Proverbs 17:23 - Revised Version 1885

²³ A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom, To pervert the ways of judgement.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²³ A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom To pervert the ways of judgment.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²³ A wicked man receives a bribe out of the bosom (pocket) to pervert the ways of justice.

American Standard Version (1901)

²³ A wicked man receiveth a bribe out of the bosom, To pervert the ways of justice.

Common English Bible

²³ The wicked take secret bribes to twist the way of justice.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²³ The impious receives gifts from the bosom, so that he may pervert the paths of judgment.

Proverbs 17:23 Referencias Cruzadas

Micah 7:3

Their hands are upon that which is evil to do it diligently; the prince asketh, and the judge is ready for a reward; and the great man, he uttereth the mischief of his soul: thus they weave it together.

Proverbs 17:8

A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: Whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.

Exodus 23:8

And thou shalt take no gift: for a gift blindeth them that have sight, and perverteth the words of the righteous.

Deuteronomy 16:19

Thou shalt not wrest judgement; thou shalt not respect persons: neither shalt thou take a gift; for a gift doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.

Micah 3:11

The heads thereof judge for reward, and the priests thereof teach for hire, and the prophets thereof divine for money: yet will they lean upon the LORD, and say, Is not the LORD in the midst of us? no evil shall come upon us.

Ezekiel 22:12

In thee have they taken bribes to shed blood; thou hast taken usury and increase, and thou hast greedily gained of thy neighbours by oppression, and hast forgotten me, saith the Lord GOD

Isaiah 1:23

Thy princes are rebellious, and companions of thieves; every one loveth gifts, and followeth after rewards: they judge not the fatherless, neither doth the cause of the widow come unto them.

Proverbs 21:14

A gift in secret pacifieth anger, And a present in the bosom strong wrath.

Proverbs 18:16

A man's gift maketh room for him, And bringeth him before great men.

1 Samuel 12:3

Here I am: witness against me before the LORD, and before his anointed: whose ox have I taken? or whose ass have I taken? or whom have I defrauded? whom have I oppressed? or of whose hand have I taken a ransom to blind mine eyes therewith? and I will restore it you.

1 Samuel 8:3

And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted judgement.

Ecclesiastes 7:7

Surely extortion maketh a wise man foolish; and a gift destroyeth the understanding.

Isaiah 5:23

which justify the wicked for a reward, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!

Ezekiel 22:27

Her princes in the midst thereof are like wolves ravening the prey; to shed blood, and to destroy souls, that they may get dishonest gain.

Micah 3:9

Hear this, I pray you, ye heads of the house of Jacob, and rulers of the house of Israel, that abhor judgement, and pervert all equity.