Proverbs 17:8
17:8 A bribe works like a charm for the one who offers it;
in whatever he does he succeeds.
Proverbs 17:23
17:23 A wicked person receives a bribe secretly
to pervert the ways of justice.
Proverbs 18:16
18:16 A person’s gift makes room for him,
and leads him before important people.
Proverbs 19:6
19:6 Many people entreat the favor of a generous person,
and everyone is the friend of the person who gives gifts.
Genesis 32:20
32:20 You must also say, ‘In fact your servant Jacob is behind us.’”
Jacob thought,
“I will first appease him
by sending a gift ahead of me.
After that I will meet him.
Perhaps he will accept me.”
Genesis 43:11
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 a gift down to the man – a little balm and a little honey, spices and myrrh, pistachios and almonds.
Genesis 43:1
The Second Journey to Egypt
43:1 Now the famine was severe in the land.
Genesis 25:1
The Death of Abraham
25:1 Abraham had taken another wife, named Keturah.