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


In Context

20 A man of perverse heart does not prosper; he whose tongue is deceitful falls into trouble.

21 To have a fool for a son brings grief; there is no joy for the father of a fool.

22 A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.

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

24 A discerning man keeps wisdom in view, but a fool's eyes wander to the ends of the earth.

25 A foolish son brings grief to his father and bitterness to the one who 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 Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

17:23The wicked man taketh gifts out of the bosom, that he may pervert the paths of judgment.

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.