Proverbs 21:14

New American Bible - revised edition

A secret gift allays anger, and a present concealed, violent wrath.

Cross References

Genesis 32:20

He also ordered the second servant and the third and all the others who followed behind the herds: “Thus and so you shall say to Esau, when you reach him;

Genesis 43:11

Israel their father then told them: “If it must be so, then do this: Put some of the land’s best products in your baggage and take them down to the man as gifts: some balm and honey, gum and resin, and pistachios and almonds.

Proverbs 17:23

A guilty person takes out a bribe from the pocket, thus perverting the course of justice.

Proverbs 17:8

A bribe seems a charm to its user; at every turn it brings success.

Proverbs 18:16

Gifts clear the way for people, winning access to the great.

Proverbs 19:6

Many curry favor with a noble; everybody is a friend of a gift giver.

1 Samuel 25:35

David then took from her what she had brought him and said to her: “Go to your home in peace! See, I have listened to your appeal and have granted your request.” Nabal’s Death.