and you shall say, ‘Moreover your servant Jacob is behind us.’ ” For he thought, “I may appease him with the present that goes before me, and afterwards I shall see his face; perhaps he will accept me.”
Proverbs 18:16 - Revised Standard Version A man's gift makes room for him and brings him before great men. Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 A man's gift maketh room for him, And bringeth him before great men. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition A man's gift makes room for him and brings him before great men. [Gen. 32:20; I Sam. 25:27; Prov. 17:8; 21:14.] American Standard Version (1901) A man’s gift maketh room for him, And bringeth him before great men. Common English Bible A gift opens the way for access to important people. Catholic Public Domain Version A man's gift expands his way and makes space for him before leaders. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version A man's gift enlargeth his may, and maketh him room before princes. |
and you shall say, ‘Moreover your servant Jacob is behind us.’ ” For he thought, “I may appease him with the present that goes before me, and afterwards I shall see his face; perhaps he will accept me.”
Jacob said, “No, I pray you, if I have found favor in your sight, then accept my present from my hand; for truly to see your face is like seeing the face of God, with such favor have you received me.
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 down to the man a present, a little balm and a little honey, gum, myrrh, pistachio nuts, and almonds.
And the king of Syria said, “Go now, and I will send a letter to the king of Israel.” So he went, taking with him ten talents of silver, six thousand shekels of gold, and ten festal garments.
A bribe is like a magic stone in the eyes of him who gives it; wherever he turns he prospers.
He who states his case first seems right, until the other comes and examines him.
Many seek the favor of a generous man, and every one is a friend to a man who gives gifts.
A gift in secret averts anger; and a bribe in the bosom, strong wrath.
And Jesse took an ass laden with bread, and a skin of wine and a kid, and sent them by David his son to Saul.
And now let this present which your servant has brought to my lord be given to the young men who follow my lord.