Genesis 32:13 Cross References - EJ2000

¹³ ¶ And he lodged there that same night and took of that which came to his hand as a present for Esau his brother:

² and he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, behold, 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

²⁰ And ye shall also say, Behold, thy slave Jacob is behind us. For he said, I will reconcile his wrath with the present that goes before me, and afterward I will see his face; peradventure he will accept me. ²¹ So the present went over before him, and he lodged that night in the company.

¹⁰ And Jacob said, No, I pray thee, if now I have found grace in thy sight, then receive my present from my hand, that for this I have seen thy face as though I had seen the face of God; and do me the pleasure.

⁶ And Joseph was the lord over the land, and he it was that sold the wheat to all the people of the land; and Joseph’s brethren came and bowed down themselves before him with their faces to the earth.

¹¹ ¶ Then their father Israel answered them, If it must be so now, do this: take of the best fruits of the land in your vessels and take the man a present, a little balm, and a little honey, aromas, and myrrh, nuts, and almonds.

²⁶ ¶ And when Joseph came home, they brought him the present which they had in their hand in the house and bowed themselves to him to the earth.

⁸ Ask thy slaves, and they will tell thee. Therefore, let the young men find grace in thine eyes, for we come in a good day; give, I pray thee, whatever is in thy hand unto thy slaves and to thy son David.

²⁷ And now this blessing which thy handmaid has brought unto my lord, let it be given unto the servants that follow my lord.

⁸ ¶ A bribe is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that has it; wherever it turns, it prospers.

¹⁶ ¶ A man’s gift makes room for him and brings him before great men.

⁶ ¶ Many will intreat the favour of the prince, but every man is a friend to him that gives.

¹⁴ ¶ A gift in secret pacifies anger, and a bribe in the bosom strong wrath.