Proverbs 21:14

KJV1611 – Modern English

A gift in secret soothes anger, and a reward in the bosom pacifies strong wrath.

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  • Prov 18:16 : 16 A man's gift makes room for him, and brings him before great men.
  • Prov 19:6 : 6 Many will entreat the favor of the prince, and everyone is a friend to him who gives gifts.
  • Prov 17:8 : 8 A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him who has it; wherever it turns, it prospers.
  • Prov 17:23 : 23 A wicked man takes a bribe out of the bosom, to pervert the ways of justice.
  • Gen 32:20 : 20 And say moreover, Behold, your servant Jacob is behind us. For he said, I will appease him with the present that goes before me, and afterward I will see his face; perhaps he will accept me.
  • Gen 43:11 : 11 And their father Israel said to them, If it must be so, then do this; take some of the best fruits in the land in your vessels, and carry down a gift for the man, a little balm, and a little honey, spices, and myrrh, nuts, and almonds:
  • 1 Sam 25:35 : 35 So David received from her hand what she had brought him, and said to her, Go up in peace to your house; see, I have listened to your voice and respected your person.
  • Matt 6:3-4 : 3 But when you do your charitable deeds, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, 4 that your charitable deeds may be in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly.

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    23A wicked man takes a bribe out of the bosom, to pervert the ways of justice.

  • Prov 15:1
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    1A soft answer turns away wrath, but harsh words stir up anger.

  • Prov 15:18
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    18A wrathful man stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger calms strife.

  • Prov 16:14
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    14The wrath of a king is as messengers of death, but a wise man will pacify it.

  • Eccl 7:7
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    7Surely oppression makes a wise man mad, and a bribe destroys the heart.

  • Prov 17:8-9
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    8A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him who has it; wherever it turns, it prospers.

    9He who covers a transgression seeks love, but he who repeats a matter separates close friends.

  • Prov 29:22
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    22An angry man stirs up strife, and a furious man abounds in transgression.

  • Prov 21:13
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    13Whoever stops his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard.

  • Prov 14:17
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    17He who is quickly angry acts foolishly, and a man of wicked intentions is hated.

  • Prov 14:29-30
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    29He who is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who is quick-tempered exalts folly.

    30A sound heart is life to the body, but envy is rottenness to the bones.

  • Prov 15:27
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    27He who is greedy for gain troubles his own house, but he who hates bribes will live.

  • Prov 27:4-5
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    4Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous, but who can stand before envy?

    5Open rebuke is better than hidden love.

  • Prov 19:19
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    19A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment; for if you deliver him, yet you must do it again.

  • Eccl 7:9
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    9Do not be quick in your spirit to be angry, for anger rests in the bosom of fools.

  • Prov 12:14
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    14A man will be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth, and the recompense of a man's hands will be rendered to him.

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    16A fool's wrath is immediately known, but a prudent man covers shame.

  • Matt 6:4
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  • Prov 21:15
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    15It is a joy for the just to do justice, but destruction awaits the workers of iniquity.

  • Prov 24:18
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    18Lest the LORD see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.

  • Prov 25:22-23
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    22For you will heap coals of fire upon his head, and the LORD will reward you.

    23The north wind brings forth rain, and a backbiting tongue, an angry countenance.

  • Ps 37:8
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    8Cease from anger and forsake wrath; do not fret—it only leads to evil.

  • Prov 18:16
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    16A man's gift makes room for him, and brings him before great men.

  • Job 36:18
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    18Because there is wrath, beware lest he takes you away with his stroke: then a great ransom cannot deliver you.

  • Prov 29:11
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    11A fool utters all his mind; but a wise man keeps it in till afterward.

  • Prov 19:11
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    11The discretion of a man defers his anger, and it is his glory to overlook a transgression.

  • Prov 28:27
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    27He who gives to the poor shall not lack, but he who hides his eyes will have many curses.

  • Prov 6:34
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    34For jealousy is a husband's fury: therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance.

  • Prov 20:21
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  • Prov 10:12-13
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  • Prov 16:28
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    28A perverse man sows strife, and a whisperer separates close friends.

  • Prov 25:14-15
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    14Whoever boasts of a false gift is like clouds and wind without rain.

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  • Prov 30:33
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    33Surely the churning of milk brings forth butter, and the wringing of the nose brings forth blood; so the forcing of wrath brings forth strife.

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    16Whoever hides her hides the wind, and the ointment of his right hand reveals itself.

  • Prov 17:13-14
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  • Prov 10:6
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    6Blessings are upon the head of the just, but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.

  • Prov 28:23
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    23He who rebukes a man afterward shall find more favor than he who flatters with the tongue.

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    26He covets greedily all day long, but the righteous gives and does not hold back.

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    19Therefore, my beloved brothers, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger:

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    6In the house of the righteous is much treasure, but in the income of the wicked is trouble.