The ways of a man who unjustly receives gifts in [his] bosom do not prosper; and an ungodly man perverts the ways of righteousness.
LXX2012
Proverbs 17:23
The ways of a man who unjustly receives gifts in [his] bosom do not prosper; and an ungodly man perverts the ways of righteousness.
Parallel Translations
A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.
A wicked man receives a bribe in secret, to pervert the ways of justice.
Cross References
Proverbs 17:8Deuteronomy 16:19Exodus 23:8Micah 7:3Isaiah 1:23Proverbs 21:14Ezekiel 22:121 Samuel 12:3Mark 14:10–11Micah 3:11Proverbs 18:161 Samuel 8:3
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