Proverbs 21:14

American Standard Version

A gift in secret pacifieth anger; And a present in the bosom, strong wrath.

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Proverbs 21:14 in other translations

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

Proverbs 21:14 · World English Bible

Proverbs 21:14 in context

  1. 12The righteous man considereth the house of the wicked, How the wicked are overthrown to their ruin.
  2. 13Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, He also shall cry, but shall not be heard.
  3. 14A gift in secret pacifieth anger; And a present in the bosom, strong wrath.
  4. 15It is joy to the righteous to do justice; But it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.
  5. 16The man that wandereth out of the way of understanding Shall rest in the assembly of the dead.