A gift in secret soothes anger, and a covert bribe pacifies great wrath.Proverbs 21:14
Original language and places
Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.
Original language (Hebrew)
מַתָּ֣ן בַּ֭סֵּתֶר יִכְפֶּה־אָ֑ף וְשֹׁ֥חַד בַּ֝חֵ֗ק חֵמָ֥ה עַזָּֽה׃
- מַתָּ֣ןma.Tan“a gift”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מַתָּן · “gift” · Strong's H4976
- בַּ֭סֵּתֶרBa.se.ter“in <the> secrecy”Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from סֵ֫תֶר · “secrecy” · Strong's H5643A
- יִכְפֶּה־yikh.peh-“it subdues”Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from כָּפָה · “to subdue” · Strong's H3711
- אָ֑ף'Af“anger”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אַף · “anger” · Strong's H0639G
- וְשֹׁ֥חַדve.Sho.chad“and a bribe”Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from שֹׁ֫חַד · “bribe” · Strong's H7810
- בַּ֝חֵ֗קba.Chek“in the bosom”Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from חֵיק · “secret” · Strong's H2436J
- חֵמָ֥הche.Mah“rage”Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from חֵמָה · “rage” · Strong's H2534
- עַזָּֽה׃'a.Zah“strong”Adjective, feminine, singular, absolute · from עַז · “strong” · Strong's H5794
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)