Proverbs 17:23
King James Version (KJV)
A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.
In context
21 He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.
22 A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.
23 A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.
24 Wisdom is before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.
25 A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.
Proverbs 17:23 in every translation
- KJV King James Version
- A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.
- WEB World English Bible
- A wicked man receives a bribe in secret, to pervert the ways of justice.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- A wicked man takes a covert bribe to subvert the course of justice.
- ASV American Standard Version
- A wicked man receiveth a bribe out of the bosom, To pervert the ways of justice.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- A bribe from the bosom the wicked taketh, To turn aside the paths of judgment.
- DBY Darby Translation
- A wicked [man] taketh a gift out of the bosom, to pervert the paths of judgment.
- WBS Webster Bible
- A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.