Proverbs 21:14
A priuie rewarde pacifieth displeasure: and a gyft in the bosome [stylleth] furiousnesse.
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
A gift in secret pacifieth anger: and a reward in the bosom strong wrath.
In Context
13Who so stoppeth his eares at the crying of the poore, he shall crye hym selfe and not be hearde.
Cross References
Genesis 43:11And their father Israel sayde vnto them: if it must nedes be so, nowe then do thus. Take of the best fruites of the lande in your vesselles, and bryng ye man a present, a curtsie of bawme, and a curtsie of hony, spyces and mirre, nuttes and almondes.
Proverbs 17:8A gyft is as a precious stone vnto hym that hath it: but vnto whom soeuer it turneth, it maketh hym vnwise.
Proverbs 18:16A mans gyft maketh an open way, to bryng hym before great men.
Matthew 6:3But when thou doest [thyne] almes, let not thy left hande knowe, what thy ryght hande doeth,
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 →