Parallel Verses
NET Bible
A wicked person receives a bribe secretly to pervert the ways of justice.
New American Standard Bible
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King James Version
A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.
Holman Bible
to subvert the course of justice.
International Standard Version
The wicked man takes a bribe in secret in order to pervert the course of justice.
A Conservative Version
A wicked man receives a bribe out of the bosom, to pervert the ways of justice.
American Standard Version
A wicked man receiveth a bribe out of the bosom, To pervert the ways of justice.
Amplified
A wicked man receives a bribe from the [hidden] pocket
To pervert the ways of justice.
Bible in Basic English
A sinner takes an offering out of his robe, to get a decision for himself in a cause.
Darby Translation
A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom, to pervert the paths of judgment.
Julia Smith Translation
The unjust one will take a gift from the bosom to turn, aside the paths of judgment
King James 2000
A wicked man takes a bribe out of the bosom to pervert the ways of justice.
Lexham Expanded Bible
The wicked will accept a bribe from the lap, [in order] to pervert the ways of justice.
Modern King James verseion
A wicked man takes a bribe out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
The ungodly taketh gifts out of the bosom, to wrest the ways of judgment.
New Heart English Bible
A wicked man receives a bribe in secret, to pervert the ways of justice.
The Emphasized Bible
A bribe out of his bosom, doth a lawless man take, to pervert the ways of justice.
Webster
A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.
World English Bible
A wicked man receives a bribe in secret, to pervert the ways of justice.
Youngs Literal Translation
A bribe from the bosom the wicked taketh, To turn aside the paths of judgment.
Themes
Presents » Were given » To judges to secure a favorable hearing
Interlinear
Laqach
References
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 17:23
Verse Info
Context Readings
Proverbs Of Solomon
22 A cheerful heart brings good healing, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones. 23 A wicked person receives a bribe secretly to pervert the ways of justice. 24 Wisdom is directly in front of the discerning person, but the eyes of a fool run to the ends of the earth.
Cross References
Exodus 23:8
"You must not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds those who see and subverts the words of the righteous.
Proverbs 17:8
A bribe works like a charm for the one who offers it; in whatever he does he succeeds.
Micah 7:3
They are determined to be experts at doing evil; government officials and judges take bribes, prominent men make demands, and they all do what is necessary to satisfy them.
Deuteronomy 16:19
You must not pervert justice or show favor. Do not take a bribe, for bribes blind the eyes of the wise and distort the words of the righteous.
1 Samuel 8:3
But his sons did not follow his ways. Instead, they made money dishonestly, accepted bribes, and perverted justice.
1 Samuel 12:3
Here I am. Bring a charge against me before the Lord and before his chosen king. Whose ox have I taken? Whose donkey have I taken? Whom have I wronged? Whom have I oppressed? From whose hand have I taken a bribe so that I would overlook something? Tell me, and I will return it to you!"
Proverbs 18:16
A person's gift makes room for him, and leads him before important people.
Proverbs 21:14
A gift given in secret subdues anger, and a bribe given secretly subdues strong wrath.
Isaiah 1:23
Your officials are rebels, they associate with thieves. All of them love bribery, and look for payoffs. They do not take up the cause of the orphan, or defend the rights of the widow.
Ezekiel 22:12
They take bribes within you to shed blood. You engage in usury and charge interest; you extort money from your neighbors. You have forgotten me, declares the sovereign Lord.
Micah 3:11
Her leaders take bribes when they decide legal cases, her priests proclaim rulings for profit, and her prophets read omens for pay. Yet they claim to trust the Lord and say, "The Lord is among us. Disaster will not overtake us!"
Mark 14:10-11
Then Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve, went to the chief priests to betray Jesus into their hands.