Commentaries
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A gift in secret— Compare Abigail and David (1 Samuel 25:18).
John Gill
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century
A gift in secret pacifies anger
Appeases an angry man; humbles and "brings [his anger] down" F25, as Aben…
Matthew Henry
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17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century
If money can conquer the fury of the passions, should reason, the fear of God, and the command of Christ, be too weak to bridle them?
Charles Ellicott
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