Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version The wicked accept bribes in secret to pervert the course of justice. New Living Translation The wicked take secret bribes to pervert the course of justice. English Standard Version The wicked accepts a bribe in secret to pervert the ways of justice. Berean Standard Bible A wicked man takes a covert bribe to subvert the course of justice. King James Bible A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment. New King James Version A wicked man accepts a bribe behind the back To pervert the ways of justice. New American Standard Bible A wicked person accepts a bribe from an inside pocket To pervert the ways of justice. NASB 1995 A wicked man receives a bribe from the bosom To pervert the ways of justice. NASB 1977 A wicked man receives a bribe from the bosom To pervert the ways of justice. Legacy Standard Bible A wicked man receives a bribe from the bosom To thrust aside the paths of justice. Amplified Bible A wicked man receives a bribe from the [hidden] pocket To pervert the ways of justice. Christian Standard Bible A wicked person secretly takes a bribe to subvert the course of justice. Holman Christian Standard Bible A wicked man secretly takes a bribe to subvert the course of justice. American Standard Version A wicked man receiveth a bribe out of the bosom, To pervert the ways of justice. Contemporary English Version Crooks accept secret bribes to keep justice from being done. English Revised Version A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom, to pervert the ways of judgment. GOD'S WORD® Translation A wicked person secretly accepts a bribe to corrupt the ways of justice. Good News Translation Corrupt judges accept secret bribes, and then justice is not done. International Standard Version The wicked man takes a bribe in secret in order to pervert the course of justice. Majority Standard Bible A wicked man takes a covert bribe to subvert the course of justice. NET Bible A wicked person receives a bribe secretly to pervert the ways of justice. New Heart English Bible A wicked man receives a bribe in secret, to pervert the ways of justice. Webster's Bible Translation A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment. World English Bible A wicked man receives a bribe in secret, to pervert the ways of justice. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionThe wicked takes a bribe from the bosom, "" To turn aside the paths of judgment. Young's Literal Translation A bribe from the bosom the wicked taketh, To turn aside the paths of judgment. Smith's Literal Translation The unjust one will take a gift from the bosom to turn, aside the paths of judgment. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleThe wicked man taketh gifts out of the bosom, that he may pervert the paths of judgment. Catholic Public Domain Version The impious receives gifts from the bosom, so that he may pervert the paths of judgment. New American Bible A guilty person takes out a bribe from the pocket, thus perverting the course of justice. New Revised Standard Version The wicked accept a concealed bribe to pervert the ways of justice. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleHe who accepts a bribe is wicked; for he perverts the way of justice. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated He that takes a bribe is evil, for he turns the way of justice aside. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom, To pervert the ways of justice. Brenton Septuagint Translation The ways of a man who unjustly receives gifts in his bosom do not prosper; and an ungodly man perverts the ways of righteousness. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Better a Dry Morsel in Quietness…22A joyful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit dries up the bones. 23A wicked man takes a covert bribe to subvert the course of justice. 24Wisdom is the focus of the discerning, but the eyes of a fool wander to the ends of the earth.… Cross References Exodus 23:8 Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds those who see and twists the words of the righteous. Deuteronomy 16:19 Do not deny justice or show partiality. Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the righteous. Isaiah 5:23 who acquit the guilty for a bribe and deprive the innocent of justice. Micah 3:11 Her leaders judge for a bribe, her priests teach for a price, and her prophets practice divination for money. Yet they lean upon the LORD, saying, “Is not the LORD among us? No disaster can come upon us.” 1 Samuel 8:3 But his sons did not walk in his ways; they turned aside toward dishonest gain, accepting bribes and perverting justice. Psalm 26:10 in whose hands are wicked schemes, whose right hands are full of bribes. Psalm 15:5 who lends his money without interest and refuses a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things will never be shaken. Ecclesiastes 7:7 Surely extortion turns a wise man into a fool, and a bribe corrupts the heart. Amos 5:12 For I know that your transgressions are many and your sins are numerous. You oppress the righteous by taking bribes; you deprive the poor of justice in the gate. Isaiah 1:23 Your rulers are rebels, friends of thieves. They all love bribes and chasing after rewards. They do not defend the fatherless, and the plea of the widow never comes before them. 1 Timothy 6:10 For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. By craving it, some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows. Matthew 23:23 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You pay tithes of mint, dill, and cumin. But you have disregarded the weightier matters of the law: justice, mercy, and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former. Luke 11:42 Woe to you Pharisees! For you pay tithes of mint, rue, and every herb, but you disregard justice and the love of God. You should have practiced the latter without neglecting the former. Acts 8:18-23 When Simon saw that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money. / “Give me this power as well,” he said, “so that everyone on whom I lay my hands may receive the Holy Spirit.” / But Peter replied, “May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could buy the gift of God with money! ... James 5:1-6 Come now, you who are rich, weep and wail over the misery to come upon you. / Your riches have rotted and moths have eaten your clothes. / Your gold and silver are corroded. Their corrosion will testify against you and consume your flesh like fire. You have hoarded treasure in the last days. ... Treasury of Scripture A wicked man takes a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment. Proverbs 17:8 A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth. Proverbs 18:16 A man's gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men. Proverbs 21:14 A gift in secret pacifieth anger: and a reward in the bosom strong wrath. Jump to Previous Accepts Bosom Bribe Cause Course Decision Gift Judgment Justice Offering Paths Pervert Receives Receiveth Robe Secret Sinner Turn Ways WickedJump to Next Accepts Bosom Bribe Cause Course Decision Gift Judgment Justice Offering Paths Pervert Receives Receiveth Robe Secret Sinner Turn Ways WickedProverbs 17 1. Contrasts between the Righteous and the WickedA wicked man The Hebrew word for "wicked" is "רָשָׁע" (rasha), which denotes someone who is morally wrong, guilty, or an enemy of righteousness. In the biblical context, a wicked man is not just someone who occasionally sins but is characterized by a lifestyle of rebellion against God's laws. This phrase sets the stage for understanding the moral depravity of the individual in question, highlighting a heart that is inclined towards evil and injustice. The wicked man is often contrasted with the righteous, who seeks to live in accordance with God's will. takes a covert bribe to subvert the course of justice Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew A wicked [man]רָשָׁ֣ע (rā·šā‘) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 7563: Wrong, an, bad person takes יִקָּ֑ח (yiq·qāḥ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3947: To take a covert מֵ֭חֵיק (mê·ḥêq) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 2436: The bosom bribe שֹׁ֣חַד (šō·ḥaḏ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7810: A present, bribe to subvert לְ֝הַטּ֗וֹת (lə·haṭ·ṭō·wṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct Strong's 5186: To stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend the course אָרְח֥וֹת (’ā·rə·ḥō·wṯ) Noun - common plural construct Strong's 734: A well-trodden road, a caravan of justice. מִשְׁפָּֽט׃ (miš·pāṭ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4941: A verdict, a sentence, formal decree, divine law, penalty, justice, privilege, style Links Proverbs 17:23 NIVProverbs 17:23 NLT Proverbs 17:23 ESV Proverbs 17:23 NASB Proverbs 17:23 KJV Proverbs 17:23 BibleApps.com Proverbs 17:23 Biblia Paralela Proverbs 17:23 Chinese Bible Proverbs 17:23 French Bible Proverbs 17:23 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Proverbs 17:23 A wicked man receives a bribe (Prov. 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