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)

Proverbs 17:8

Common English Bible

⁸A bribe seems magical in the eyes of those who give it,
granting success to all who use it.

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

¹⁸One with no sense shakes hands on a deal,
securing a loan for a friend.

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

²³The wicked take secret bribes
to twist the way of justice.

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition (NRSVUE)

Common English Bible (CEB)