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Proverbs 21

Prov. 21:14 KJV (With Strong’s)

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A gift
mattan (Hebrew #4976)
a present
KJV usage: gift, to give, reward.
Pronounce: mat-tawn'
Origin: from 5414
in secret
cether (Hebrew #5643)
from 5641; a cover (in a good or a bad, a literal or a figurative sense)
KJV usage: backbiting, covering, covert, X disguise(-th), hiding place, privily, protection, secret(-ly, place).
Pronounce: say'-ther
Origin: or (feminine) cithrah (Deut. 32:38), {sith-raw'}
pacifieth
kaphah (Hebrew #3711)
properly, to bend, i.e. (figuratively) to tame or subdue
KJV usage: pacify.
Pronounce: kaw-faw'
Origin: a primitive root
anger
'aph (Hebrew #639)
properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire
KJV usage: anger(-gry), + before, countenance, face, + forebearing, forehead, + (long-)suffering, nose, nostril, snout, X worthy, wrath.
Pronounce: af
Origin: from 599
: and a reward
shachad (Hebrew #7810)
a donation (venal or redemptive)
KJV usage: bribe(-ry), gift, present, reward.
Pronounce: shakh'-ad
Origin: from 7809
in the bosom
cheyq (Hebrew #2436)
and chowq {khoke}; from an unused root, apparently meaning to inclose; the bosom (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: bosom, bottom, lap, midst, within.
Pronounce: khake
Origin: or cheq {khake}
strong
`az (Hebrew #5794)
strong, vehement, harsh
KJV usage: fierce, + greedy, mighty, power, roughly, strong.
Pronounce: az
Origin: from 5810
wrath
chemah (Hebrew #2534)
from 3179; heat; figuratively, anger, poison (from its fever)
KJV usage: anger, bottles, hot displeasure, furious(-ly, -ry), heat, indignation, poison, rage, wrath(- ful). See 2529.
Pronounce: khay-maw'
Origin: or (Dan. 11:44) chemaC {khay-maw'}
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Ministry on This Verse

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gift.
Prov. 17:8,23• 8A gift is a precious stone in the eyes of the possessor: whithersoever it turneth it prospereth.
 23A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom, to pervert the paths of judgment. (Prov. 17:8,23)
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Prov. 18:16• 16A man's gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men. (Prov. 18:16)
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Prov. 19:6• 6Many court the favour of a noble; and every one is friend to a man that giveth. (Prov. 19:6)
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Gen. 32:20• 20And, moreover, ye shall say, Behold, thy servant Jacob is behind us. For he said, I will propitiate him with the gift that goes before me, and afterwards I will see his face: perhaps he will accept me. (Gen. 32:20)
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Gen. 43:11• 11And their father Israel said to them, If it is then so, do this: take of the best fruits in the land in your vessels, and carry down the man a gift: a little balsam and a little honey, tragacanth and ladanum, pistacia-nuts and almonds. (Gen. 43:11)
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1 Sam. 25:35• 35So David received of her hand what she had brought him, and said to her, Go up in peace to thy house; see, I have hearkened to thy voice, and have accepted thy person. (1 Sam. 25:35)
in secret.
Matt. 6:3‑4• 3But thou, when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand does;
 4so that thine alms may be in secret, and thy Father who sees in secret will render it to thee. (Matt. 6:3‑4)
• Nothing so readily vanquishes hatred and wrath as doing good to one who cherishes ill-will, providing it be done quietly and unpretentiously, so that others are not made aware of it. (“Proverbs Twenty-One” by H.A. Ironside)

J. N. Darby Translation

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A gift in secret pacifieth anger; and a present in the bosom, vehement fury.