Bible verse
A wicked man takes a covert bribe to subvert the course of justice.
Proverbs 17:23 · BSB
The verses around it, from Proverbs 17.
19 He who loves transgression loves strife; he who builds his gate high invites destruction.
20 The one with a perverse heart finds no good, and he whose tongue is deceitful falls into trouble.
21 A man fathers a fool to his own grief; the father of a fool has no joy.
22 A joyful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit dries up the bones.
23 A wicked man takes a covert bribe to subvert the course of justice.
24 Wisdom is the focus of the discerning, but the eyes of a fool wander to the ends of the earth.
25 A foolish son brings grief to his father and bitterness to her who bore him.
26 It is surely not good to punish the innocent or to flog a noble for his honesty.
27 A man of knowledge restrains his words, and a man of understanding maintains a calm spirit.
KJV
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.
ERV
A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom, to pervert the ways of judgment.
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