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Genesis 43:11
And their father Israel said unto them, If[ it must be] so now, do this; take of the best fruits in the land in your vessels, and carry down the man a present, a little balm, and a little honey, spices, and myrrh, nuts, and almonds:
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Proverbs 18:16
A man’s gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men.
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Proverbs 21:14
A gift in secret pacifieth anger: and a reward in the bosom strong wrath.
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Proverbs 19:6
Many will intreat the favour of the prince: and every man[ is] a friend to him that giveth gifts.
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Proverbs 17:8
A gift[ is as] a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.
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Genesis 43:26
And when Joseph came home, they brought him the present which[ was] in their hand into the house, and bowed themselves to him to the earth.
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Genesis 42:6
And Joseph[ was] the governor over the land,[ and] he[ it was] that sold to all the people of the land: and Joseph’s brethren came, and bowed down themselves before him[ with] their faces to the earth.
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Genesis 32:20-21
And say ye moreover, Behold, thy servant Jacob[ is] behind us. For he said, I will appease him with the present that goeth before me, and afterward I will see his face; peradventure he will accept of me.So went the present over before him: and himself lodged that night in the company.
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1 Samuel 25 8
Ask thy young men, and they will shew thee. Wherefore let the young men find favour in thine eyes: for we come in a good day: give, I pray thee, whatsoever cometh to thine hand unto thy servants, and to thy son David.
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Genesis 33:10
And Jacob said, Nay, I pray thee, if now I have found grace in thy sight, then receive my present at my hand: for therefore I have seen thy face, as though I had seen the face of God, and thou wast pleased with me.
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Genesis 18:2
And he lift up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood by him: and when he saw[ them], he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself toward the ground,
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1 Samuel 25 27
And now this blessing which thine handmaid hath brought unto my lord, let it even be given unto the young men that follow my lord.