Proverbs 21:14-16

GOD’S WORD Translation

¹⁴ A gift ⌞given⌟ in secret calms anger,
and a secret bribe calms great fury.
¹⁵ When justice is done, a righteous person is delighted,
but troublemakers are terrified.
¹⁶ A person who wanders from the way of wise behavior
will rest in the assembly of the dead.