Proverbs 21:12-14

Holman Christian Standard Bible

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

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

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