Proverbs 15:27
Legacy Standard Bible
27 He who is (A)greedy for gain troubles his own house,
But he who (B)hates gifts of bribery will live.
Proverbs 15:27
Lexham English Bible
27 He who makes trouble for his house is he who is greedy for unjust gain,
but he who hates bribes will live.
Proverbs 17:8
Legacy Standard Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 17:8 Lit stone of grace
Proverbs 17:8
Lexham English Bible
8 The bribe is a stone of magic in the eyes of its owner;[a]
everywhere[b] he will turn, he will prosper.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 17:8 Or “master”
- Proverbs 17:8 Literally “to all which”
Proverbs 17:23
Legacy Standard Bible
Proverbs 17:23
Lexham English Bible
23 The wicked will accept a bribe from the lap,
in order to pervert the ways of justice.
Proverbs 18:16
Legacy Standard Bible
16 A man’s (A)gift makes room for him
And leads him into the presence of great men.
Proverbs 18:16
Lexham English Bible
16 The gift of a person will open doors for him,
and before the great, it gives him access.
Proverbs 21:14
Legacy Standard Bible
14 A (A)gift in secret subdues anger,
And a bribe in the bosom, strong wrath.
Proverbs 21:14
Lexham English Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 21:14 Hebrew “the secret”
- Proverbs 21:14 Literally “nostril”
- Proverbs 21:14 Literally “bribe in the bosom”
Proverbs 28:21
Legacy Standard Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 28:21 Lit regard the face
Proverbs 28:21
Lexham English Bible
21 Showing partiality[a] is not good,
and over a morsel of bread, a strong man will do wrong.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 28:21 Literally “Recognizing faces”
Proverbs 29:4
Legacy Standard Bible
4 By justice the (A)king causes the land to stand,
But a man of bribes tears it down.
Proverbs 29:4
Lexham English Bible
4 By justice a king gives stability to a land,
but a man of bribes will ruin it.
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