Proverbs 21:14 in the King James Version
A gift in secret pacifieth anger: and a reward in the bosom strong wrath.
Context
13 Whoever stops his ears at the cry of the poor, he will also cry out, but shall not be heard.
14 A gift in secret pacifies anger, and a bribe in the cloak, strong wrath.
15 It is joy to the righteous to do justice; but it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.