Proverbs 17:8

Young's Literal Translation 1862

A stone of grace `is' the bribe in the eyes of its possessors, Whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.

Cross References

Genesis 32:14

she-goats two hundred, and he-goats twenty, ewes two hundred, and rams twenty,

Genesis 32:21

and the present passeth over before his face, and he hath lodged during that night in the camp.

Genesis 43:11

And Israel their father saith unto them, `If so, now, this do: take of the praised thing of the land in your vessels, and take down to the man a present, a little balm, and a little honey, spices and myrrh, nuts and almonds;

Psalm 18:16

He sendeth from above -- He taketh me, He draweth me out of many waters.

Psalm 19:6

From the end of the heavens `is' his going out, And his revolution `is' unto their ends, And nothing is hid from his heat.

Psalm 21:13

Be Thou exalted, O Jehovah in, Thy strength, We sing and we praise Thy might!

Psalm 29:4

The voice of Jehovah `is' with power, The voice of Jehovah `is' with majesty,

Exodus 23:8

`And a bribe thou dost not take; for the bribe bindeth the open-`eyed', and perverteth the words of the righteous.

Proverbs 17:23

A bribe from the bosom the wicked taketh, To turn aside the paths of judgment.

Proverbs 18:16

The gift of a man maketh room for him, And before the great it leadeth him.

Proverbs 21:14

A gift in secret pacifieth anger, And a bribe in the bosom strong fury.

Ecclesiastes 7:7

Surely oppression maketh the wise mad, And a gift destroyeth the heart.

Isaiah 1:23

Thy princes `are' apostates, and companions of thieves, Every one loving a bribe, and pursuing rewards, The fatherless they judge not, And the plea of the widow cometh not to them.

Amos 5:12

For I have known -- many `are' your transgressions, And mighty your sins, Adversaries of the righteous, taking ransoms, And the needy in the gate ye turned aside.

Micah 7:3

On the evil `are' both hands to do `it' well, The prince is asking -- also the judge -- for recompence, And the great -- he is speaking the mischief of his soul, And they wrap it up.

Deuteronomy 16:19

Thou dost not turn aside judgment; thou dost not discern faces, nor take a bribe, for the bribe blindeth the eyes of the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous.

1 Samuel 25:35

And David receiveth from her hand that which she hath brought to him, and to her he hath said, `Go up in peace to thy house; see, I have hearkened to thy voice, and accept thy face.'