Geneva Study Bible Commentary
Proverbs 21:14
A (g) gift in secret pacifieth anger: and a reward in the bosom strong wrath.
(g) To do a pleasure to the angry man pacifies him.
A (g) gift in secret pacifieth anger: and a reward in the bosom strong wrath.
(g) To do a pleasure to the angry man pacifies him.
CHAPTER 21 PERSONAL INSTRUCTIONS AS TO LIFE AND CONDUCT In the proverbs of this chapter the Lord is mentioned five times. “The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD, as the rivers of water: He turne...
PROVERBS 21:1. WATERCOURSES: not the natural brooks and wadys of Palestine, but the artificial irrigation canals of Egypt or Babylonia, which could be diverted in any direction at will. Proverbs 21:4....
_pacifieth_ The Heb. word occurs only here, and scholars, both ancient and modern, are divided between _pacifieth_(A.V. and R.V. text), _turneth away_, or _bendeth_(ἀνατρέπει, LXX.; _frangit_, Syr.; _...
TEXT Proverbs 21:11-20 11. When the scoffer is punished, the simple is made wise; And when the wise is instructed, he receiveth knowledge. 12. The righteous man considereth the house of the wicke...
A gift in secret pacifieth anger: and a reward in the bosom strong wrath. A GIFT IN SECRET PACIFIETH ANGER. Strong as is the passion of anger, it will yield to the stronger passion, cupidity. The s...
1. The 'watercourses' (RV) are the artificial irrigation channels of Egypt and Babylon (Isaiah 58:11)....
Bribes are carried ready for use in a fold of the robe....
Solomon does not want us to give bribes (secret gifts). He teaches that bribes are evil. See Proverbs 15:27. A man might seem to be very angry. Perhaps the man really is angry. Or perhaps he just wan...
LESSONS ABOUT WISDOM PROVERBS _KEITH SIMONS_ CHAPTER 21 V1 A king is like a canal that God controls. God leads the king in the way that God decides....
A GIFT IN SECRET. — Comp. Abigail and David (1 Samuel 25:18)....
מַתָּ֣ן בַּ֭ † סֵּתֶר יִכְפֶּה ־אָ֑ף וְ...
CHAPTER 22 WINE "He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: He that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich."- Proverbs 21:17 THE Septuagint translation has an interesting addition to the proverb in...
Verse Proverbs 21:4. The "lamp" of a man's life is his spirit. Where that is exalted and manifests itself in the high look and the proud heart, there is sin. All of which is to say that for a man to f...
_Bosom. In private. (Calmet) --- They put all valuable things in the bosom. (Haydock)_...
It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman in a wide house. The soul of the wicked desireth evil: his neighbour findeth no favour in his eyes. When the scorner is pu...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 10 THROUGH 31. In chapter 10 begin the details which teach those who give ear how to avoid the snares into which the simple might fall, the path to be followe...
A GIFT IN SECRET PACIFIETH ANGER,.... Appeases an angry man; humbles and "brings [his anger] down" y, as Aben Ezra and Gersom observe the word signifies; which before rose very high, and showed itself...
A gift in secret pacifieth anger: and a reward in the bosom strong wrath. Ver. 14. _A gift in secret pacifieth anger._] That is, say some, Alms rightly performed Mat 6:1 pacifieth God's displeasure -...
_A gift_ Bestowed on a person offended and angry with us, as the following words show; _in secret_ That is, given in secret, which makes it more acceptable; for gifts openly given savour of ostentatio...
V. 14. A GIFT IN SECRET PACIFIETH ANGER, a gift brought concealed in the bosom and presented at the proper moment; AND A REWARD IN THE BOSOM, a gift of bribery, STRONG WRATH, for the more liberal the...
A GIFT, to a person offended and angry with us, as the following words show. IN SECRET; which makes it more acceptable; for gifts openly given savour of ostentation in the giver, and cause some shame...
Proverbs 21:14 gift H4976 secret H5643 pacifies H3711 (H8799) anger H639 bribe H7810 back H2436 strong H5794 wra
CONTENTS: Warnings and instructions. CHARACTERS: God. CONCLUSION: Those who follow after righteousness, shall find righteousness, honor and life. KEY WORD: Counsel (Proverbs 20:5). STRONG VERSES: P...
Proverbs 21:1. _The king's heart is in the hand of the Lord; as the rivers of water, he turneth it whithersoever he will._ The allusion is probably to the water-meads and the ditches in the corn field...
PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 21:9 Verses Proverbs 21:9 and Proverbs 21:19, on the q
_MAIN HOMILETICS OF Proverbs 21:14_ THE PACIFICATION OF ANGER I. HUMAN ANGER IS AN EVIL TO BE AVOIDED. Even the anger of a righteous man exposes the object of it to danger. David had good reason to b...
EXPOSITION PROVERBS 21:1 THE KING'S HEART IS IN THE HAND OF THE LORD, AS THE RIVERS OF WATER. We are to think of the little channels used for irrigation. As these are altogether under the gardener's...
Shall we turn now in our Bibles to Proverbs 21:1-31. Proverbs 21:1-31, Solomon declares: The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD, as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will (Prov...
1 Samuel 25:35; Genesis 32:20; Genesis 43:11; Matthew 6:3; Matthew 6:4
In secret — Which makes it more acceptable. In the bosom — Secretly conveyed into the bosom....