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Proverbs 21:14

NETBible	A gift given¹ in secret subdues² anger, and a bribe given secretly³ subdues⁴ strong wrath.⁵
NIV © biblegateway Pro 21:14	A gift given in secret soothes anger, and a bribe concealed in the cloak pacifies great wrath.
NASB © biblegateway Pro 21:14	A gift in secret subdues anger, And a bribe in the bosom, strong wrath.
NLT © biblegateway Pro 21:14	A secret gift calms anger; a secret bribe pacifies fury.
MSG © biblegateway Pro 21:14	A quietly given gift soothes an irritable person; a heartfelt present cools a hot temper.
BBE © SABDAweb Pro 21:14	By a secret offering wrath is turned away, and the heat of angry feelings by money in the folds of the robe.
NRSV © bibleoremus Pro 21:14	A gift in secret averts anger; and a concealed bribe in the bosom, strong wrath.
NKJV © biblegateway Pro 21:14	A gift in secret pacifies anger, And a bribe behind the back, strong wrath.
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KJV	A gift <04976> in secret <05643> pacifieth <03711> (8799) anger <0639>_: and a reward <07810> in the bosom <02436> strong <05794> wrath <02534>_.
NASB © biblegateway Pro 21:14	A gift <04976> in secret <05643> subdues <03711> anger <0639> , And a bribe <07810> in the bosom <02436> , strong <05794> wrath <02534> .
LXXM	dosiv <1394> N-NSF layriov {A-NSF} anatrepei <396> V-PAI-3S orgav <3709> N-APF dwrwn <1435> N-GPN de <1161> PRT o <3588> T-NSM feidomenov <5339> V-PMPNS yumon <2372> N-ASM egeirei <1453> V-PAI-3S iscuron <2478> A-ASM
NET [draft] ITL	A gift <04976> given in secret <05643> subdues <03711> anger <0639> , and a bribe <07810> given secretly <02436> subdues strong <05794> wrath <02534> .
HEBREW	hze <05794> hmx <02534> qxb <02436> dxsw <07810> Pa <0639> hpky <03711> rtob <05643> Ntm (21:14) <04976>

NETBible

A gift given¹ in secret subdues² anger, and a bribe given secretly³ subdues⁴ strong wrath.⁵

NET Notes

¹sn 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 [TOTC], 143).

²tn The word כָּפָה (kafah) occurs only here; it means “to subdue,” but in New Hebrew it means “to overturn; to compel.” The BHS editors suggest a change to כָּבָה (kavah), “to be quenched,” based on Symmachus and Tg. Prov 21:14, but there is no substantial improvement in the text’s meaning with such a change.

³tn Heb “a bribe in the bosom” (so NASB). This refers to a gift hidden in the folds of the garment, i.e., given secretly (cf. NIV “a bribe concealed in the cloak”).

⁴tn The repetition of the term “subdues” in the second line is supplied in the translation.

⁵tc The LXX offers a moralizing translation not too closely tied to the MT: “he who withholds a gift stirs up violent wrath.”