Proverbs 21:14
מַתָּן בַּסֵּתֶר יִכְפֶּה ־ אָף וְשֹׁחַד בַּחֵק חֵמָה עַזָּֽה ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
In The King James Version
A gift in secret pacifieth anger: and a reward in the bosom strong wrath.
In Context
13אֹטֵם אָזְנוֹ מִזַּעֲקַת ־ דָּל גַּֽם ־ הוּא יִקְרָא וְלֹא יֵעָנֶֽה ׃
15שִׂמְחָה לַצַּדִּיק עֲשׂוֹת מִשְׁפָּט וּמְחִתָּה לְפֹעֲלֵי אָֽוֶן ׃
Cross References
Genesis 43:11וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵהֶם יִשְׂרָאֵל אֲבִיהֶם אִם ־ כֵּן ׀ אֵפוֹא זֹאת עֲשׂוּ קְחוּ מִזִּמְרַת הָאָרֶץ בִּכְלֵיכֶם וְהוֹרִידוּ לָאִישׁ מִנְחָה מְעַט צֳרִי וּמְעַט דְּבַשׁ נְכֹאת וָלֹט בָּטְנִים וּשְׁקֵדִֽים ׃
Proverbs 17:8אֶֽבֶן ־ חֵן הַשֹּׁחַד בְּעֵינֵי בְעָלָיו אֶֽל ־ כָּל ־ אֲשֶׁר יִפְנֶה יַשְׂכִּֽיל ׃
Proverbs 18:16מַתָּן אָדָם יַרְחִיב לוֹ וְלִפְנֵי גְדֹלִים יַנְחֶֽנּוּ ׃
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 →