23The wicked man taketh gifts out of the bosom, that he may pervert the paths of judgment.


In Context

20 He that is of a perverse heart, shall not find good: and he that perverteth his tongue, shall fall into evil.

21 A fool is born to his own disgrace: and even his father shall not rejoice in a fool.

22 A joyful mind maketh age flourishing: a sorrowful spirit drieth up the bones.

23 The wicked man taketh gifts out of the bosom, that he may pervert the paths of judgment.

24 Wisdom shineth in the face of the wise: the eyes of fools are in the ends of the earth.

25 A foolish son is the anger of the father: and the sorrow of the mother that bore him.

Proverbs 17:23 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

17:23A wicked [man] taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

17:23A wicked man accepts a bribe in secret to pervert the course of justice.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

17:23A wicked man receiveth a bribe out of the bosom, To pervert the ways of justice.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:23A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom, to pervert the paths of judgment.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

17:23A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom, to pervert the ways of judgment.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:23A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:23A wicked man receives a bribe in secret, to pervert the ways of justice.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

17:23A bribe from the bosom the wicked taketh, To turn aside the paths of judgment.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

17:23A wicked man takes a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.