Proverbs 17:8
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8A bribe is like a magic stone in the eyes of him who gives it;
wherever he turns he prospers.
Copyright 1952, 1946, 1971, 1957, 1977 Division of Christian Education of the National Council of Churches of Christ in the United States of America.
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.
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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.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
A bribe seems like a magic stone to its owner;
wherever he turns, he succeeds.
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NLTNew Living Translation
A bribe is like a lucky charm;
whoever gives one will prosper!
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
The bribe is a stone of magic in the eyes of its owner;
everywhere he will turn, he will prosper.
Copyright 2012 Lexham Press
KJV 1900King James Version
A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it:
Whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.
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