two hundred female goats and twenty male goats, two hundred ewes and twenty rams,
Proverbs 17:8 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 A bribe is like a magic stone in the eyes of those who give it; wherever they turn they prosper. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: Whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition A bribe is like a bright, precious stone that dazzles the eyes and affects the mind of him who gives it; [as if by magic] he prospers, whichever way he turns. American Standard Version (1901) A bribe is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it; Whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth. Common English Bible A bribe seems magical in the eyes of those who give it, granting success to all who use it. Catholic Public Domain Version The expectation of those who stand ready is a most pleasing jewel. Whichever way he turns himself, he understands prudently. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The expectation of him that expecteth, is a most acceptable jewel: whithersoever he turneth himself, he understandeth wisely. |
two hundred female goats and twenty male goats, two hundred ewes and twenty rams,
So the present passed on ahead of him, and he himself spent that night in the camp.
Then their father Israel said to them, “If it must be so, then do this: take some of the choice fruits of the land in your bags, and carry them down as a present to the man: a little balm and a little honey, gum, resin, pistachio nuts, and almonds.
He reached down from on high; he took me; he drew me out of mighty waters.
Its rising is from the end of the heavens and its circuit to the end of them, and nothing is hid from its heat.
Be exalted, O Lord, in your strength! We will sing and praise your power.
The voice of the Lord is powerful; the voice of the Lord is full of majesty.
You shall take no bribe, for a bribe blinds officials and subverts the cause of those who are in the right.
Surely oppression makes the wise foolish, and a bribe corrupts the heart.
Your princes are rebels and companions of thieves. Everyone loves a bribe and runs after gifts. They do not defend the orphan, and the widow’s cause does not come before them.
For I know how many are your transgressions and how great are your sins— you who afflict the righteous, who take a bribe and push aside the needy in the gate.
Their hands are skilled to do evil; the official and the judge ask for a bribe, and the powerful dictate what they desire; thus they pervert justice.
You must not distort justice; you must not show partiality; and you must not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and subverts the cause of those who are in the right.
Then David received from her hand what she had brought him; he said to her, “Go up to your house in peace; see, I have heeded your voice, and I have granted your petition.”