Proverbs 21:14

Proverbs 21:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)A gift in secret pacifieth anger: and a reward in the bosom strong wrath.
• New International Version (NIV)A gift given in secret soothes anger, and a bribe concealed in the cloak pacifies great wrath.
• New King James Version (NKJV)A gift in secret pacifies anger, And a bribe behind the back, strong wrath.
• New Living Translation (NLT)A secret gift calms anger; a bribe under the table pacifies fury.

Context of Proverbs 21:14

12The Righteous One observes the house of the wicked; he throws the wicked down to ruin. 13Whoever closes his ear to the cry of the poor will himself call out and not be answered. A gift in secret averts anger, and a concealed bribe, strong wrath. 15When justice is done, it is a joy to the righteous but terror to evildoers. 16One who wanders from the way of good sense will rest in the assembly of the dead.

Proverbs 21:14 word by word

מַתָּ֣ן בַּ֭סֵּתֶר יִכְפֶּה־אָ֑ף וְשֹׁ֥חַד בַּ֝חֵ֗ק חֵמָ֥ה עַזָּֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• A giftמַתָּןmattân · giftH4976
• in secretסֵ֫תֶרsêther sithrâh · secrecyH5643
• pacifiethכָּפָהkâphâh · to subdueH3711
• angerאַף'aph · face: angerH639
• and a rewardשֹׁ֫חַדshachad · bribeH7810
• in the bosomחֵיקchêyq chêq chôq · bosom: secretH2436
• strongעַז‛az · strongH5794
• wrathחֵמָהchêmâh chêmâ' · rageH2534

Cross-references for Proverbs 21:14

• Proverbs 21:17Whoever loves pleasure will be a poor man; he who loves wine and oil will not be rich.
• Proverbs 18:16A man's gift makes room for him and brings him before the great.
• Proverbs 19:6Many seek the favor of a generous man, and everyone is a friend to a man who gives gifts.
• Genesis 32:20and you shall say, 'Moreover, your servant Jacob is behind us.'" For he thought, "I may appease him with the present that goes ahead of me, and afterward I shall see his face. Perhaps he will accept me."
• Genesis 43:11Then their father Israel said to them, "If it must be so, then do this: take some of the choice fruits of the land in your bags, and carry a present down to the man, a little balm and a little honey, gum, myrrh, pistachio nuts, and almonds.
• 1 Samuel 25:35Then David received from her hand what she had brought him. And he said to her, "Go up in peace to your house. See, I have obeyed your voice, and I have granted your petition."
• Matthew 6:3But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,

Commentaries on Proverbs 21:14

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 14Verse 14 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?Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1414. The effect of bribery (Pr 17:23) is enhanced by secrecy, as the bribed person does not wish his motives made known.Read the comment

Topics related to Proverbs 21:14

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Commentaries on Proverbs 21

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings