Genesis 32:13

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

¹¹Their father, Israel, said to them, “If it must be so, then do this: Take from the choice fruits of the land in your bags, and carry down a present for the man, a little balm, a little honey, spices and myrrh, nuts, and almonds;

⁶Many will entreat the favor of a ruler, and everyone is a friend to a man who gives gifts.

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

²⁶When Joseph came home, they brought him the present which was in their hand into the house, and bowed themselves down to the earth before him.

⁸A bribe is a precious stone in the eyes of him who gives it; wherever he turns, he prospers.

²⁰You shall say, ‘Not only that, but behold, your servant, Jacob, is behind us.’” For, he said, “I will appease him with the present that goes before me, and afterward I will see his face. Perhaps he will accept me.”

²¹So the present passed over before him, and he himself stayed that night in the camp.

¹⁰Jacob said, “Please, no, if I have now found favor in your sight, then receive my present at my hand, because I have seen your face, as one sees the face of God, and you were pleased with me.

⁶Joseph was the governor over the land. It was he who sold to all the people of the land. Joseph’s brothers came, and bowed themselves down to him with their faces to the earth.

²He lifted up his eyes and looked, and saw that three men stood near him. When he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself to the earth,