Proverbs 15:27
Lexham English Bible
27 He who makes trouble for his house is he who is greedy for unjust gain,
but he who hates bribes will live.
Proverbs 15:27
World English Bible
27 He who is greedy for gain troubles his own house,
but he who hates bribes will live.
Proverbs 17:8
Lexham English Bible
8 The bribe is a stone of magic in the eyes of its owner;[a]
everywhere[b] he will turn, he will prosper.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 17:8 Or “master”
- Proverbs 17:8 Literally “to all which”
Proverbs 17:8
World English Bible
8 A bribe is a precious stone in the eyes of him who gives it;
wherever he turns, he prospers.
Proverbs 17:23
Lexham English Bible
23 The wicked will accept a bribe from the lap,
in order to pervert the ways of justice.
Proverbs 17:23
World English Bible
23 A wicked man receives a bribe in secret,
to pervert the ways of justice.
Proverbs 18:16
Lexham English Bible
16 The gift of a person will open doors for him,
and before the great, it gives him access.
Proverbs 18:16
World English Bible
16 A man’s gift makes room for him,
and brings him before great men.
Proverbs 21:14
Lexham English Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 21:14 Hebrew “the secret”
- Proverbs 21:14 Literally “nostril”
- Proverbs 21:14 Literally “bribe in the bosom”
Proverbs 21:14
World English Bible
14 A gift in secret pacifies anger,
and a bribe in the cloak, strong wrath.
Proverbs 28:21
Lexham English Bible
21 Showing partiality[a] is not good,
and over a morsel of bread, a strong man will do wrong.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 28:21 Literally “Recognizing faces”
Proverbs 28:21
World English Bible
21 To show partiality is not good;
yet a man will do wrong for a piece of bread.
Proverbs 29:4
Lexham English Bible
4 By justice a king gives stability to a land,
but a man of bribes will ruin it.
Proverbs 29:4
World English Bible
4 The king by justice makes the land stable,
but he who takes bribes tears it down.
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