Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
Proverbs 17:23
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Berean Standard Bible
A wicked man takes a covert bribe to subvert the course of justice.
King James Version
A wicked [man] taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.
World English Bible
A wicked man receives a bribe in secret, to pervert the ways of justice.
American Standard Version
A wicked man receiveth a bribe out of the bosom, To pervert the ways of justice.
Berean Literal Bible
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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB
Proverbs 17
21 A man fathers a fool to his own grief; the father of a fool has no joy.
22 A joyful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit dries up the bones.
23 A wicked man takes a covert bribe to subvert the course of justice.
24 Wisdom is the focus of the discerning, but the eyes of a fool wander to the ends of the earth.
25 A foolish son brings grief to his father and bitterness to her who bore him.
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