Proverbs 21:14
A gift in secret pacifieth anger: and a reward in the bosom strong wrath.
KJV
Munus absconditum extinguit iras, et donum in sinu indignationem maximam.
Vulgate
δόσις λάθριος ἀνατρέπει ὀργάς, δώρων δὲ ὁ φειδόμενος θυμὸν ἐγείρει ἰσχυρόν.
LXX
A gift in secret pacifieth anger; And a present in the bosom, strong wrath.
ASV
מַתָּ֣ן בַּ֭/סֵּתֶר יִכְפֶּה אָ֑ף וְ/שֹׁ֥חַד בַּ֝/חֵ֗ק חֵמָ֥ה עַזָּֽה
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
8 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
וֹ
v
noun · 275×
י
y
noun · 124×
יִכְפֶּה
ykph
verb · 1×
ךָ
k
noun · 38×
מַתָּ֣ן
mtn
noun · 5×
סֵ֣תֶר
str
noun · 36×
עָ֑ז
'z
noun · 24×
שֹׁ֔חַד
shchd
noun · 23×
Historic Christian voices
4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- Gen 32:13 — And he lodged there that same night; and took of that which came to his hand a present for Esau his brother;
- Gen 32:20 — And say ye moreover, Behold, thy servant Jacob is behind us. For he said, I will appease him with the present that goeth before me, and afterward I will see his face; peradventure he will accept of me
- Judg 3:15 — But when the children of Israel cried unto the LORD, the LORD raised them up a deliverer, Ehud the son of Gera, a Benjamite, a man lefthanded: and by him the children of Israel sent a present unto Egl
- Prov 17:8 — A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.
- Prov 18:16 — A man’s gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men.
- Prov 18:16 — A man’s gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men.
- Prov 19:6 — Many will intreat the favour of the prince: and every man is a friend to him that giveth gifts.
- Prov 19:6 — Many will intreat the favour of the prince: and every man is a friend to him that giveth gifts.