Proverbs 21:13-15

Authorized (King James) Version

¹³Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor,
he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard.

¹⁴A gift in secret pacifieth anger:
and a reward in the bosom strong wrath.

¹⁵It is joy to the just to do judgment:
but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.

Proverbs 21:13-15

New International Version

¹³Whoever shuts their ears to the cry of the poor
will also cry out^(A) and not be answered.^(B)

¹⁴A gift given in secret soothes anger,
and a bribe concealed in the cloak pacifies great wrath.^(C)

¹⁵When justice is done, it brings joy to the righteous
but terror to evildoers.^(D)

Authorized (King James) Version (AKJV)

KJV reproduced by permission of Cambridge University Press, the Crown’s patentee in the UK.

New International Version (NIV)