Font Size
Proverbs 18:16
English Standard Version
Proverbs 18:16
English Standard Version
16 A man's (A)gift makes room for him
and brings him before the great.
Proverbs 18:16
New International Version
Proverbs 18:16
New International Version
16 A gift(A) opens the way
and ushers the giver into the presence of the great.
1 Samuel 25:27
English Standard Version
1 Samuel 25:27
English Standard Version
27 And now let this (A)present that your servant has brought to my lord be given to the young men who follow my lord.
Read full chapter
1 Samuel 25:27
New International Version
1 Samuel 25:27
New International Version
27 And let this gift,(A) which your servant has brought to my lord, be given to the men who follow you.
Genesis 43:11
English Standard Version
Genesis 43:11
English Standard Version
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 (A)balm and a little honey, gum, myrrh, pistachio nuts, and almonds.
Read full chapter
Genesis 43:11
New International Version
Genesis 43:11
New International Version
Proverbs 19:6
English Standard Version
Proverbs 19:6
English Standard Version
Read full chapter
Footnotes
- Proverbs 19:6 Or of a noble
Proverbs 19:6
New International Version
Proverbs 19:6
New International Version
Proverbs 17:8
English Standard Version
Proverbs 17:8
English Standard Version
8 (A)A bribe is like a magic[a] stone in the eyes of the one who gives it;
wherever he turns he prospers.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 17:8 Or precious
Proverbs 17:8
New International Version
Proverbs 17:8
New International Version
8 A bribe is seen as a charm by the one who gives it;
they think success will come at every turn.(A)
Genesis 32:20
English Standard Version
Genesis 32:20
English Standard Version
20 and you shall say, ‘Moreover, your servant Jacob is behind us.’” For he thought, “I may appease him[a] with the present that goes ahead of me, and afterward I shall see his face. Perhaps he will accept me.”[b]
Read full chapterFootnotes
- Genesis 32:20 Hebrew appease his face
- Genesis 32:20 Hebrew he will lift my face
Genesis 32:20
New International Version
Genesis 32:20
New International Version
20 And be sure to say, ‘Your servant(A) Jacob is coming behind us.’” For he thought, “I will pacify him with these gifts(B) I am sending on ahead;(C) later, when I see him, perhaps he will receive me.”(D)
Genesis 33:10
English Standard Version
Genesis 33:10
English Standard Version
10 Jacob said, “No, please, if I have found favor in your sight, then accept my present from my hand. (A)For I have seen your face, which is like seeing the face of God, and you have accepted me.
Read full chapter
Genesis 33:10
New International Version
Genesis 33:10
New International Version
10 “No, please!” said Jacob. “If I have found favor in your eyes,(A) accept this gift(B) from me. For to see your face is like seeing the face of God,(C) now that you have received me favorably.(D)
Proverbs 21:14
English Standard Version
Proverbs 21:14
English Standard Version
Read full chapter
Footnotes
- Proverbs 21:14 Hebrew a bribe in the bosom
Proverbs 21:14
New International Version
Proverbs 21:14
New International Version
14 A gift given in secret soothes anger,
and a bribe concealed in the cloak pacifies great wrath.(A)
English Standard Version (ESV) 
The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.
New International Version (NIV) 
Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.
NIV Reverse Interlinear Bible: English to Hebrew and English to Greek. Copyright © 2019 by Zondervan.