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Proverbs 21:14
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Proverbs 21:14
14A gift in secret pacifieth anger: and a reward in the bosom strong wrath.
14*A gift in secret pacifieth anger; and a reward in the bosome, strong wrath.
- Cha.17.8. and 18.16.
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Proverbs 21:14
Something given or bestowed; a present, endowment, or ability; in some contexts, a bribe.
Meaning drawn from: Skeat, Bible Words Glossary (1893) · Webster 1828
To appease, as wrath or other violent passion or appetite; to calm; to still; to quiet; to allay agitation or excitement.
Meaning drawn from: Approved KJV word-family definition · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage
Strong displeasure or indignation; as a verb, to provoke to such displeasure.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
Recompense, or equivalent return for good done, for kindness, for services and the like.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage
Having strength, power, firmness, endurance, influence, or the ability to resist and prevail.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
Intense anger or indignation; also judgment or punishment proceeding from such anger.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)
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Open the full verse study6Many will intreat the favour of the prince: and every man is a friend to him that giveth gifts.
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Open the full verse study16A man’s gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men.
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Open the full verse study35So David received of her hand that which she had brought him, and said unto her, Go up in peace to thine house; see, I have hearkened to thy voice, and have accepted thy person.
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Open the full verse study3But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth:
4That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly.
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Open the full verse study8A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.
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Open the full verse study20And say ye moreover, Behold, thy servant Jacob is behind us. For he said, I will appease him with the present that goeth before me, and afterward I will see his face; peradventure he will accept of me.
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Open the full verse study11And their father Israel said unto them, If it must be so now, do this; take of the best fruits in the land in your vessels, and carry down the man a present, a little balm, and a little honey, spices, and myrrh, nuts, and almonds:
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Open the full verse study23A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.
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