Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Many will intreat the favour of the prince: and every man is a friend to him that giveth gifts.
Will
General references
Bible References
Will
Proverbs 19:12
The king’s wrath terrifies like the roaring of a lion,
But his favor is as [refreshing and nourishing as] dew on the grass.
The king’s wrath terrifies like the roaring of a lion,
But his favor is as [refreshing and nourishing as] dew on the grass.
Proverbs 16:15
In the light of the king’s face is life,
And his favor is like a cloud bringing the spring rain.
In the light of the king’s face is life,
And his favor is like a cloud bringing the spring rain.
Proverbs 29:26
Many seek the ruler’s favor,
But justice for man comes from the Lord.
Many seek the ruler’s favor,
But justice for man comes from the Lord.
Genesis 42:6
Now Joseph was the ruler over the land, and he was the one who sold [grain] to all the people of the land; and Joseph’s [half] brothers came and bowed down before him with their faces to the ground.
2 Samuel 19:19
and said to the king, “Let not my lord consider me guilty, nor remember what your servant did wrong on the day my lord the king left Jerusalem, so that the king would take it to heart.
Job 29:24
“I smiled at them when they did not believe,
And they did not diminish the light of my face.
“I smiled at them when they did not believe,
And they did not diminish the light of my face.
Psalm 45:12
The daughter of Tyre will come with a gift;
The rich among the people will seek your favor.
The daughter of Tyre will come with a gift;
The rich among the people will seek your favor.
Matthew 2:11
And after entering the house, they saw the Child with Mary His mother; and they fell down and worshiped Him. Then, after opening their treasure chests, they presented to Him gifts [fit for a king, gifts] of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.
And
Proverbs 17:8
A bribe is like a bright, precious stone in the eyes of its owner;
Wherever he turns, he prospers.
A bribe is like a bright, precious stone in the eyes of its owner;
Wherever he turns, he prospers.
Proverbs 18:16
A man’s gift [given in love or courtesy] makes room for him
And brings him before great men.
A man’s gift [given in love or courtesy] makes room for him
And brings him before great men.
Proverbs 21:14
A gift in secret subdues anger,
And a bribe [hidden] in the pocket, strong wrath.
A gift in secret subdues anger,
And a bribe [hidden] in the pocket, strong wrath.
Genesis 32:20
and you shall say, ‘Look, your servant Jacob is behind us.’” For he said [to himself], “I will try to appease him with the gift that is going ahead of me. Then afterward I will see him; perhaps he will accept and forgive me.”
Genesis 43:15
Then the men took the present, and they took double the [amount of] money with them, and Benjamin; then they left and went down to Egypt and stood before Joseph.
Romans 6:23
For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God [that is, His remarkable, overwhelming gift of grace to believers] is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
General references
Proverbs 18:16
A man’s gift [given in love or courtesy] makes room for him
And brings him before great men.
A man’s gift [given in love or courtesy] makes room for him
And brings him before great men.