Proverbs 17:8

8 A bribe seems like a magic stone to its owner; wherever he turns, he succeeds.[a]

Proverbs 17:8 In-Context

6 Grandchildren are the crown of the elderly, and the pride of sons is their fathers.
7 Excessive speech is not appropriate on a fool's lips; how much worse are lies for a ruler.
8 A bribe seems like a magic stone to its owner; wherever he turns, he succeeds.
9 Whoever conceals an offense promotes love, but whoever gossips about it separates friends.
10 A rebuke cuts into a perceptive person more than a hundred lashes into a fool.

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