Proverbs 21:14
A gift in secret pacifies anger, || And a bribe in the bosom—strong fury.
Literal Standard Version
In The King James Version
A gift in secret pacifieth anger: and a reward in the bosom strong wrath.
In Context
13Whoever is shutting his ear from the cry of the poor, || He also cries, and is not answered.
15To do justice [is] joy to the righteous, || But ruin to workers of iniquity.
Cross References
Genesis 43:11And their father Israel says to them, “If so, now, do this: take of the praised thing of the land in your vessels, and take down to the man a present, a little balm, and a little honey, spices and myrrh, nuts and almonds;
Proverbs 17:8A stone of grace [is] the bribe in the eyes of its possessors, || Wherever it turns, it prospers.
Proverbs 18:16The gift of a man makes room for him, || And it leads him before the great.
Matthew 6:3But you, doing kindness, do not let your left hand know 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 →