Proverbs 17:8

New International Version

⁸A bribe is seen as a charm by the one who gives it;
they think success will come at every turn.^(A)

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.

¹⁸One who has no sense shakes hands in pledge
and puts up security for a neighbor.^(A)

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

²³The wicked accept bribes^(A) in secret
to pervert the course of justice.^(B)

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

New International Version (NIV)