Proverbs 17:8
Proverbs 17:8 — The New International Version (NIV)
8 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)
8 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)
8 A bribe is like a lucky charm;
whoever gives one will prosper!
Proverbs 17:8 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
8 A present is a precious stone in the eyes of its possessor;
Wherever he turns, he prospers.
Proverbs 17:8 — New Century Version (NCV)
8 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)
8 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)
8 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)
8 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)
8 A bribe seems like a magic stone to its owner;
wherever he turns, he succeeds.
Proverbs 17:8 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
8 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)
8 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)
8 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)
8 A bribe is a charm in the sight of its owner;
Wherever he turns, he prospers.