Proverbs

Proverbs 21:14

¹⁴A gift in secret soothes anger,

and a covert bribe^b pacifies great wrath.

Footnotes

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
A gift	מַתָּ֣ן	mat·tān	Noun - masculine singular	H4976 gift(s)
in secret	בַּ֭סֵּתֶר	bas·sê·ṯer	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5643 covering, hiding-place, secrecy
soothes	יִכְפֶּה־	yiḵ·peh-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3711 subdue
anger	אָ֑ף	’āp̄	Noun - masculine singular	H639 nostril, nose, face, anger
and a covert	בַּ֝חֵ֗ק	ba·ḥêq	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2436 bosom
bribe	וְשֹׁ֥חַד	wə·šō·ḥaḏ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H7810 present
great	עַזָּֽה׃	‘az·zāh	Adjective - feminine singular	H5794 strong, mighty, fierce
wrath	חֵמָ֥ה	ḥê·māh	Noun - feminine singular	H2534 heat, rage

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.