Proverbs 21:14
A gift in secret averts anger, and a concealed bribe, strong wrath.
Proverbs 18:16
A man's gift makes room for him and brings him before the great.
Proverbs 19:6
Many seek the favor of a generous man, and everyone is a friend to a man who gives gifts.
Proverbs 17:8
A bribe is like a magic stone in the eyes of the one who gives it; wherever he turns he prospers.
Genesis 32:20
and you shall say, 'Moreover, your servant Jacob is behind us.'" For he thought, "I may appease him with the present that goes ahead of me, and afterward I shall see his face. Perhaps he will accept me."
Genesis 43:11
Then their father Israel said to them, "If it must be so, then do this: take some of the choice fruits of the land in your bags, and carry a present down to the man, a little balm and a little honey, gum, myrrh, pistachio nuts, and almonds.
1 Samuel 25:35
Then David received from her hand what she had brought him. And he said to her, "Go up in peace to your house. See, I have obeyed your voice, and I have granted your petition."
Proverbs 17:23
The wicked accepts a bribe in secret to pervert the ways of justice.
Matthew 6:3-4
But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,