14A 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 giftמַתָּ֣ןH4976Noun - masculine singularin secretבַּ֭סֵּתֶרH5643Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singularsoothesיִכְפֶּה־H3711Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularangerאָ֑ףH639Noun - masculine singularand a covertבַּ֝חֵ֗קH2436Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singularbribeוְשֹׁ֥חַדH7810Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular[pacifies] greatעַזָּֽה׃H5794Adjective - feminine singularwrathחֵמָ֥הH2534Noun - feminine singular
BSB notes
- Hebrew a bribe in the bosom