Journal of Reformed Judaism 27 (1980): 59-69.

² tn The action precedes the action of preparing the gift, and so must be translated as past perfect.

¹ sn The Hebrew term translated “gift” is a more general term than “bribe” (שֹׁחַד, shokhad), used in 17:8, 23. But it also has danger (e.g., 15:27; 21:14), for by giving gifts one might learn how influential they are and use them for bribes. The proverb simply states that a gift can expedite matters.