King James Version
"A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment."
— Proverbs 17:23, King James Version
“A wicked man receiveth a bribe out of the bosom, To pervert the ways of justice. ”
“A wicked man receives a bribe in secret, to pervert the ways of justice.”
“A wicked person receives a bribe secretly to pervert the ways of justice.”
“The wicked man taketh gifts out of the bosom, that he may pervert the paths of judgment.”
“A sinner takes an offering out of his robe, to get a decision for himself in a cause.”
“A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.”
He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.
He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.
A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.
A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.
Wisdom is before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.
A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.
Also to punish the just is not good, nor to strike princes for equity.