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Proverbs 17:8
Lexham English Bible
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 17:8
American Standard Version
Proverbs 17:8
American Standard Version
8 A bribe is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it;
Whithersoever [a]it turneth, [b]it [c]prospereth.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 17:8 Or, he
- Proverbs 17:8 Or, he
- Proverbs 17:8 Or, dealeth wisely
Proverbs 17:18
Lexham English Bible
Proverbs 17:18
Lexham English Bible
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 17:18 Literally “heart”
- Proverbs 17:18 Literally “pledges a hand”
Proverbs 17:18
American Standard Version
Proverbs 17:18
American Standard Version
18 A man void of [a]understanding striketh hands,
And becometh surety in the presence of his neighbor.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 17:18 Hebrew heart.
Proverbs 17:23
Lexham English 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 17:23
American Standard Version
Proverbs 17:23
American Standard Version
23 A wicked man receiveth a bribe out of the bosom,
To pervert the ways of justice.
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