Proverbs 17:23 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.”
Proverbs 17:23 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Proverbs 17:23 in 6 Bible Translations
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Proverbs 17:23 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“A wicked man receives a bribe in secret, to pervert the ways of justice.”
Proverbs 17:23 — World English Bible
Proverbs 17:23 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“A wicked man receiveth a bribe out of the bosom, To pervert the ways of justice. ”
Proverbs 17:23 — American Standard Version
Proverbs 17:23 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“A bribe from the bosom the wicked taketh, To turn aside the paths of judgment.”
Proverbs 17:23 — Young's Literal Translation
Proverbs 17:23 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“A wicked [man] taketh a gift out of the bosom, to pervert the paths of judgment. ”
Proverbs 17:23 — Darby Translation
Proverbs 17:23 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosome to wrest the wayes of iudgement.”
Proverbs 17:23 — Geneva Bible
Proverbs 17:23 in Context — Proverbs 17
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.
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What Does Proverbs 17:23 Mean?
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