Proverbs 17:23
A wicked man takes a covert bribe to subvert the course of justice.
Note Hebrew a bribe from the bosom
A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.
A wicked man receives a bribe in secret, to pervert the ways of justice.
A wicked man receiveth a bribe out of the bosom, To pervert the ways of justice.
Related passages
From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.
- Proverbs 17:23
- Proverbs 17:8; Proverbs 18:16; Proverbs 21:14; Exodus 23:8; Deuteronomy 16:19; 1 Samuel 8:3; 1 Samuel 12:3; Isaiah 1:23; Ezekiel 22:12; Micah 7:3; Mark 14:10, 11