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Proverbs 17:8

yA bribe is like a magic2 stone in the eyes of the one who gives it;

wherever he turns he prospers.

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Proverbs 17:8 — The New International Version (NIV)

A bribe is seen as a charm by the one who gives it;

they think success will come at every turn.

Proverbs 17:8 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it:

Whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.

Proverbs 17:8 — New Living Translation (NLT)

A bribe is like a lucky charm;

whoever gives one will prosper!

Proverbs 17:8 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

A present is a precious stone in the eyes of its possessor;

Wherever he turns, he prospers.

Proverbs 17:8 — New Century Version (NCV)

Some people think they can pay others to do anything they ask.

They think it will work every time.

Proverbs 17:8 — American Standard Version (ASV)

A bribe is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it;

Whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.

Proverbs 17:8 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

A gift is a precious stone in the eyes of the possessor: whithersoever it turneth it prospereth.

Proverbs 17:8 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

A bribe seems ⸤like⸥ a jewel to the one who gives it.

Wherever he turns, he prospers. 

Proverbs 17:8 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

A bribe seems like a magic stone to its owner;

wherever he turns, he succeeds.

Proverbs 17:8 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

A bribe is like a magic stone in the eyes of those who give it;

wherever they turn they prosper.

Proverbs 17:8 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

The bribe is a stone of magic in the eyes of its owner;

everywhere he will turn, he will prosper.

Proverbs 17:8 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

Money buys favors for those who give it.

No matter where they turn, they succeed.

Proverbs 17:8 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

A bribe is a charm in the sight of its owner;

Wherever he turns, he prospers.


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