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Read Full Chapter (Proverbs 17) Proverbs 17:23 KJV
"A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment."
Proverbs Chapter 17, Verse 23
Proverbs 17:23 in Context (Verses 20–26 KJV)
20
He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.*
21
He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.
22
A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.*
23
A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.
24
Wisdom is before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.
25
A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.
26
Also to punish the just is not good, nor to strike princes for equity.