Proverbs 21:14
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- 40 The synonymous parallelism joins the more neutral term “gift” with the more specific “bribe.” D. Kidner notes that this underscores how hard it is to tell the difference between them, especially since they accomplish similar things (Proverbs [], ).
- 41 The word כָּפָה (kafah) occurs only here; it means “to subdue,” but in New Hebrew it means “to overturn; to compel.” The editors suggest a change to כָּבָה (kavah), “to be quenched,” based on Symmachus and , but there is no substantial improvement in the text’s meaning with such a change.
- 42 Heb “a bribe in the bosom” (so ). This refers to a gift hidden in the folds of the garment, i.e., given secretly (cf. “a bribe concealed in the cloak”).
- 43 The repetition of the term “subdues” in the second line is supplied in the translation.
- 44 The offers a moralizing translation not too closely tied to the : “he who withholds a gift stirs up violent wrath.”
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
A gift in secret averts anger,
and a concealed bribe, strong wrath.
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
A gift given in secret soothes anger,
and a bribe concealed in the cloak pacifies great wrath.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
A secret gift soothes anger,
and a covert bribe, fierce rage.
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NLTNew Living Translation
A secret gift calms anger;
a bribe under the table pacifies fury.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
A gift in secret will avert anger,
and a concealed bribe, strong wrath.
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KJV 1900King James Version
A gift in secret pacifieth anger:
And a reward in the bosom strong wrath.
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