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.
Whithersoever
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Bible References
Whithersoever
Genesis 33:9
And Esau said, I have enough, my brother; let what thou hast be thine.
Genesis 43:11
And their father Israel said to them, If it is then so, do this: take of the best fruits in the land in your vessels, and carry down the man a gift: a little balsam and a little honey, tragacanth and ladanum, pistacia-nuts and almonds.
1 Samuel 25:35
So David received of her hand what she had brought him, and said to her, Go up in peace to thy house; see, I have hearkened to thy voice, and have accepted thy person.
2 Samuel 16:1
And when David was a little past the summit, behold, Ziba, Mephibosheth's servant, met him, with a couple of asses saddled, and upon them two hundred loaves of bread, and a hundred raisin-cakes, and a hundred cakes of summer fruits, and a flask of wine.
Micah 7:3
Both hands are for evil, to do it well. The prince asketh, and the judge is there for a reward; and the great man uttereth his soul's greed: and together they combine it.
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Proverbs 17:23
A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom, to pervert the paths of judgment.
Proverbs 18:16
A man's gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men.