Matthew Henry · Verse 14
If money can conquer the fury of the passions, shall reason, the fear of God, and the command of Christ, be too weak to bridle them?
Proverbs 21:14
A gift in secret pacifies anger; and a bribe in the cloak, strong wrath.
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WEBBE
A gift in secret pacifies anger, and a bribe in the cloak, strong wrath.
BSB
A gift in secret soothes anger, and a covert bribe pacifies great wrath.
KJV
A gift in secret pacifieth anger: and a reward in the bosom strong wrath.
ASV
A gift in secret pacifieth anger; And a present in the bosom, strong wrath.
BBE
By a secret offering wrath is turned away, and the heat of angry feelings by money in the folds of the robe.
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