Proverbs 17:23 - Easy To Read Version23 An evil person accepts secret payment for cheating other people. Ver CapítuloMás versionesKing James Version (Oxford) 176923 A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom To pervert the ways of judgment. Ver CapítuloAmplified Bible - Classic Edition23 A wicked man receives a bribe out of the bosom (pocket) to pervert the ways of justice. Ver CapítuloAmerican Standard Version (1901)23 A wicked man receiveth a bribe out of the bosom, To pervert the ways of justice. Ver CapítuloCommon English Bible23 The wicked take secret bribes to twist the way of justice. Ver CapítuloCatholic Public Domain Version23 The impious receives gifts from the bosom, so that he may pervert the paths of judgment. Ver Capítulo |
The judges in Jerusalem accept bribes\par to help them decide who wins in court.\par The priests in Jerusalem must be paid\par before they will teach the people.\par People must pay the prophets\par before they will look into the future.\par And then those leaders expect the Lord\par to help them. They say,\par “The Lord lives here with us.\par So nothing bad will happen to us.”\par
Your rulers are rebels and friends of thieves. All of your rulers demand bribes—they accept money for doing wrong things. All of your rulers take pay for cheating people. Your rulers don’t try to help the children that have no parents. And your rulers don’t listen to the needs of the women whose husbands are dead.”