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.

Proverbs 17:8

World English Bible

⁸A bribe is a precious stone in the eyes of him who gives it;
wherever he turns, he prospers.

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

¹⁸A man void of understanding strikes hands,
and becomes collateral in the presence of his neighbor.

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

²³A wicked man receives a bribe in secret,
to pervert the ways of justice.

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