Instruction is to them that use it a gracious reward; and wherever it may turn, it shall prosper.

The ways of a man who unjustly receives gifts in his bosom do not prosper, and an ungodly man perverts the ways of righteousness.

A man's gift enlarges him, and seats him among princes.

Many court the favor of kings, but every bad man becomes a reproach to [another] man.

and you shall say, Behold your servant Jacob comes after us. For he said, I will appease him with the gifts going before his presence, and afterwards I will behold his face, perhaps he will accept me.

And Israel their father said to them, If it be so, do this; take of the fruits of the earth in your vessels, and carry down to the man presents of balm and honey, frankincense and myrrh, pistachio nuts and walnuts.

And David took of her hand all that she brought to him, and said to her, Go in peace to your house: see, I have heeded your voice, and accepted your petition.

But when you do charitable giving, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,

so that your charitable giving may be in secret; and your Father, who sees in secret, will Himself reward you openly.