Proverbs 21:14 Cross References - BSB

¹⁴ A gift in secret soothes anger, and a covert bribe pacifies great wrath.

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

¹¹ 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 your packs and carry them down as a gift for the man—a little balm and a little honey, spices and myrrh, pistachios and almonds.

³⁵ Then David accepted from her hand what she had brought him, and he said to her, “Go home in peace. See, I have heeded your voice and granted your request.”

⁸ A bribe is a charm to its giver; wherever he turns, he succeeds.

²³ A wicked man takes a covert bribe to subvert the course of justice.

¹⁶ A man’s gift opens doors for him, and brings him before great men.

⁶ Many seek the favor of the prince, and everyone is a friend of the gift giver.

³ But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, ⁴ so that your giving may be in secret. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.