Parallel Search for 'Proverbs 15:27; Proverbs 17:8; Proverbs 17:23; Proverbs 18:16; Proverbs 21:14; Proverbs 28:21; Proverbs 29:4' - N84 and NIV - Showing Variations

N84New International Version (1984)

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Proverbs 15:27
- Variant Count: 7

A greedy man brings trouble to his family, but he who hates bribes will live.

Proverbs 15:27
- Variant Count: 8 (50%)

The greedy bring ruin to their households, but the one who hates bribes will live.

Proverbs 17:8
- Variant Count: 6

A bribe is a charm to the one who gives it; wherever he turns, he succeeds.

Proverbs 17:8
- Variant Count: 12 (54%)

A bribe is seen as a charm by the one who gives it; they think success will come at every turn.

Proverbs 17:23
- Variant Count: 5

A wicked man accepts a bribe in secret to pervert the course of justice.

Proverbs 17:23
- Variant Count: 3 (23%)

The wicked accept bribes in secret to pervert the course of justice.

Proverbs 18:16
- Variant Count: 2

A gift opens the way for the giver and ushers him into the presence of the great.

Proverbs 18:16
- Variant Count: 1 (6%)

A gift opens the way and ushers the giver into the presence of the great.

Proverbs 21:14
- Variant Count: None

A gift given in secret soothes anger, and a bribe concealed in the cloak pacifies great wrath.

Proverbs 21:14
- Variant Count: 1 (5%)

A gift given in secret soothes anger, and a bribe concealed in the cloak pacifies great wrath.

Proverbs 28:21
- Variant Count: 2

To show partiality is not good- yet a man will do wrong for a piece of bread.

Proverbs 28:21
- Variant Count: 3 (16%)

To show partiality is not good— yet a person will do wrong for a piece of bread.

Proverbs 29:4
- Variant Count: 3

By justice a king gives a country stability, but one who is greedy for bribes tears it down.

Proverbs 29:4
- Variant Count: 4 (21%)

By justice a king gives a country stability, but those who are greedy for bribes tear it down.

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