Proverbs 21:14
By a secret offering wrath is turned away, and the heat of angry feelings by money in the folds of the robe.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
A gift in secret pacifieth anger: and a reward in the bosom strong wrath.
In Context
13He whose ears are stopped at the cry of the poor, will himself get no answer to his cry for help.
15It is a joy to the good man to do right, but it is destruction to the workers of evil.
Cross References
Genesis 43:11\43:12\And take twice as much money with you; that is to say, take back the money which was put in your bags, for it may have been an error;
Proverbs 17:8An offering of money is like a stone of great price in the eyes of him who has it: wherever he goes, he does well.
Proverbs 18:16A man's offering makes room for him, letting him come before great men.
Matthew 6:3But when you give money, let not your left hand see what your right hand does:
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 21:14
13 Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard. Here we have the description and doom of an uncharitable man. 1. His description: He stops his ears at the cry of the poor, at the cry of their wants and miseries (he resolves to take no cognizance of them), at the cry of their requests and supplications—he resolves he will not so much as give them the hearing, turns them away from his door, and forbids them to come near him, or, if he cannot avoid hearing them,… Read the whole commentary →