and you shall say, ‘Moreover your servant Jacob is behind us.’ ” For he thought, “I may appease him with the present that goes ahead of me, and afterwards I shall see his face; perhaps he will accept me.”
Proverbs 21:14 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 A gift in secret averts anger, and a concealed bribe, strong wrath. Flere versionerKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 A gift in secret pacifieth anger: And a reward in the bosom strong wrath. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition A gift in secret pacifies and turns away anger, and a bribe in the lap, strong wrath. American Standard Version (1901) A gift in secret pacifieth anger; And a present in the bosom, strong wrath. Common English Bible A secret gift calms anger, and a hidden bribe removes furious wrath. Catholic Public Domain Version A surprise gift extinguishes anger. And a gift concealed in the bosom extinguishes the greatest indignation. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version A secret present quencheth anger: and a gift in the bosom the greatest wrath. |
and you shall say, ‘Moreover your servant Jacob is behind us.’ ” For he thought, “I may appease him with the present that goes ahead of me, and afterwards I shall see his face; perhaps he will accept 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 them down as a present to the man: a little balm and a little honey, gum, resin, pistachio nuts, and almonds.
A bribe is like a magic stone in the eyes of those who give it; wherever they turn they prosper.
Many seek the favor of the generous, and everyone is a friend to a giver of gifts.
Then David received from her hand what she had brought him; he said to her, “Go up to your house in peace; see, I have heeded your voice, and I have granted your petition.”