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Literal Standard Version
Proverbs 17:23
The wicked takes a bribe from the bosom, || To turn aside the paths of judgment.
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Christian Standard Bible®
A wicked person secretly takes a bribeto subvert the course of justice.
A wicked person secretly takes a bribeto subvert the course of justice.
Hebrew Names Version
A wicked man receives a bribe in secret, To pervert the ways of justice.
A wicked man receives a bribe in secret, To pervert the ways of justice.
King James Version
A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.
A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.
English Standard Version
The wicked accepts a bribe in secret to pervert the ways of justice.
The wicked accepts a bribe in secret to pervert the ways of justice.
New American Standard Bible
A wicked person accepts a bribe from an inside pocket To pervert the ways of justice.
A wicked person accepts a bribe from an inside pocket To pervert the ways of justice.
New Century Version
When the wicked accept money to do wrong there can be no justice.
When the wicked accept money to do wrong there can be no justice.
Amplified Bible
A wicked man receives a bribe from the [hidden] pocket To pervert the ways of justice.
A wicked man receives a bribe from the [hidden] pocket To pervert the ways of justice.
World English Bible
A wicked man receives a bribe in secret, To pervert the ways of justice.
A wicked man receives a bribe in secret, To pervert the ways of justice.
Geneva Bible (1587)
A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosome to wrest the wayes of iudgement.
A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosome to wrest the wayes of iudgement.
Legacy Standard Bible
A wicked man receives a bribe from the bosomTo thrust aside the paths of justice.
A wicked man receives a bribe from the bosomTo thrust aside the paths of justice.
Berean Standard Bible
A wicked man takes a covert bribe to subvert the course of justice.
A wicked man takes a covert bribe to subvert the course of justice.
Contemporary English Version
Crooks accept secret bribes to keep justice from being done.
Crooks accept secret bribes to keep justice from being done.
Complete Jewish Bible
From under a cloak a bad man takes a bribe to pervert the course of justice.
From under a cloak a bad man takes a bribe to pervert the course of justice.
Darby Translation
A wicked [man] taketh a gift out of the bosom, to pervert the paths of judgment.
A wicked [man] taketh a gift out of the bosom, to pervert the paths of judgment.
Easy-to-Read Version
A wicked judge will accept a bribe, and that keeps justice from being done.
A wicked judge will accept a bribe, and that keeps justice from being done.
George Lamsa Translation
He who accepts a bribe is wicked; for he perverts the way of justice.
He who accepts a bribe is wicked; for he perverts the way of justice.
Good News Translation
Corrupt judges accept secret bribes, and then justice is not done.
Corrupt judges accept secret bribes, and then justice is not done.
Lexham English Bible
The wicked will accept a bribe from the lap, in order to pervert the ways of justice.
The wicked will accept a bribe from the lap, in order to pervert the ways of justice.
Literal Translation
The wicked takes a bribe out of the bosom to pervert the paths of justice.
The wicked takes a bribe out of the bosom to pervert the paths of justice.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
The vngodly taketh giftes out of the bosome, to wraist the wayes of iudgment.
The vngodly taketh giftes out of the bosome, to wraist the wayes of iudgment.
American Standard Version
A wicked man receiveth a bribe out of the bosom, To pervert the ways of justice.
A wicked man receiveth a bribe out of the bosom, To pervert the ways of justice.
Bible in Basic English
A sinner takes an offering out of his robe, to get a decision for himself in a cause.
A sinner takes an offering out of his robe, to get a decision for himself in a cause.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom, to pervert the ways of justice.
A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom, to pervert the ways of justice.
King James Version (1611)
A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosome, to peruert the wayes of iudgement.
A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosome, to peruert the wayes of iudgement.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
The vngodly taketh gyftes out of the bosome, to wrest the wayes of iudgement.
The vngodly taketh gyftes out of the bosome, to wrest the wayes of iudgement.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
The ways of a man who unjustly receives gifts in his bosom do not prosper; and an ungodly man perverts the ways of righteousness.
The ways of a man who unjustly receives gifts in his bosom do not prosper; and an ungodly man perverts the ways of righteousness.
English Revised Version
A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom, to pervert the ways of judgment.
A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom, to pervert the ways of judgment.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
A wickid man takith yiftis fro the bosum, to mys turne the pathis of doom.
A wickid man takith yiftis fro the bosum, to mys turne the pathis of doom.
Update Bible Version
A wicked man receives a bribe out of the bosom, To pervert the ways of justice.
A wicked man receives a bribe out of the bosom, To pervert the ways of justice.
Webster's Bible Translation
A wicked [man] taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.
A wicked [man] taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.
New English Translation
A wicked person receives a bribe secretly to pervert the ways of justice.
A wicked person receives a bribe secretly to pervert the ways of justice.
New King James Version
A wicked man accepts a bribe behind the back [fn] To pervert the ways of justice.
A wicked man accepts a bribe behind the back [fn] To pervert the ways of justice.
New Living Translation
The wicked take secret bribes to pervert the course of justice.
The wicked take secret bribes to pervert the course of justice.
New Life Bible
A sinful man receives pay in secret to change the right way into wrong-doing.
