Proverbs 18:16
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16 A man's (A)gift makes room for him
and brings him before the great.
1 Samuel 25:27
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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.
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Genesis 43:11
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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.
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Proverbs 19:6
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 19:6 Or of a noble
Proverbs 17:8
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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
Genesis 32:20
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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]
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- Genesis 32:20 Hebrew appease his face
- Genesis 32:20 Hebrew he will lift my face
Genesis 33:10
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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.
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Proverbs 21:14
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 21:14 Hebrew a bribe in the bosom
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