14A gift in secret pacifieth anger; and a present in the bosom, vehement fury.


In Context

11 When the scorner is punished, the simple becometh wise; and when the wise is instructed, he receiveth knowledge.

12 One that is righteous wisely considereth the house of the wicked: he overthroweth the wicked to their ruin.

13 Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also himself shall cry, and shall not be heard.

14 A gift in secret pacifieth anger; and a present in the bosom, vehement fury.

15 It is joy to a righteous man to do what is right; but it is ruin for the workers of iniquity.

16 The man that wandereth out of the way of wisdom shall abide in the congregation of the dead.

Proverbs 21:14 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

21:14A gift in secret pacifieth anger: and a reward in the bosom strong wrath.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

21:14A gift given in secret soothes anger, and a bribe concealed in the cloak pacifies great wrath.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

21:14A secret present quencheth anger: and a gift in the bosom the greatest wrath.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

21:14A gift in secret pacifieth anger; And a present in the bosom, strong wrath.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

21:14A gift in secret pacifieth anger, and a present in the bosom strong wrath.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:14A gift in secret pacifieth anger: and a reward in the bosom, strong wrath.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:14A gift in secret pacifies anger; and a bribe in the cloak, strong wrath.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

21:14A gift in secret pacifieth anger, And a bribe in the bosom strong fury.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

21:14A gift in secret pacifies anger: and a reward in the bosom strong wrath.