Proverbs 17:23

23 The wicked accepts 1a bribe in secret[a] to 2pervert the ways of justice.

Proverbs 17:23 In-Context

21 He who sires a fool gets himself sorrow, and the father of a fool has no joy.
22 A joyful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.
23 The wicked accepts a bribe in secret to pervert the ways of justice.
24 The discerning sets his face toward wisdom, but the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.
25 A foolish son is a grief to his father and bitterness to her who bore him.

Cross References 2

  • 1. See ver. 8
  • 2. [Micah 3:11; Micah 7:3]

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. Hebrew a bribe from the bosom
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