7Surely extortion maketh a wise man foolish; and a gift destroyeth the understanding.
7Surely extortion maketh a wise man foolish; and a gift destroyeth the understanding.
4 The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.
5 It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.
6 For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity.
7 Surely extortion maketh a wise man foolish; and a gift destroyeth the understanding.
8 Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.
9 Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.
7:7Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart.
7:7Extortion turns a wise man into a fool, and a bribe corrupts the heart.
7:7Oppression troubleth the wise, and shall destroy the strength of his heart.
7:7Surely extortion maketh the wise man foolish; and a bribe destroyeth the understanding.
7:7Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad, and a gift destroyeth the heart.
7:7Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart.
7:7Surely extortion makes the wise man foolish; and a bribe destroys the understanding.
7:7Surely oppression maketh the wise mad, And a gift destroyeth the heart.
7:7Surely oppression makes a wise man mad; and a gift destroys the heart.