Proverbs 17:23

King James 3 - The Literal Traslation

The wicked one takes a bribe out of the bosom to stretch the paths of justice.

Cross References

Exodus 23:8

And you shall not take a bribe, for the bribe blinds the seeing ones, and it perverts the words of the righteous ones.

Proverbs 17:8

A bribe is a stone of favor in the eyes of its owner, everywhere he turns he is shrewd.

Proverbs 18:16

A man’s bribe makes room for him, and it leads him before the great.

Proverbs 21:14

A gift in secret subdues anger; yea, a bribe in the bosom quiets fierce fury.

Ecclesiastes 7:7

For oppression makes a wise man mad; and a bribe destroys the heart.

Isaiah 1:23

Your rulers are rebelling and are companions of thieves. Everyone loves a present, and is pursuing bribes. They do not judge the orphan, nor does the cause of the widow come to them.

Isaiah 5:23

who justify the wicked one for a bribe, and turn aside the righteousness of the righteous ones from him!

Ezekiel 22:12

In you they have taken bribes in order to pour out blood. You have taken interest and increase, and you have gained by extortion of your neighbor. And you have forgotten Me, a statement of the Lord Jehovah.

Ezekiel 22:27

Her rulers in her midst are like wolves tearing prey, to pour out blood, to destroy souls, in order to gain unjust gain.

Micah 3:11

Her heads judge for a bribe, and her priests teach for a price, and her prophets divine for silver; yet they will lean on Jehovah, saying, Is not Jehovah in our midst? Evil shall not come on us!

Micah 3:9

Please hear this, heads of the house of Jacob, and magistrates of the house of Israel, you who abhor justice and pervert all uprightness,

Micah 7:3

Both palms are on evil, to do it well. The ruler is asking for a bribe, also the judge. And the great man speaks the lust of his soul; he acts, and they weave it together.

Deuteronomy 16:19

You shall not pervert judgment. You shall not regard faces, and you shall not take a bribe; for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise, and perverts the words of the righteous ones.

1 Samuel 12:3

Behold, I am here! Testify against me before Jehovah and before His anointed: Whose ox have I taken, and whose ass have I taken, and whom have I oppressed? Whom have I crushed, and from whose hand have I taken a bribe that I might hide my eyes with it; and I will give back to you.

1 Samuel 8:3

And his sons did not walk in his ways, and turned aside after dishonest gain, and took a bribe, and perverted judgment.