Proverbs 17:23
21 He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.
22 A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.
A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.
24 Wisdom is before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.
25 A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- A wicked man takes a covert bribe to subvert the course of justice.
- KJV
- A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.
- WEB
- A wicked man receives a bribe in secret, to pervert the ways of justice.
- ASV
- A wicked man receiveth a bribe out of the bosom, To pervert the ways of justice.
- DARBY
- A wicked [man] taketh a gift out of the bosom, to pervert the paths of judgment.
- BLB
- A wicked one takes a bribe from the bosom to stretch aside the paths of justice.
- ÅB
- Den ugudelige tar gaver ut av barmen for å bøye rettens gang.
- OTB
- En ond person tar imot bestikkelse i hemmelighet for å forvrenge rettens gang.
- B1930
- Den ugudelige tar gaver ut av barmen for å bøie rettens gang.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Micah 7:3
That they may do evil with both hands earnestly, the prince asketh, and the judge asketh for a reward; and the great man, he uttereth his mischievous desire: so they wrap it up.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 16:19
Thou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons, neither take a gift: for a gift doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.
Read in contextExodus 23:8
And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous.
Read in contextProverbs 17:8
A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.
Read in contextIsaiah 1:23
Thy princes are rebellious, and companions of thieves: every one loveth gifts, and followeth after rewards: they judge not the fatherless, neither doth the cause of the widow come unto them.
Read in context1 Samuel 8:3
And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted judgment.
Read in contextProverbs 18:16
A man’s gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men.
Read in contextEzekiel 22:12
In thee have they taken gifts to shed blood; thou hast taken usury and increase, and thou hast greedily gained of thy neighbours by extortion, and hast forgotten me, saith the Lord GOD.
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