Proverbs 17:8

New Living Translation

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

Proverbs 17:8

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition

⁸A bribe is like a magic stone in the eyes of those who give it;
wherever they turn they prosper.^(A)

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

¹⁸It is senseless to give a pledge,
to become surety for a neighbor.^(A)

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

²³The wicked accept a concealed bribe
to pervert the ways of justice.^(A)

New Living Translation (NLT)

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition (NRSVUE)