A sinful man receives pay in secret to change the right way into wrong-doing.
New Revised Standard
The wicked accept a concealed bribe to pervert the ways of justice.
The wicked accept a concealed bribe to pervert the ways of justice.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
A bribe out of his bosom, doth a lawless man take, to pervert the ways of justice.
A bribe out of his bosom, doth a lawless man take, to pervert the ways of justice.
Douay-Rheims Bible
The wicked man taketh gifts out of the bosom, that he may pervert the paths of judgment.
The wicked man taketh gifts out of the bosom, that he may pervert the paths of judgment.
Revised Standard Version
A wicked man accepts a bribe from the bosom to pervert the ways of justice.
A wicked man accepts a bribe from the bosom to pervert the ways of justice.
Young's Literal Translation
A bribe from the bosom the wicked taketh, To turn aside the paths of judgment.
A bribe from the bosom the wicked taketh, To turn aside the paths of judgment.
THE MESSAGE
The wicked take bribes under the table; they show nothing but contempt for justice.
The wicked take bribes under the table; they show nothing but contempt for justice.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
A wicked man receives a bribe from the bosom To pervert the ways of justice.
A wicked man receives a bribe from the bosom To pervert the ways of justice.
Contextual Overview
23The wicked takes a bribe from the bosom, || To turn aside the paths of judgment.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Proverbs 17:8, Proverbs 18:16, Proverbs 21:14, Exodus 23:8, Deuteronomy 16:19, 1 Samuel 8:3, 1 Samuel 12:3, Isaiah 1:23, Ezekiel 22:12, Micah 7:3, Mark 14:10, Mark 14:11
Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 27:19 - General Ecclesiastes 7:7 - a gift Isaiah 5:23 - for reward Acts 24:26 - hoped
Cross-References
Genesis 17:2
and I give My covenant between Me and you, and multiply you very exceedingly."
and I give My covenant between Me and you, and multiply you very exceedingly."
Genesis 17:9
And God says to Abraham, "And you keep My covenant, you and your seed after you, throughout their generations;
And God says to Abraham, "And you keep My covenant, you and your seed after you, throughout their generations;
Genesis 17:10
this [is] My covenant which you keep between Me and you, and your seed after you: every male of you [is] to be circumcised;
this [is] My covenant which you keep between Me and you, and your seed after you: every male of you [is] to be circumcised;
Genesis 17:12
And a son of eight days is circumcised by you; every male throughout your generations, born in the house, or bought with money from any son of a stranger, who is not of your seed;
And a son of eight days is circumcised by you; every male throughout your generations, born in the house, or bought with money from any son of a stranger, who is not of your seed;
Genesis 17:14
and an uncircumcised one, a male, the flesh of whose foreskin is not circumcised, indeed, that person has been cut off from his people; My covenant he has broken."
and an uncircumcised one, a male, the flesh of whose foreskin is not circumcised, indeed, that person has been cut off from his people; My covenant he has broken."
Genesis 17:18
And Abraham says to God, "O that Ishmael may live before You";
And Abraham says to God, "O that Ishmael may live before You";
Genesis 17:19
and God says, "Your wife Sarah is certainly bearing a son to you, and you have called his name Isaac, and I have established My covenant with him, for a perpetual covenant, to his seed after him.
and God says, "Your wife Sarah is certainly bearing a son to you, and you have called his name Isaac, and I have established My covenant with him, for a perpetual covenant, to his seed after him.
Genesis 17:25
and his son Ishmael [is] a son of thirteen years in the flesh of his foreskin being circumcised;
and his son Ishmael [is] a son of thirteen years in the flesh of his foreskin being circumcised;
Genesis 17:26
in this very same day Abraham has been circumcised, and his son Ishmael;
in this very same day Abraham has been circumcised, and his son Ishmael;
Genesis 17:27
and all the men of his house—born in the house, and bought with money from the son of a stranger—have been circumcised with him.
and all the men of his house—born in the house, and bought with money from the son of a stranger—have been circumcised with him.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
A wicked [man] taketh a gift out of the bosom,.... Of another, of a rich man, who takes it out from thence, and offers it to him as a bribe. This he takes in the most secret manner, that it might not be seen by others; though the Arabic version renders it, "he that receives a gift in his own bosom commits iniquity"; it is true of both the giver and the receiver; the one gives out of his bosom, and the other takes if from thence, and puts it into his own, and both are wicked. And the words are by some rendered, though it seems contrary to the accents, "a gift out of the bosom of the wicked he will take" z; the unjust judge, who is bribed with it:
to pervert the ways of judgment; to turn the course of justice, and hinder it from taking place; favouring a bad cause, and pronouncing a wrong sentence, which is wresting judgment.
z ש×× ×××ק רשע ××§× "munus de sinu impii accipiet", Baynus.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
The words âout of the bosom,â from the fold of the garment, rather than from the bag or girdle in which money was usually carried, possibly point to the stealthiness with which the âgiftâ (or, bribe) is offered to the judge.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Proverbs 17:23. A gift out of the bosom — Out of his purse; as in their bosoms, above their girdles, the Asiatics carry their purses. I have often observed this.
