You shall say, 'Not only that, but behold, your servant, Ya`akov, is behind us.'* For, he said, *I will appease him with the present that goes before me, and afterward I will see his face. Perhaps he will accept me.*
Proverbs 18:16 - Hebrew Names version (HNV) A man's gift makes room for him, and brings him before great men. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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. |
You shall say, 'Not only that, but behold, your servant, Ya`akov, is behind us.'* For, he said, *I will appease him with the present that goes before me, and afterward I will see his face. Perhaps he will accept me.*
Ya`akov said, *Please, no, if I have now found favor in your sight, then receive my present at my hand, because I have seen your face, as one sees the face of God, and you were pleased with me.
Their father, Yisra'el, said to them, *If it must be so, then do this. Take from the choice fruits of the land in your bags, and carry down a present for the man, a little balm, a little honey, spices and myrrh, nuts, and almonds;
The king of Syria said, Go now, and I will send a letter to the king of Yisra'el. He departed, and took with him ten talents of silver, and six thousand [pieces] of gold, and ten changes of clothing.
A bribe is a precious stone in the eyes of him who gives it; wherever he turns, he prospers.
He who pleads his cause first seems right; until another comes and questions him.
Many will entreat the favor of a ruler, and everyone is a friend to a man who gives gifts.
A gift in secret pacifies anger; and a bribe in the cloak, strong wrath.
Yishai took a donkey loaded with bread, and a bottle of wine, and a kid, and sent them by David his son to Sha'ul.
Now this present which your servant has brought to my lord, let it be given to the young men who follow my lord.