Genesis 32:20
New King James Version
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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Genesis 32:20
New International Version
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)
Genesis 32:20
King James Version
20 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.
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Genesis 32:21
New King James Version
21 So the present went on over before him, but he himself lodged that night in the camp.
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Genesis 32:21
New International Version
21 So Jacob’s gifts(A) went on ahead of him, but he himself spent the night in the camp.
Genesis 32:21
King James Version
21 So went the present over before him: and himself lodged that night in the company.
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1 Samuel 25:27
New King James Version
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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1 Samuel 25:27
New International Version
27 And let this gift,(A) which your servant has brought to my lord, be given to the men who follow you.
1 Samuel 25:27
King James Version
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.
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Proverbs 17:8
New King James Version
8 A present is a precious stone in the eyes of its possessor;
Wherever he turns, he prospers.
Proverbs 17:8
New International Version
8 A bribe is seen as a charm by the one who gives it;
they think success will come at every turn.(A)
Proverbs 17:8
King James Version
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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Proverbs 21:14
New King James Version
14 A gift in secret pacifies anger,
And a bribe [a]behind the back, strong wrath.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 21:14 Under cover, lit. in the bosom
Proverbs 21:14
New International Version
14 A gift given in secret soothes anger,
and a bribe concealed in the cloak pacifies great wrath.(A)
Proverbs 21:14
King James Version
14 A gift in secret pacifieth anger: and a reward in the bosom strong wrath.
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