Proverbs 21:14 Cross References - CLV

¹⁴ A gift in concealment mollifies anger, And a bribe in the bosom, strong fury."

²⁰ And say, moreover, `Behold! Your servant Jacob comes after us.' For,said he, "a propitiatory shelter am I making before his face with the present offering which is going before me, and afterward will I see his face. Perhaps he will lift up my face.

¹¹ And saying to them is Israel, their father, "If so, indeed, do this: Take from the pruned fruit trees of the land in your vessels, and take down to the man a present offering, a little balm and a little honey, perfume and labdanum, pistachio nuts and almonds.

³⁵ And David receives from her hand that which she has brought to him, and to her he has said, `Go up in peace to your house; see, I have hearkened to your voice, and accept your face..

⁸ A bribe is like a stone for favor in the eyes of its grand possessor; Wherever it is present it proceeds effectively.

²³ A wicked man takes a bribe from the bosom To turn aside the paths of right judgment.

¹⁶ A man's gift widens the way for him, And guides him before the great."

⁶ Many beseech a patron to his face, And everyone is the associate of a man with gifts."

³ Yet you, doing alms, let not your left hand know what your right is doing, ⁴ so that your alms may be in hiding, and your Father, Who is observing in hiding, will be paying you."