Proverbs 18:16

Proverbs 18:16
A man’s gift makes room for him, and brings him before great men.

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Proverbs 17:8
A bribe is a precious stone in the eyes of him who gives it; wherever he turns, he prospers.

Proverbs 21:14
A gift in secret pacifies anger, and a bribe in the cloak, strong wrath.

Proverbs 19:6
Many will entreat the favor of a ruler, and everyone is a friend to a man who gives gifts.

Genesis 32:20
You shall say, ‘Not only that, but behold, your servant, Jacob, 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.”

Genesis 43:11
Their father, Israel, 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;

Proverbs 17:23
A wicked man receives a bribe in secret, to pervert the ways of justice.

Genesis 32:13
He stayed there that night, and took from that which he had with him a present for Esau, his brother:

Genesis 33:10
Jacob 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.

1 Samuel 10:27
But certain worthless fellows said, “How could this man save us?” They despised him, and brought him no tribute. But he held his peace.

1 Samuel 25:27
Now this present which your servant has brought to my lord, let it be given to the young men who follow my lord.

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1 Samuel 25:18
Then Abigail hurried and took two hundred loaves of bread, two containers of wine, five sheep ready dressed, five seahs of parched grain, one hundred clusters of raisins, and two hundred cakes of figs, and laid them on donkeys.

2 Samuel 17:28
brought beds, basins, earthen vessels, wheat, barley, meal, parched grain, beans, lentils, roasted grain,

2 Samuel 17:29
honey, butter, sheep, and cheese of the herd, for David and for the people who were with him to eat; for they said, “The people are hungry, weary, and thirsty in the wilderness.”

1 Samuel 17:18
and bring these ten cheeses to the captain of their thousand; and see how your brothers are doing, and bring back news.”

2 Samuel 16:1
When David was a little past the top, behold, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth met him with a couple of donkeys saddled, and on them two hundred loaves of bread, and one hundred clusters of raisins, and one hundred summer fruits, and a container of wine.

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Job 32:9
It is not the great who are wise, nor the aged who understand justice.

Proverbs 25:6
Don’t exalt yourself in the presence of the king, or claim a place among great men;

Ecclesiastes 2:9
So I was great, and increased more than all who were before me in Jerusalem. My wisdom also remained with me.

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Proverbs 18:17
He who pleads his cause first seems right— until another comes and questions him.

Proverbs 18:18
The lot settles disputes, and keeps strong ones apart.

Proverbs 18:24
A man of many companions may be ruined, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

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