Gen 32:20, 43:11, 1Sa 25:35, Pro 17:8, 23, 18:16, 19:6 | 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 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 ^cbalm and a little honey, gum, myrrh, pistachio nuts, and almonds.

1 Samuel 25:35

35 Then 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

23 The wicked accepts ^fa bribe in secret ^{▼▼Hebrew a bribe from the bosom}
to ^hpervert the ways of justice.

Proverbs 18:16

16 A man’s ⁱgift makes room for him
and brings him before the great.

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 ^kgifts.