Proverbs 17:23
“A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Proverbs 17:23 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
A wicked man receiveth a bribe out of the bosom, To pervert the ways of justice.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Der Gesetzlose nimmt ein Geschenk aus dem Busen, um die Pfade des Rechts zu beugen.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
El impío toma dádiva del seno, para pervertir las sendas del derecho.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
O perverso toma o presente do seio, para perverter os caminhos da justiça.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
O homem perverso aceita o suborno secreto para perverter os caminhos da justiça.
📖 Proverbs 17:23 in Context
21He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.
22A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.
23A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.
24Wisdom is before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.
25A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.
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