Cross references
Proverbs 21:14
A gift in secret soothes anger,
and a covert bribe
pacifies great wrath.
- a Hebrew a bribe in the bosom
Proverbs 21:14 has 8 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 2 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Proverbs 19:6 (5 votes) and Proverbs 18:16 (4 votes). 10 other verses point back to it. It links with 4 other books, from Genesis 21 to Matthew 6.
Which verses does Proverbs 21:14 point to?
Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.
- Proverbs 19:65 votes
Many seek the favor of the prince, and everyone is a friend of the gift giver.
- Proverbs 18:164 votes
A man’s gift opens doors for him, and brings him before great men.
- 1 Samuel 25:352 votes
Then David accepted from her hand what she had brought him, and he said to her, “Go home in peace. See, I have heeded your voice and granted your request.”
- Proverbs 17:82 votes
A bribe is a charm to its giver; wherever he turns, he succeeds.
- Matthew 6:3–42 votes
But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your giving may be in secret. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
- Genesis 32:201 vote
You are also to say, ‘Look, your servant Jacob is right behind us.’” For he thought, “I will appease Esau with the gift that is going before me. After that I can face him, and perhaps he will accept me.”
- Genesis 43:111 vote
Then their father Israel said to them, “If it must be so, then do this: Put some of the best products of the land in your packs and carry them down as a gift for the man—a little balm and a little honey, spices and myrrh, pistachios and almonds.
- Proverbs 17:231 vote
A wicked man takes a covert bribe to subvert the course of justice.
Which verses point to Proverbs 21:14?
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