Proverbs 21:14
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
A gift in secret soothes anger, and a covert bribe pacifies great wrath.
In context
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.
Proverbs 21:14 in every translation
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- A gift in secret soothes anger, and a covert bribe pacifies great wrath.
- KJV King James Version
- A gift in secret pacifieth anger: and a reward in the bosom strong wrath.
- WEB World English Bible
- A gift in secret pacifies anger, and a bribe in the cloak, strong wrath.
- ASV American Standard Version
- A gift in secret pacifieth anger; And a present in the bosom, strong wrath.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- A gift in secret pacifieth anger, And a bribe in the bosom strong fury.
- DBY Darby Translation
- A gift in secret pacifieth anger; and a present in the bosom, vehement fury.
- WBS Webster Bible
- A gift in secret pacifieth anger: and a reward in the bosom, strong wrath.