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Proverbs 21:14

14  rA gift in secret averts anger,

and a concealed bribe,3 strong wrath.

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Proverbs 21:14 — The New International Version (NIV)

14 A gift given in secret soothes anger,

and a bribe concealed in the cloak pacifies great wrath.

Proverbs 21:14 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

14 A gift in secret pacifieth anger:

And a reward in the bosom strong wrath.

Proverbs 21:14 — New Living Translation (NLT)

14 A secret gift calms anger;

a bribe under the table pacifies fury.

Proverbs 21:14 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

14 A gift in secret pacifies anger,

And a bribe behind the back, strong wrath.

Proverbs 21:14 — New Century Version (NCV)

14 A secret gift will calm an angry person;

a present given in secrecy will quiet great anger.

Proverbs 21:14 — American Standard Version (ASV)

14 A gift in secret pacifieth anger;

And a present in the bosom, strong wrath.

Proverbs 21:14 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

14 A gift in secret pacifieth anger; and a present in the bosom, vehement fury.

Proverbs 21:14 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

14 A gift ⸤given⸥ in secret calms anger, 

and a secret bribe calms great fury. 

Proverbs 21:14 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

14 A secret gift soothes anger,

and a covert bribe, fierce rage.

Proverbs 21:14 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

14 A gift in secret averts anger;

and a concealed bribe in the bosom, strong wrath.

Proverbs 21:14 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

14 A gift in secret will avert anger,

and a concealed bribe, strong wrath.

Proverbs 21:14 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

14 A secret gift calms anger down.

A hidden favor softens great anger.

Proverbs 21:14 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

14 A gift in secret subdues anger,

And a bribe in the bosom, strong wrath.


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