Proverbs 21:14
A gift in secret pacifieth anger; and a present in the bosom, vehement fury.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
A gift in secret pacifieth anger: and a reward in the bosom strong wrath.
In Context
13Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also himself shall cry, and shall not be heard.
15It is joy to a righteous [man] to do what is right; but it is ruin for the workers of iniquity.
Cross References
Genesis 43:11And their father Israel said to them, If it is then so, do this: take of the best fruits in the land in your vessels, and carry down the man a gift: a little balsam and a little honey, tragacanth and ladanum, pistacia-nuts and almonds.
Proverbs 17:8A gift is a precious stone in the eyes of the possessor: whithersoever it turneth it prospereth.
Proverbs 18:16A man's gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men.
Matthew 6:3But thou, when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy 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 →