A gift in secret soothes anger, and a covert bribe pacifies great wrath.
Many seek the favor of the prince, and everyone is a friend of the gift giver.
A man’s gift opens doors for him, and brings him before great men.
A bribe is a charm to its giver; wherever he turns, he succeeds.
Then David accepted from her hand what she had brought him, and he said to her, “Go home in peace. See, I have heeded yo
But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,
Then their father Israel said to them, “If it must be so, then do this: Put some of the best products of the land in you
You are also to say, ‘Look, your servant Jacob is right behind us.’” For he thought, “I will appease Esau with the gift
A wicked man takes a covert bribe to subvert the course of justice.