Proverbs 17:23
"A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment."
🔗 Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (TSK) Cross-References
Parallel scriptures and linked biblical themes for Proverbs 17:23.
"A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth. a precious...: Heb. a stone of grace"
"That they may do evil with both hands earnestly, the prince asketh, and the judge asketh for a reward; and the great man, he uttereth his mischievous desire: so they wrap it up. his...: Heb. the mischief of his soul"
"And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous."
"Thou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons, neither take a gift: for a gift doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous."
"Thy princes are rebellious, and companions of thieves: every one loveth gifts, and followeth after rewards: they judge not the fatherless, neither doth the cause of the widow come unto them."
"A man's gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men."
"A gift in secret pacifieth anger: and a reward in the bosom strong wrath."
"And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted judgment."
"The heads thereof judge for reward, and the priests thereof teach for hire, and the prophets thereof divine for money: yet will they lean upon the LORD, and say, Is not the LORD among us? none evil can come upon us."