Proverbs 21:12-14

Holman Christian Standard Bible

¹²The Righteous One considers the house of the wicked;
He brings the wicked to ruin.

¹³The one who shuts his ears to the cry of the poor
will himself also call out and not be answered.^(A)

¹⁴A secret gift soothes anger,
and a covert bribe,^[a] fierce rage.^(B)

Proverbs 21:12-14

New International Version

¹²The Righteous One^[a] takes note of the house of the wicked
and brings the wicked to ruin.^(A)

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

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

New International Version (NIV)