Proverbs 17:8

International Standard Version

⁸A bribe works wonders^[a] in the eyes of its giver;
wherever he turns he prospers.

Proverbs 17:8

Lexham English Bible

⁸The bribe is a stone of magic in the eyes of its owner;^[a]
everywhere^[b] he will turn, he will prosper.

¹⁸A man who lacks sense^[a] cosigns a loan,^[b]
becoming a guarantor for his neighbor.

¹⁸A person who lacks sense^[a] pledges;^[b]
he becomes security before his neighbor.

²³The wicked man takes a bribe in secret
in order to pervert the course of justice.

²³The wicked will accept a bribe from the lap,
in order to pervert the ways of justice.

International Standard Version (ISV)

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