Proverbs 21:14

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

Proverbs 18:16

The gift of a person will open doors for him, and before the great, it gives him access.

Proverbs 19:6

Many will seek favor before the generous, and everyone [is] the friend of a man of gifts.

Proverbs 17:8

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

Genesis 32:20

And moreover, you shall say, 'Look, your servant Jacob [is] behind us.'" For he thought, "{Let me appease him} with the gift going before me, and afterward I will see his face. Perhaps he will {show me favor}."

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}."

Proverbs 17:23

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

Matthew 6:3-4

But you, [when you] practice charitable giving, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

A gift in secret pacifieth anger: and a reward in the bosom strong wrath.

In secret

General references

Bible References

Gift

Proverbs 17:8
The bribe [is] a stone of magic in the eyes of its owner; {everywhere} he will turn, he will prosper.
Proverbs 18:16
The gift of a person will open doors for him, and before the great, it gives him access.
Proverbs 19:6
Many will seek favor before the generous, and everyone [is] the friend of a man of gifts.
Genesis 32:20
And moreover, you shall say, 'Look, your servant Jacob [is] behind us.'" For he thought, "{Let me appease him} with the gift going before me, and afterward I will see his face. Perhaps he will {show me favor}."
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}."

In secret

Matthew 6:3
But you, [when you] practice charitable giving, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,

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.