Proverbs 21:14

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

מַתָּ֣ן בַּ֭סֵּתֶר יִכְפֶּה־אָ֑ף וְשֹׁ֥חַד בַּ֝חֵ֗ק חֵמָ֥ה עַזָּֽה

Transliteration

mattān in-sēter yiḵpeh-ʾāp̄ and-šōḥad in-ḥēq ḥēmāh ʿazzāh

Grammar Details

*mattān*: masculine singular noun - gift
*sēter*: masculine singular noun - secret/hiding
*yiḵpeh*: 3rd masculine singular qal imperfect - it pacifies
*ʾāp̄*: masculine singular noun - anger
*šōḥad*: masculine singular noun - bribe/gift
*ḥēq*: masculine singular noun - bosom/lap
*ḥēmāh*: construct feminine singular noun - wrath/rage of
*ʿazzāh*: adjective feminine singular - strong/fierce

Word Meanings

*mattān*: gift/present
*sēter*: secret/hiding/concealment
*yiḵpeh*: pacifies/subdues/appeases
*ʾāp̄*: anger/wrath/nose
*šōḥad*: bribe/gift/present
*ḥēq*: bosom/lap/fold of garment
*ḥēmāh*: wrath/rage/hot anger
*ʿazzāh*: strong/fierce/intense

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Prov 18:16 : 16 A man's gift maketh room for him, And bringeth him before great men.
Prov 19:6 : 6 Many will entreat the favor of the liberal man; And every man is a friend to him that giveth gifts.
Prov 17:8 : 8 A bribe is [as] a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it; Whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.
Prov 17:23 : 23 A wicked man receiveth a bribe out of the bosom, To pervert the ways of justice.
Gen 32:20 : 20 and ye shall say, 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 me.
Gen 43:11 : 11 And their father Israel said unto them, If it be so now, do this: take of the choice fruits of the land in your vessels, and carry down the man a present, a little balm, and a little honey, spicery and myrrh, nuts, and almonds;
1 Sam 25:35 : 35 So David received of her hand that which she had brought him: and he said unto her, Go up in peace to thy house; see, I have hearkened to thy voice, and have accepted thy person.
Matt 6:3-4 : 3 But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth: 4 that thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father who seeth in secret shall recompense thee.

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