Proverbs 21:14-16

The Voice

¹⁴ A gift given in secret soothes anger,
    and a present offered privately calms fierce rage.
¹⁵ When justice is done, those who are in the right celebrate,
    but those who make trouble are terrified.
¹⁶ People who wander from the way of wise living
    will lie down in the company of corpses.