Proverbs 21:14
A gift in secret pacifies anger: and a reward in the bosom strong wrath.
Updated King James Version
In The King James Version
A gift in secret pacifieth anger: and a reward in the bosom strong wrath.
In Context
13Whoso stops his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard.
15It is joy to the just to do judgment: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.
Cross References
Genesis 43:11And their father Israel said unto them, If it must be so now, do this; take of the best fruits in the land in your vessels, and carry down the man a present, a little balm, and a little honey, spices, and myrrh, nuts, and almonds:
Proverbs 17:8A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that has it: anywhere it turns, it prospers.
Proverbs 18:16A man's gift makes room for him, and brings him before great men.
Matthew 6:3But when you do alms, let not 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 →