Proverbs 17:23

Modern King James Version

A wicked man takes a bribe out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.

Cross References

Micah 7:3

Both hands are on evil, to do it well. The ruler asks for a bribe, and the judge also; and the great man speaks the evil desire of his soul. So they weave it together.

Proverbs 17:8

A bribe is like a precious stone in the eyes of him who has it; wherever he turns, he is prudent.

Exodus 23:8

And you shall take no bribe, for the bribe blinds the wise and perverts the words of the righteous.

Deuteronomy 16:19

You shall not pervert judgment; you shall not respect persons, nor take a gift. For a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and perverts the words of the righteous.

Micah 3:11

Her heads judge for a bribe, and her priests teach for pay, and her prophets divine for silver, yet they will lean on Jehovah and say, Is not Jehovah among us? No evil can come on us!

Ezekiel 22:12

In you they have taken bribes to shed blood. You have taken usury and increase, and you gained by extortion of your neighbors, and you have forgotten Me, says the Lord Jehovah.

Isaiah 1:23

your rulers are rebellious, and companions of thieves; everyone loves a bribe, and is pursuing rewards; they do not judge the orphan, nor does the cause of the widow come to them.

Proverbs 21:14

A gift in secret quiets anger; and a bribe in the bosom quiets strong wrath.

Proverbs 18:16

A man's gift makes room for him, and brings him before great men.

1 Samuel 12:3

Behold, here I am. Witness against me before Jehovah 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 from whose hand have I received a bribe, to blind my eyes with it? And I will restore it to you.

1 Samuel 8:3

And his sons did not walk in his ways, but turned aside after ill gain and took bribes and perverted judgment.

Ecclesiastes 7:7

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

Isaiah 5:23

who justify the wicked for a bribe, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!

Ezekiel 22:27

Her rulers in her midst are like wolves tearing the prey, to shed blood and to destroy souls, to get unjust gain.

Micah 3:9

Please hear this, heads of the house of Jacob, and magistrates of the house of Israel, who hate justice and pervert all equity.