Proverbs 21:14
“A gift in secret pacifieth anger: and a reward in the bosom strong wrath.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
A gift in secret pacifieth anger,.... Appeases an angry man; humbles and "brings his anger down" (y), as Aben Ezra and…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714
Here is, 1. The power that is commonly found to be in gifts. Nothing is more violent than anger. O the force of strong…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
pacifieth The Heb. word occurs only here, and scholars, both ancient and modern, are divided between pacifieth(A.V. and…
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