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Proverbs 17:8

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8A bribe wseems like a magic stone to its owner;

wherever he turns, he succeeds. x

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Cross references

  1. w17:8 Ex 23:8; Is 1:23; Am 5:12
  2. x17:8 Pr 18:16; 19:6; 21:14

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

A bribe is like a magic stone in the eyes of the one who gives it;

wherever he turns he prospers.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

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

they think success will come at every turn.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

A bribe seems like a magic stone to its owner;

wherever he turns, he succeeds.

NLTNew Living Translation

A bribe is like a lucky charm;

whoever gives one will prosper!

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

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

everywhere he will turn, he will prosper.

KJV 1900King James Version

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

Whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.