Proverbs · מִשְׁלֵי

Proverbs 21:14

מַתָּ֣ן בַּ֭סֵּתֶר יִכְפֶּה אָ֑ף וְשֹׁ֥חַד בַּ֝חֵ֗ק חֵמָ֥ה עַזָּֽה׃
matan baseter yikpeh ʾaf vshoḥad baḥeq ḥemah ʿazah
King James Version (KJV)

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

Modern English

A gift in secret averts anger, and a concealed bribe, strong wrath.

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