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Proverbs 21:14-16
English Standard Version
Proverbs 21:14-16
English Standard Version
14 (A)A gift in secret averts anger,
and a concealed bribe,[a] strong wrath.
15 When justice is done, it is a joy to the righteous
(B)but terror to evildoers.
16 One who wanders from the way of good sense
(C)will rest in the assembly of the dead.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 21:14 Hebrew a bribe in the bosom
Proverbs 21:14-16
New International Version
Proverbs 21:14-16
New International Version
14 A gift given in secret soothes anger,
and a bribe concealed in the cloak pacifies great wrath.(A)
15 When justice is done, it brings joy to the righteous
but terror to evildoers.(B)
16 Whoever strays from the path of prudence
comes to rest in the company of the dead.(C)
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