Proverbs 21 · Verse 14

Proverbs 21:14

A gift in secret pacifieth anger: and a reward in the bosom strong wrath.

Proverbs 21:14, King James Version

Proverbs 21:14 in other translations

BSB	A gift in secret soothes anger, and a covert bribe pacifies great wrath.
WEB	A gift in secret pacifies anger, and a bribe in the cloak, strong wrath.
ASV	A gift in secret pacifieth anger; And a present in the bosom, strong wrath.
YLT	A gift in secret pacifieth anger, And a bribe in the bosom strong fury.
DARBY	A gift in secret pacifieth anger; and a present in the bosom, vehement fury.
BBE	By a secret offering wrath is turned away, and the heat of angry feelings by money in the folds of the robe.
Webster	A gift in secret pacifieth anger: and a reward in the bosom, strong wrath.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

14. The effect of bribery (Pr 17:23) is enhanced by secrecy, as the bribed person does not wish his motives made known.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

If money can conquer the fury of the passions, shall reason, the fear of God, and the command of Christ, be too weak to bridle them?

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

מַתָּ֣ןma.Tana giftH4976

בַּ֭סֵּתֶרBa.se.terin <the> secrecyH5643

יִכְפֶּה\־yikh.peh-it subduesH3711

אָ֑ף'AfangerH639

וְשֹׁ֥חַדve.Sho.chadand a bribeH7810

בַּ֝חֵ֗קba.Chekin the bosomH2436

חֵמָ֥הche.MahrageH2534

עַזָּֽה\׃'a.ZahstrongH5794

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Proverbs 19:6
Many will intreat the favour of the prince: and every man is a friend to him that giveth gifts.
Proverbs 18:16
A man’s gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men.
Proverbs 17:8
A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.
Matthew 6:3-4
But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth: That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly.
1 Samuel 25:35
So David received of her hand that which she had brought him, and said unto her, Go up in peace to thine house; see, I have hearkened to thy voice, and have accepted thy person.
Proverbs 17:23
A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.
Genesis 43:11
And their father Israel said unto them, If it must be so now, do this; take of the best fruits in the land in your vessels, and carry down the man a present, a little balm, and a little honey, spices, and myrrh, nuts, and almonds:
Genesis 32:20
And say ye moreover, Behold, thy servant Jacob is behind us. For he said, I will appease him with the present that goeth before me, and afterward I will see his face; peradventure he will accept of me.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Proverbs 21:13
Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard.
Proverbs 21:14
A gift in secret pacifieth anger: and a reward in the bosom strong wrath.
Proverbs 21:15
It is joy to the just to do judgment: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.

Spanish Reina-Valera 1909	El presente en secreto amansa el furor, y el don en el seno, la fuerte ira.
French Bible J.N. Darby 1885	Un don fait en secret apaise la colère, et un présent mis dans le sein calme une violente fureur.
German Elberfelder 1871	Eine Gabe im Verborgenen wendet den Zorn ab, und ein Geschenk im Busen den heftigen Grimm.
Latin Clementine Vulgate	Munus absconditum extinguit iras, et donum in sinu indignationem maximam.