Proverbs 21:14 — Meaning and Application

King James Version

“A gift in secret pacifieth anger: and a reward in the bosom strong wrath.”

Proverbs 21:14

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Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:

The righteous {man} wisely considereth the house of the wicked: {but God} overthroweth the wicked for {their} wickedness.

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

A gift in secret pacifieth anger: and a reward in the bosom strong wrath.

{It is} joy to the just to do judgment: but destruction {shall be} to the workers of iniquity.

The man that wandereth out of the way of understanding shall remain in the congregation of the dead.

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Proverbs 21:1

"The king's heart {is} in the hand of the LORD, {as} the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will."

Proverbs 21:2

"Every way of a man {is} right in his own eyes: but the LORD pondereth the hearts."

Proverbs 21:3

"To do justice and judgment {is} more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice."

Proverbs 21:4

"An high look, and a proud heart, {and} the plowing of the wicked, {is} sin. {An...: Heb. Haughtiness of eyes} {the plowing: or, the light}"

Proverbs 21:5

"The thoughts of the diligent {tend} only to plenteousness; but of every one {that is} hasty only to want."

Proverbs 21:6

"The getting of treasures by a lying tongue {is} a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death."

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