Proverbs 21:14

Old Testament Wisdom/Poetry ASV (1901)

A gift in secret pacifieth anger; And a present in the bosom, strong wrath.

Proverbs 21:14 — American Standard Version

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Context — Proverbs 21

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.

11When the scoffer is punished, the simple is made wise; And when the wise is instructed, he receiveth knowledge.

12The righteous man considereth the house of the wicked, [How] the wicked are overthrown to [their] ruin.

13Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, He also shall cry, but shall not be heard.

14A gift in secret pacifieth anger; And a present in the bosom, strong wrath.

15It is joy to the righteous to do justice; But it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.

16The man that wandereth out of the way of understanding Shall rest in the assembly of the dead.

17He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: He that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.

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