Gen 32:20, 33:10, 43:11, 1Sa 25:27, Pro 17:8, 19:6, 21:14 | ESV | STEP | and you shall say , Moreover , your servant Jacob is behind us . For he thought , I may appease him with the present that goes ahead of me , and afterward I shall see his face . Perhaps he will accept me .

Genesis 32:20

20 and 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 33:10

10 Jacob said, “No, please, if I have found favor in your sight, then accept my present from my hand. ^cFor I have seen your face, which is like seeing the face of God, and you have accepted me.

Genesis 43:11

11 Then 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 ^dbalm and a little honey, gum, myrrh, pistachio nuts, and almonds.

1 Samuel 25:27

27 And now let this ^epresent that your servant has brought to my lord be given to the young men who follow my lord.

Proverbs 17:8

8 ^fA bribe is like a magic stone in the eyes of the one who gives it;
wherever he turns he prospers.

Proverbs 19:6

6 Many seek the favor of a generous man, ^{▼▼Or of a noble}
and everyone is a friend to a man who gives ^hgifts.

Proverbs 21:14

14 ⁱA gift in secret averts anger,
and a concealed bribe, ^{▼▼Hebrew a bribe in the bosom} strong wrath.