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Genesis 43:11
And their father Israel said unto them, If it be so now, do this: take of the choice fruits of the land in your vessels, and carry down the man a present, a little balm, and a little honey, spicery and myrrh, nuts, and almonds;
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Proverbs 18:16
A man’s gift maketh room for him, And bringeth him before great men.
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Proverbs 21:14
A gift in secret pacifieth anger; And a present in the bosom, strong wrath.
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Proverbs 19:6
Many will entreat the favor of the liberal man; And every man is a friend to him that giveth gifts.
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Proverbs 17:8
A bribe is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it; Whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.
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Genesis 43:26
And when Joseph came home, they brought him the present which was in their hand into the house, and bowed down themselves to him to the earth.
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Genesis 42:6
And Joseph was the governor over the land; he it was that sold to all the people of the land. And Joseph’s brethren came, and bowed down themselves to him with their faces to the earth.
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Genesis 32:20-21
and ye shall say, Moreover, behold, thy servant Jacob is behind us. For he said, I will appease him with the present that goeth before me, and afterward I will see his face; peradventure he will accept me.So the present passed over before him: and he himself lodged that night in the company.
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1 Samuel 25 8
Ask thy young men, and they will tell thee: wherefore let the young men find favor in thine eyes; for we come in a good day: give, I pray thee, whatsoever cometh to thy hand, unto thy servants, and to thy son David.
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Genesis 33:10
And Jacob said, Nay, I pray thee, if now I have found favor in thy sight, then receive my present at my hand; forasmuch as I have seen thy face, as one seeth the face of God, and thou wast pleased with me.
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Genesis 18:2
and he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood over against him: and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself to the earth,
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1 Samuel 25 27
And now this present which thy servant hath brought unto my lord, let it be given unto the young men that follow my lord.