Pro Proverbs, chapter Proverbs of Solomon, chapter 17
A wicked man takes a covert bribe17:23 Hebrew a bribe from the bosom
to subvert the course of justice.Pro 21:14
Proverbs 17:23 in different translations
English
KJV (66 books)
A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.
ASV
A wicked man receiveth a bribe out of the bosom, To pervert the ways of justice.
BSB
A wicked man takes a covert bribe to subvert the course of justice.
DRA
The wicked man taketh gifts out of the bosom, that he may pervert the paths of judgment.
FBV
The wicked take hidden bribes to pervert the course of justice.
GNV
A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosome to wrest the wayes of iudgement.
JPS
A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom, to pervert the ways of justice.
LSV
The wicked takes a bribe from the bosom, || To turn aside the paths of judgment.
NASB
A wicked person accepts a bribe from an inside pocket To pervert the ways of justice. NASB 2020
NMV
A wicked [man] takes a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.
OJB
A rasha accepts a shochad (bribe) out of the kheyk (bosom), to pervert the orkhot mishpat (paths of justice).
T4T
Wicked people/judges accept bribes that are given to them secretly, and as a result they do not decide matters justly/fairly.
WEB (US)
A wicked man receives a bribe in secret, to pervert the ways of justice.
Russian
РСП (66 кн.)
Нечестивый берет подарок из пазухи, чтобы извратить пути правосудия.
Заокская (Кулаков)
Берет нечестивец взятку из-под полы, чтобы извратить правосудие.
СП (БЛ)
Злой судья берёт взятку за то, чтобы извратить правосудие.