A man's gift opens doors for him, and brings him before great men.

Genesis 32:20
You are also to say, 'Look, your servant Jacob is right behind us.'" For he thought, "I will appease Esau with the gift that is going before me. After that I can face him, and perhaps he will accept me."

1 Samuel 16:20
And Jesse took a donkey loaded with bread, a skin of wine, and one young goat, and sent them to Saul with his son David.

1 Samuel 25:27
Now let this gift your servant has brought to my lord be given to the young men who follow you.

Proverbs 18:17
The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.

Proverbs 19:6
Many seek the favor of the prince, and everyone is a friend of the gift giver.

Proverbs 21:14
A gift in secret soothes anger, and a covert bribe pacifies great wrath.

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