Proverbs 15:27
New Living Translation
27 Greed brings grief to the whole family,
but those who hate bribes 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
New Living Translation
8 A bribe is like a lucky charm;
whoever gives one will prosper!
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.
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 17:8 Or “master”
- Proverbs 17:8 Literally “to all which”
Proverbs 17:23
New Living Translation
23 The wicked take secret bribes
to pervert the course of justice.
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
New Living Translation
16 Giving a gift can open doors;
it gives access to important people!
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
New Living Translation
14 A secret gift calms anger;
a bribe under the table pacifies fury.
Proverbs 21:14
Lexham English Bible
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 21:14 Hebrew “the secret”
- Proverbs 21:14 Literally “nostril”
- Proverbs 21:14 Literally “bribe in the bosom”
Proverbs 28:21
New Living Translation
21 Showing partiality is never good,
yet some will do wrong for a mere piece of bread.
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.
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 28:21 Literally “Recognizing faces”
Proverbs 29:4
New Living Translation
4 A just king gives stability to his nation,
but one who demands bribes destroys it.
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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