Proverbs 17:23DRA

Catholic Bible · DRA · Verse 23 of 28

"A wicked taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment."
Proverbs 17:23

In context

21He that begetteth a fool to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.

22A merry heart doeth good a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.

23A wicked taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.

24Wisdom before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool in the ends of the earth.

25A foolish son a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.

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