Ecclesiastes 7:7

New International Version

⁷Extortion turns a wise person into a fool,
and a bribe^(A) corrupts the heart.

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Ecclesiastes 7:7

New King James Version

⁷Surely oppression destroys a wise man’s reason,
^(A)And a bribe ^[a]debases the heart.

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Ecclesiastes 7:7 destroys

Ecclesiastes 7:7

English Standard Version

⁷Surely ^(A)oppression drives the wise into madness,
and ^(B)a bribe corrupts the heart.

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Ecclesiastes 7:7

New American Standard Bible

⁷For ^(A)oppression makes a wise person look foolish,
And a ^(B)bribe ^[a]corrupts the heart.

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Ecclesiastes 7:7 Lit destroys

Ecclesiastes 7:7

King James Version

⁷Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart.

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