A secret gift calms anger: but he that forbears to give stirs up strong wrath.
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Proverbs 21:14
A gift in secret pacifies anger, and a bribe in the cloak, strong wrath.
Parallel Translations
A secret gift calms anger: but he that forbears to give stirs up strong wrath.
A gift in secret pacifieth anger: and a reward in the bosom strong wrath.
Cross References
Proverbs 18:16Proverbs 19:61 Samuel 25:35Proverbs 17:8Matthew 6:3–4Genesis 43:11Genesis 32:20Proverbs 17:23
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