7Extortion turns a wise man into a fool, and a bribe corrupts the heart.


In Context

4 The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, but the heart of fools is in the house of pleasure.

5 It is better to heed a wise man's rebuke than to listen to the song of fools.

6 Like the crackling of thorns under the pot, so is the laughter of fools. This too is meaningless.

7 Extortion turns a wise man into a fool, and a bribe corrupts the heart.

8 The end of a matter is better than its beginning, and patience is better than pride.

9 Do not be quickly provoked in your spirit, for anger resides in the lap of fools.

Ecclesiastes 7:7 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

7:7Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

7:7Oppression troubleth the wise, and shall destroy the strength of his heart.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

7:7Surely extortion maketh the wise man foolish; and a bribe destroyeth the understanding.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:7Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad, and a gift destroyeth the heart.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

7:7Surely extortion maketh a wise man foolish; and a gift destroyeth the understanding.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:7Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:7Surely extortion makes the wise man foolish; and a bribe destroys the understanding.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

7:7Surely oppression maketh the wise mad, And a gift destroyeth the heart.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

7:7Surely oppression makes a wise man mad; and a gift destroys the heart.