Proverbs 21:14-16
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
14 A secret gift allays anger,
and a present concealed, violent wrath.[a]
15 When justice is done it is a joy for the just,
downfall for evildoers.[b](A)
16 Whoever strays from the way of good sense
will abide in the assembly of the shades.[c]
Footnotes
- 21:14 Proverbs offers several remedies for anger—a soft word (15:1), patience, and a bribe. The last remedy implies a certain disdain for the disordered passion of anger, for it can be so easily assuaged by a discreetly offered “gift.”
- 21:15 The second line is a duplicate of 10:29b.
- 21:16 Assembly of the shades: those who dwell in Sheol.
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