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
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.