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Proverbs 17:23

American Standard Version

A wicked man receiveth a bribe out of the bosom, To pervert the ways of justice.

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Proverbs 17:23 in other translations

A wicked man receives a bribe in secret,
to pervert the ways of justice.

Proverbs 17:23 · World English Bible

Proverbs 17:23 in context

  1. 21He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow; And the father of a fool hath no joy.
  2. 22A cheerful heart is a good medicine; But a broken spirit drieth up the bones.
  3. 23A wicked man receiveth a bribe out of the bosom, To pervert the ways of justice.
  4. 24Wisdom is before the face of him that hath understanding; But the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.
  5. 25A foolish son is a grief to his father, And bitterness to her that bare him.