Proverbs 17:8

The bribe [is] a stone of magic in the eyes of its owner; {everywhere} he will turn, he will prosper.

Exodus 23:8

And you will not take a bribe, because the bribe makes [the] sighted blind and ruins [the] words of [the] righteous.

Proverbs 17:23

The wicked will accept a bribe from the lap, [in order] to pervert the ways of justice.

Genesis 33:9-11

Then Esau said, "{I have enough} my brother; {keep what you have}."

Genesis 43:11

Then their father Israel said to them, "If [it must be] so then do this. Take some of the best products of the land in your bags and take them down to the man as a gift--a little balm and honey, aromatic gum and myrrh, and pistachios and almonds.

Deuteronomy 16:19

You shall not subvert justice; you shall not {show partiality}; and you shall not take a bribe, for the bribe makes blind [the] eyes of [the] wise and misrepresents [the] words of [the] righteous.

1 Samuel 25:35

Then David took from her hand what she had brought for him, and he said to her, "Go up to your house in peace. See, I have listened to your voice, and I have {granted your request}."

2 Samuel 16:1-4

Now David passed a little from beyond the summit, and suddenly Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth [was] there to meet him [with] a pair of saddled donkeys; on them [were] two hundred loaves of bread and a hundred raisin cakes, [with] a hundred summer fruits and a skin of wine.

Psalm 18:16

He reached from on high; he seized me. He drew me from many waters.

Psalm 19:6

Its rising [is] from [one] end of the heavens and its circuit to the [other] end of them; and nothing [is] hidden from its heat.

Psalm 21:13

Be exalted, O Yahweh, in your strength, and we sing and praise your power.

Psalm 29:4

The voice of Yahweh [is] powerful. The voice of Yahweh [is] majestic.

Proverbs 21:14

A gift in secret will avert {anger}, and a {concealed bribe}, strong wrath.

Isaiah 1:23

Your princes [are] rebels and companions of thieves. Every one loves a bribe and runs after gifts. They do not defend [the] orphan and [the] legal dispute of [the] widow does not come before them.

Amos 5:12

For I know your transgressions [are] many and your sins [are] numerous, [you] foes of [the] righteous, those who take a bribe, and {those who} push aside [the] poor [ones] in the gate!

Micah 7:3

Their hands [are] upon evil, to do [it] well; the official and the judge ask for the bribe, and the great [man] utters the evil desire of his soul; and they weave [it] together.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.

General references

Bible References

Whithersoever

Genesis 33:9
Then Esau said, "{I have enough} my brother; {keep what you have}."
Genesis 43:11
Then their father Israel said to them, "If [it must be] so then do this. Take some of the best products of the land in your bags and take them down to the man as a gift--a little balm and honey, aromatic gum and myrrh, and pistachios and almonds.
1 Samuel 25:35
Then David took from her hand what she had brought for him, and he said to her, "Go up to your house in peace. See, I have listened to your voice, and I have {granted your request}."
2 Samuel 16:1
Now David passed a little from beyond the summit, and suddenly Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth [was] there to meet him [with] a pair of saddled donkeys; on them [were] two hundred loaves of bread and a hundred raisin cakes, [with] a hundred summer fruits and a skin of wine.
Micah 7:3
Their hands [are] upon evil, to do [it] well; the official and the judge ask for the bribe, and the great [man] utters the evil desire of his soul; and they weave [it] together.

General references

Proverbs 17:23
The wicked will accept a bribe from the lap, [in order] to pervert the ways of justice.
Proverbs 18:16
The gift of a person will open doors for him, and before the great, it gives him access.