Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
Proverbs 21:14
Compare this verse across Bible translations. BLB includes New Testament text only (publisher draft).
Berean Standard Bible
A gift in secret soothes anger, and a covert bribe pacifies great wrath.
King James Version
A gift in secret pacifieth anger: and a reward in the bosom strong wrath.
World English Bible
A gift in secret pacifies anger, and a bribe in the cloak, strong wrath.
American Standard Version
A gift in secret pacifieth anger; And a present in the bosom, strong wrath.
Berean Literal Bible
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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB
Proverbs 21
12 The Righteous One considers the house of the wicked and brings the wicked to ruin.
13 Whoever shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, he too shall cry out and receive no answer.
14 A gift in secret soothes anger, and a covert bribe pacifies great wrath.
15 Justice executed is a joy to the righteous, but a terror to the workers of iniquity.
16 The man who strays from the path of understanding will rest in the assembly of the dead.
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