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Prov.17.23

Proverbs 17:23

KJV

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

Better a Dry Morsel in Quietness

Cross References

Exodus 23:8
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And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous.

Justice and Mercy

Deuteronomy 16:19
KJV
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.

Judges and Justice

Proverbs 17:8
KJV
A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.

Better a Dry Morsel in Quietness

Ecclesiastes 7:7
KJV
¶ Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart.

The Value of Wisdom

Micah 3:11
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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.

Rulers and Prophets Condemned

Micah 7:3
KJV
¶ 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.

Israel’s Great Misery