Proverbs 18:16
A man’s gift makes room for him, and brings him before great men.
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- Proverbs 19:6 Many will entreat the favor of a ruler, and everyone is a friend to a man who gives gifts.
- 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.
- 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;