Proverbs 21:14
When someone is angry with you, if you secretly give him a gift, he will stop being angry.
Translation for Translators
In The King James Version
A gift in secret pacifieth anger: and a reward in the bosom strong wrath.
In Context
Cross References
Genesis 43:11Then their father Jacob said to them, “If there is no other way, do this: Put in your sacks some of the best things that are grown in this land, and take them down to the man as a gift. Take some balm/perfume and honey and spices and myrrh/ointment, some pistachio nuts, and almonds.
Proverbs 17:8People think that a bribe is like a magic stone to persuade someone to do what they want him to do; they think that because of the bribe, that person will do whatever they want him to do.
Proverbs 18:16If you take a gift to an important person, that will open the way to allow you to talk to him.
Matthew 6:3Instead of doing as they do, when you give something to the poor, do not let other people know that you are doing that [MET].
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 →