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Proverbs 17:23

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23A wicked man secretly takes a bribe p

to subvert the course of justice. q

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Cross references

  1. p17:23 Pr 17:8
  2. q17:23 Dt 16:19; Ps 15:5; Pr 18:5; Mc 3:11; 7:3

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

The wicked accepts a bribe in secret

to pervert the ways of justice.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

The wicked accept bribes in secret

to pervert the course of justice.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

A wicked person secretly takes a bribe

to subvert the course of justice.

NLTNew Living Translation

The wicked take secret bribes

to pervert the course of justice.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

The wicked will accept a bribe from the lap,

in order to pervert the ways of justice.

KJV 1900King James Version

A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom

To pervert the ways of judgment.