Proverbs 17:23
A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.
In other versions
A wicked man receiveth a bribe out of the bosom, To pervert the ways of justice.
ASV
A sinner takes an offering out of his robe, to get a decision for himself in a cause.
BBE
A wicked [man] taketh a gift out of the bosom, to pervert the paths of judgment.
DBY
A wicked man receives a bribe in secret, To pervert the ways of justice.
WEB
A bribe from the bosom the wicked taketh, To turn aside the paths of judgment.
YLT
A wicked man takes a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.
ENG
A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.
WBT
A wicked man takes a covert bribe to subvert the course of justice.
BSB
In context
21He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.
22A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.
23A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.
24Wisdom is before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.
25A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.