Matthew Henry · Verse 23
The wicked are ready to part with their money, though loved, that they may not suffer for their crimes.
Proverbs 17:23
A wicked man receives a bribe in secret, to pervert the ways of justice.
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WEBBE
A wicked man receives a bribe in secret, to pervert the ways of justice.
BSB
A wicked man takes a covert bribe to subvert the course of justice.
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.
BBE
A sinner takes an offering out of his robe, to get a decision for himself in a cause.
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