Proverbs · מִשְׁלֵי

Proverbs 17:23

שֹׁ֣חַד מֵ֭חֵיק רָשָׁ֣ע יִקָּ֑ח לְהַטּ֥וֹת אָ֝רְח֗וֹת מִשְׁפָּֽט׃
shoḥad meḥeyq rashaʿ yiqaḥ lhaṭvot ʾarḥvot mishpaṭ
King James Version (KJV)

A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.

Modern English

The wicked accepts a bribe in secret to pervert the ways of justice.

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