Proverbs 17:23

Proverbs chapter 17 · verse 23 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

World English Bible · 2000

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

King James Version · 1611

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

American Standard Version · 1901

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

v.22A cheerful heart is a good medicine; But a broken spirit drieth up the bones.

v.23This passage

v.24Wisdom is before the face of him that hath understanding; But the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

Micah 7:3
Their hands are upon that which is evil to do it diligently; the prince asketh, and the judge is ready for a reward; and the great man, he uttereth the evil desire of his soul: thus they weave it together.
Isaiah 1:23
Thy princes are rebellious, and companions of thieves; every one loveth bribes, and followeth after rewards: they judge not the fatherless, neither doth the cause of the widow come unto them.
1 Samuel 12:3
Here I am: witness against me before Jehovah, and before his anointed: whose ox have I taken? or whose ass have I taken? or whom have I defrauded? whom have I oppressed? or of whose hand have I taken a ransom to blind mine eyes therewith? and I will restore it you.
Deuteronomy 16:19
Thou shalt not wrest justice: thou shalt not respect persons; neither shalt thou take a bribe; for a bribe doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.
Ezekiel 22:12
In thee have they taken bribes to shed blood; thou hast taken interest and increase, and thou hast greedily gained of thy neighbors by oppression, and hast forgotten me, saith the Lord Jehovah.
Proverbs 21:14
A gift in secret pacifieth anger; And a present in the bosom, strong wrath.