20 and also say, ‘Behold, your servant Jacob is behind us.’ ” For he said, “I will (A)appease him with the present that goes before me, and afterward I will see his face; perhaps he will accept me.”

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20 And be sure to say, ‘Your servant(A) Jacob is coming behind us.’” For he thought, “I will pacify him with these gifts(B) I am sending on ahead;(C) later, when I see him, perhaps he will receive me.”(D)

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21 So the present went on over before him, but he himself lodged that night in the camp.

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21 So Jacob’s gifts(A) went on ahead of him, but he himself spent the night in the camp.

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27 And now (A)this present which your maidservant has brought to my lord, let it be given to the young men who follow my lord.

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27 And let this gift,(A) which your servant has brought to my lord, be given to the men who follow you.

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A present is a precious stone in the eyes of its possessor;
Wherever he turns, he prospers.

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A bribe is seen as a charm by the one who gives it;
    they think success will come at every turn.(A)

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14 A gift in secret pacifies anger,
And a bribe [a]behind the back, strong wrath.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 21:14 Under cover, lit. in the bosom

14 A gift given in secret soothes anger,
    and a bribe concealed in the cloak pacifies great wrath.(A)

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