Proverbs 17:23

Proverbs 17:23 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

23The wicked accept bribes in secret

to pervert the course of justice.

23A wicked person accepts a bribe 17:23 Lit a fold in a robe; i.e., secretlyfrom an inside pocket

To pervert the ways of justice.

23A wicked man receives a bribe from the bosom

To pervert the ways of justice.

23A wicked man receives a bribe from the [hidden] pocket

To pervert the ways of justice.

23A wicked man takes a covert bribe17:23 Hebrew a bribe from the bosom

to subvert the course of justice.

23Anyone who does wrong accepts favors in secret.

Then they turn what is right into what is wrong.