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


In Context

11 When a mocker is punished, the simple gain wisdom; when a wise man is instructed, he gets knowledge.

12 The Righteous One takes note of the house of the wicked and brings the wicked to ruin.

13 If a man shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, he too will cry out and not be answered.

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

15 When justice is done, it brings joy to the righteous but terror to evildoers.

16 A man who strays from the path of understanding comes to rest in the company 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 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 Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:14A gift in secret pacifieth anger; and a present in the bosom, vehement fury.

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.