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Proverbs 21:14
A gift in secret pacifieth anger: and a reward in the bosom strong wrath.
Proverbs 21:14 · King James Version
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Proverbs 21:14 in other translations
A gift in secret soothes anger, and a covert bribe pacifies great wrath.
A gift in secret pacifies anger, and a bribe in the cloak, strong wrath.
A gift in secret pacifies anger; and a bribe in the cloak, strong wrath.
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In context
11 When the scorner is punished, the simple is made wise: and when the wise is instructed, he receiveth knowledge.
12 The righteous man wisely considereth the house of the wicked: but God overthroweth the wicked for their wickedness.
13 Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard.
14 A gift in secret pacifieth anger: and a reward in the bosom strong wrath.
15 It is joy to the just to do judgment: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.
16 The man that wandereth out of the way of understanding shall remain in the congregation of the dead.
17 He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.
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