Proverbs 18:16

How To Avoid Fools And Foolishness

¹⁵ The heart of the intelligent getteth knowledge, And the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge. ¹⁶ The gift of a man maketh room for him, And before the great it leadeth him. ¹⁷ Righteous is the first in his own cause, His neighbour cometh and hath searched him.

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Genesis 32:20

and ye have said also, Lo, thy servant Jacob is behind us;' for he said, 'I pacify his face with the present which is going before me, and afterwards I see his face; it may be he lifteth up my face;'

1 Samuel 25:27

And, now, this blessing which thy maid-servant hath brought to my lord -- it hath been given to the young men who are going up and down at the feet of my lord.

Proverbs 17:8

A stone of grace is the bribe in the eyes of its possessors, Whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.

Genesis 33:10

And Jacob saith, 'Nay, I pray thee, if, I pray thee, I have found grace in thine eyes, then thou hast received my present from my hand, because that I have seen thy face, as the seeing of the face of God, and thou art pleased with me;

Genesis 43:11

And Israel their father saith unto them, 'If so, now, this do: take of the praised thing of the land in your vessels, and take down to the man a present, a little balm, and a little honey, spices and myrrh, nuts and almonds;

Proverbs 19:6

Many entreat the face of the noble, And all have made friendship to a man of gifts.

Proverbs 21:14

A gift in secret pacifieth anger, And a bribe in the bosom strong fury.