Bragging On Jesus

Proverbs in 365 Devotions For more go to braggingonjesus.com Proverbs 21:14 A gift in secret averts anger, and a concealed bribe, strong wrath. 15 When justice is done, it is a joy to the righteous but terror to evildoers. The Gift That Averts Anger R Aylor Today we will begin with verse 14 and focus most of our time on it. Then tie in verse 15 at the end. Now the giving of gifts may remind us of other verses in Proverbs but it is actually quite distinct. You can check out the devotions from Proverbs 17:8, 18:16 and 19:6 if you like but todays angle on gift giving is different. I’ll read it again. Proverbs 21:14 A gift in secret averts anger, and a concealed bribe, strong wrath. Notice in this verse Solomon gives two examples of giving and in both cases they are given one on one and not publicly. These gifts are not for buying friendship… they are not to get you in the doors to see a king or president… Again both of these example share another commonality… they are to stave off or turn away anger and