Per Proverbs (15:27;17:23;18:16;19;6) what is a gift and what is a bribe. What is wise and what is corrupt? What to do if one is extorted by an evil government?

Is it okay to give incentives to grease social wheels but evil to use gifts to subvert justice (this could be drawn from a combined reading of all the passages).

How should we handle foreign efforts to procure extra "thank you money" when it comes time to deal with the gov't, or police, or immigration officials, or even the post office?

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