Genesis 32:20
20and you shall say, ‘Moreover, your servant Jacob is behind us.’” For he thought, “I may appease him ▼▼Hebrew appease his face
with the present that goes ahead of me, and afterward I shall see his face. Perhaps he will accept me.” ▼▼Hebrew he will lift my face
Genesis 43:11
11Then their father Israel said to them, “If it must be so, then do this: take some of the choice fruits of the land in your bags, and carry a present down to the man, a little cbalm and a little honey, gum, myrrh, pistachio nuts, and almonds.1 Samuel 25:35
35Then David received from her hand what she had brought him. And he said to her, d“Go up in peace to your house. See, I have obeyed your voice, and I have granted your petition.”Proverbs 17:8
8 eA bribe is like a magic stone in the eyes of the one who gives it;wherever he turns he prospers.
Proverbs 17:23
23The wicked accepts fa bribe in secret ▼▼Hebrew a bribe from the bosom
to hpervert the ways of justice.
Proverbs 18:16
16A man’s igift makes room for himand brings him before the great.
Proverbs 19:6
6Many seek the favor of a generous man, ▼▼Or of a noble
and everyone is a friend to a man who gives kgifts.
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