Proverbs 15:27
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
27 Those greedy for unjust gain make trouble for their households,
but those who hate bribes will live.(A)
Proverbs 15:27
Evangelical Heritage Version
27 Someone who is greedy for gain brings trouble to his own household,
but a person who hates bribes will live.
Proverbs 17:8
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
8 A bribe is like a magic stone in the eyes of those who give it;
wherever they turn they prosper.(A)
Proverbs 17:8
Evangelical Heritage Version
8 A bribe works like a charm for the person who gives it.
Wherever he turns, he prospers.
Proverbs 17:23
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
23 The wicked accept a concealed bribe
to pervert the ways of justice.(A)
Proverbs 17:23
Evangelical Heritage Version
23 A wicked person secretly accepts a bribe
to pervert the ways of justice.
Proverbs 18:16
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
16 A gift opens doors;
it gives access to the great.(A)
Proverbs 18:16
Evangelical Heritage Version
16 A person’s gift opens doors[a] for him.
It leads him into the presence of great people.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 18:16 Or makes room
Proverbs 21:14
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
14 A gift in secret averts anger,
and a concealed bribe, strong wrath.(A)
Proverbs 21:14
Evangelical Heritage Version
14 A gift given in secret soothes anger,
and a bribe slipped into the pocket soothes fury.
Proverbs 28:21
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
21 To show partiality is not good,
yet for a piece of bread a person may do wrong.
Proverbs 28:21
Evangelical Heritage Version
21 Showing favoritism is not good,
but a man may sin for a piece of bread.
Proverbs 29:4
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
4 By justice a king gives stability to the land,
but one who makes heavy exactions ruins it.
Proverbs 29:4
Evangelical Heritage Version
4 A king brings stability to a land by justice,
but one who accepts bribes tears it down.
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