Proverbs 17:8

New Living Translation

⁸A bribe is like a lucky charm;
whoever gives one will prosper!

Proverbs 17:8

International Standard Version

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

¹⁸It’s poor judgment to guarantee another person’s debt
or put up security for a friend.

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

²³The wicked take secret bribes
to pervert the course of justice.

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

New Living Translation (NLT)

International Standard Version (ISV)