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 afterward I shall see his face. Perhaps he will accept me.”
Proverbs 21:14 - English Standard Version 2016 A gift in secret averts anger, and a concealed bribe, strong wrath. 更多版本King 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 afterward 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 a present down to the man, a little balm and a little honey, gum, myrrh, pistachio nuts, and almonds.
A bribe is like a magic stone in the eyes of the one who gives it; wherever he turns he prospers.
Many seek the favor of a generous man, and everyone is a friend to a man who gives gifts.
Then David received from her hand what she had brought him. And he said to her, “Go up in peace to your house. See, I have obeyed your voice, and I have granted your petition.”