Proverbs 17:23 | |
NASB: A wicked man receives a bribe from the bosom To pervert the ways of justice. (NASB ©1995) GWT: A wicked person secretly accepts a bribe to corrupt the ways of justice. (GOD'S WORD®) KJV: A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment. ASV: A wicked man receiveth a bribe out of the bosom, To pervert the ways of justice. BBE: A sinner takes an offering out of his robe, to get a decision for himself in a cause. DBY: A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom, to pervert the paths of judgment. JPS: A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom, to pervert the ways of justice. WBS: A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment. WEB: A wicked man receives a bribe in secret, to pervert the ways of justice. YLT: A bribe from the bosom the wicked taketh, To turn aside the paths of judgment. | |
| GOD'S WORD® is a copyrighted work of God's Word to the Nations. Quotations are used by permission. Copyright 1995 by God's Word to the Nations. All rights reserved. New American Standard Bible Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved. For Permission to Quote Information visit http://www.lockman.org. | |