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


In Context

11 When the mocker is punished, the simple gains wisdom. When the wise is instructed, he receives knowledge.

12 The Righteous One considers the house of the wicked, and brings the wicked to ruin.

13 Whoever stops his ears at the cry of the poor, he will also cry out, but shall not be heard.

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

15 It is joy to the righteous to do justice; but it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.

16 The man who wanders out of the way of understanding shall rest in the assembly 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 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 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.