Proverbs 21:13–14
Proverbs 21:13–14 (Listen)
13 Whoever closes his ear to the cry of the poor
will himself call out and not be answered.
14 A gift in secret averts anger,
and a concealed bribe,1 strong wrath.
Footnotes [1] 21:14 Hebrew a bribe in the bosom
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