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


In Context

4 The heart of the wise is in a house of mourning, And the heart of fools in a house of mirth.

5 Better to hear a rebuke of a wise man, Than for a man to hear a song of fools,

6 For as the noise of thorns under the pot, So is the laughter of a fool, even this is vanity.

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

8 Better is the latter end of a thing than its beginning, Better is the patient of spirit, than the haughty of spirit.

9 Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry, For anger in the bosom of fools resteth.

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 New International Version of the Holy Bible

7:7Extortion turns a wise man into a fool, and a bribe corrupts 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 American King James Version of the Holy Bible

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