14 A gift in secret soothes anger, and a covert bribe pacifies great wrath.
Focused Passage
Proverbs 21:14
The LORD Weighs the Heart: Justice, Righteousness, Pride, Diligence, and the Limits of Human Strength
The chapter moves from the LORD's sovereignty over kings and hearts, to justice over sacrifice, to diligence and dishonest gain, to household conflict and wicked desire, to mercy and justice, to speech, generosity, false witness, and finally to the LORD's supremacy over every human plan and battle.
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Verse 14
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Original words
A gift מַתָּ֣ן H4976 Noun - masculine singular in secret בַּ֭סֵּתֶר H5643 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular soothes יִכְפֶּה־ H3711 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular anger אָ֑ף H639 Noun - masculine singular and a covert בַּ֝חֵ֗ק H2436 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular bribe וְשֹׁ֥חַד H7810 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular [pacifies] great עַזָּֽה׃ H5794 Adjective - feminine singular wrath חֵמָ֥ה H2534 Noun - feminine singular
BSB notes
- Hebrew a bribe in the bosom