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Proverbs 17:23
A bribe from the bosom the wicked taketh, To turn aside the paths of judgment.
Proverbs 17:23 · Young's Literal Translation
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Proverbs 17:23 in other translations
A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.
A wicked man takes a covert bribe to subvert the course of justice.
A wicked man receives a bribe in secret, to pervert the ways of justice.
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In context
20 The perverse of heart findeth not good, And the turned in his tongue falleth into evil.
21 Whoso is begetting a fool hath affliction for it, Yea, the father of a fool rejoiceth not.
22 A rejoicing heart doth good to the body, And a smitten spirit drieth the bone.
23 A bribe from the bosom the wicked taketh, To turn aside the paths of judgment.
24 The face of the intelligent is to wisdom, And the eyes of a fool--at the end of the earth.
25 A provocation to his father is a foolish son, And bitterness to her that bare him.
26 Also, to fine the righteous is not good, To smite nobles for uprightness.
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