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Proverbs 21:14

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

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מַתָּ֣ןmatangiftמַתָּןnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “gift”, the ordinary formH4976a presentgift, to give, reward.בַּ֭סֵּתֶרbaseterin backbitingסֵתֶרpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in backbiting”, the ordinary formH5643a cover (in a good or a bad, a literal or a figurative sense)backbiting, covering, covert, [idiom] disguise(-th), hiding place, privily, protection, secret(-ly, place).יִכְפֶּהyikhpehpacifyכָּפָהverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “pacify”, an unfinished actionH3711properly, to bend, i.e. (figuratively) to tame or subduepacify.אָ֑ףaffaceאַףnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “face”, the ordinary formH639properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ireanger(-gry), [phrase] before, countenance, face, [phrase] forebearing, forehead, [phrase] (long-) suffering, nose, nostril, snout, [idiom] worthy, wrath.וְשֹׁ֥חַדveshochadand bribeשַׁחַדconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and bribe”, the ordinary formH7810a donation (venal or redemptive)bribe(-ry), gift, present, reward.בַּ֝חֵ֗קbacheqin bosomחֵיקpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in bosom”, the ordinary formH2436the bosom (literally or figuratively)bosom, bottom, lap, midst, within.חֵמָ֥הchemahangerחֵמָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “anger”, the ordinary formH2534heat; figuratively, anger, poison (from its fever)anger, bottles, hot displeasure, furious(-ly, -ry), heat, indignation, poison, rage, wrath(-ful). See H2529 (חֶמְאָה).עַזָּֽהazahstrongעַזadjective, adjective, feminine, singular, absolute — “strong”, the ordinary formH5794strong, vehement, harshfierce, [phrase] greedy, mighty, power, roughly, strong.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

A gift in secret pacifieth anger, and a present in the bosom strong wrath.

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American Standard Version (1901)

A gift in secret pacifieth anger; And a present in the bosom, strong wrath.

Young’s Literal Translation

A gift in secret pacifieth anger, And a bribe in the bosom strong fury.

World English Bible

A gift in secret pacifies anger, and a bribe in the cloak, strong wrath.

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

A secret present quencheth anger: and a gift in the bosom the greatest wrath.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

A gift in secret pacifieth anger, and a present in the bosom strong wrath.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

A secret gift calms anger: but he that forbears to give stirs up strong wrath.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Δόσις λάθριος ἀνατρέπει ὀργάς, δώρων δὲ ὁ φειδόμενος θυμὸν ἐγείρει ἰσχυρόν.