Genesis 32:20

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²⁰You are also to say, ‘Look, your servant Jacob is right behind us.’” For he thought, “I want to appease Esau with the gift that is going ahead of me. After that, I can face him, and perhaps he will forgive me.”

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1 Samuel 25:27

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²⁷Let this gift^(A) your servant has brought to my lord be given to the young men who follow my lord.

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Proverbs 17:8

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⁸A bribe^(A) seems like a magic stone to its owner;
wherever he turns, he succeeds.^(B)

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Proverbs 19:6

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⁶Many seek a ruler’s favor,^(A)
and everyone is a friend of one who gives gifts.^(B)

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Proverbs 21:14

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¹⁴A secret gift soothes anger,
and a covert bribe, fierce rage.^(A)

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