Mishle 17:23-25

Orthodox Jewish Bible

²³A rasha accepts a shochad (bribe) out of the kheyk (bosom, i.e., secretly) to pervert the orkhot mishpat (paths of justice).

²⁴Chochmah is before the meiven (discerning one); but the eynayim of a kesil are on the ends of ha’aretz.

²⁵A ben kesil is a ka’as (grief) to aviv (his father), and bitterness to her that bore him.

Proverbs 17:23-25

New International Version

²³The wicked accept bribes^(A) in secret
to pervert the course of justice.^(B)

²⁴A discerning person keeps wisdom in view,
but a fool’s eyes^(C) wander to the ends of the earth.

²⁵A foolish son brings grief to his father
and bitterness to the mother who bore him.^(D)

²³A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.

²⁴Wisdom is before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.

²⁵A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.

Orthodox Jewish Bible (OJB)

New International Version (NIV)