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Proverbs 17:23
A wicked person receives a bribe secretly to pervert the ways of justice.
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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 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
23 A wicked person receives a bribe secretly to pervert the ways of justice.
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
Then I will confirm my covenant between me and you, and I will give you a multitude of descendants."
Then I will confirm my covenant between me and you, and I will give you a multitude of descendants."
Genesis 17:9
Then God said to Abraham, "As for you, you must keep the covenantal requirement I am imposing on you and your descendants after you throughout their generations.
Then God said to Abraham, "As for you, you must keep the covenantal requirement I am imposing on you and your descendants after you throughout their generations.
Genesis 17:10
This is my requirement that you and your descendants after you must keep: Every male among you must be circumcised.
This is my requirement that you and your descendants after you must keep: Every male among you must be circumcised.
Genesis 17:12
Throughout your generations every male among you who is eight days old must be circumcised, whether born in your house or bought with money from any foreigner who is not one of your descendants.
Throughout your generations every male among you who is eight days old must be circumcised, whether born in your house or bought with money from any foreigner who is not one of your descendants.
Genesis 17:14
Any uncircumcised male who has not been circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin will be cut off from his people—he has failed to carry out my requirement."
Any uncircumcised male who has not been circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin will be cut off from his people—he has failed to carry out my requirement."
Genesis 17:18
Abraham said to God, "O that Ishmael might live before you!"
Abraham said to God, "O that Ishmael might live before you!"
Genesis 17:19
God said, "No, Sarah your wife is going to bear you a son, and you will name him Isaac. I will confirm my covenant with him as a perpetual covenant for his descendants after him.
God said, "No, Sarah your wife is going to bear you a son, and you will name him Isaac. I will confirm my covenant with him as a perpetual covenant for his descendants after him.
Genesis 17:25
his son Ishmael was thirteen years old when he was circumcised.
his son Ishmael was thirteen years old when he was circumcised.
Genesis 17:26
Abraham and his son Ishmael were circumcised on the very same day.
Abraham and his son Ishmael were circumcised on the very same day.
Genesis 17:27
All the men of his household, whether born in his household or bought with money from a foreigner, were circumcised with him.
All the men of his household, whether born in his household or bought with money from a foreigner, were 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 שחד מחיק רשע יקח "munus de sinu impii accipiet", Baynus.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
The words “out of the bosom,” 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 “gift” (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.
