Proverbs 17:8

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

A stone of grace `is' the bribe in the eyes of its possessors, Whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.

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Referenced Verses

  • Exod 23:8 : 8 `And a bribe thou dost not take; for the bribe bindeth the open-`eyed', and perverteth the words of the righteous.
  • Prov 17:23 : 23 A bribe from the bosom the wicked taketh, To turn aside the paths of judgment.
  • Prov 21:14 : 14 A gift in secret pacifieth anger, And a bribe in the bosom strong fury.
  • Isa 1:23 : 23 Thy princes `are' apostates, and companions of thieves, Every one loving a bribe, and pursuing rewards, The fatherless they judge not, And the plea of the widow cometh not to them.
  • Amos 5:12 : 12 For I have known -- many `are' your transgressions, And mighty your sins, Adversaries of the righteous, taking ransoms, And the needy in the gate ye turned aside.
  • Mic 7:3 : 3 On the evil `are' both hands to do `it' well, The prince is asking -- also the judge -- for recompence, And the great -- he is speaking the mischief of his soul, And they wrap it up.
  • Gen 33:9-9 : 9 And Esau saith, `I have abundance, my brother, let it be to thyself that which thou hast.' 10 And Jacob saith, `Nay, I pray thee, if, I pray thee, I have found grace in thine eyes, then thou hast received my present from my hand, because that I have seen thy face, as the seeing of the face of God, and thou art pleased with me; 11 receive, I pray thee, my blessing, which is brought to thee, because God hath favoured me, and because I have all `things';' and he presseth on him, and he receiveth,
  • Gen 43:11 : 11 And Israel their father saith unto them, `If so, now, this do: take of the praised thing of the land in your vessels, and take down to the man a present, a little balm, and a little honey, spices and myrrh, nuts and almonds;
  • Deut 16:19 : 19 Thou dost not turn aside judgment; thou dost not discern faces, nor take a bribe, for the bribe blindeth the eyes of the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous.
  • 1 Sam 25:35 : 35 And David receiveth from her hand that which she hath brought to him, and to her he hath said, `Go up in peace to thy house; see, I have hearkened to thy voice, and accept thy face.'
  • 2 Sam 16:1-4 : 1 And David hath passed on a little from the top, and lo, Ziba, servant of Mephibosheth -- to meet him, and a couple of asses saddled, and upon them two hundred loaves, and a hundred bunches of raisins, and a hundred `of' summer-fruit, and a bottle of wine. 2 And the king saith unto Ziba, `What -- these to thee?' and Ziba saith, `The asses for the household of the king to ride on, and the bread and the summer-fruit for the young men to eat, and the wine for the wearied to drink in the wilderness.' 3 And the king saith, `And where `is' the son of thy lord?' and Ziba saith unto the king, `Lo, he is abiding in Jerusalem, for he said, To-day do the house of Israel give back to me the kingdom of my father.' 4 And the king saith to Ziba, `Lo, thine `are' all that Mephibosheth hath;' and Ziba saith, `I have bowed myself -- I find grace in thine eyes, my lord, O king.'
  • Ps 18:16 : 16 He sendeth from above -- He taketh me, He draweth me out of many waters.
  • Ps 19:6 : 6 From the end of the heavens `is' his going out, And his revolution `is' unto their ends, And nothing is hid from his heat.
  • Ps 21:13 : 13 Be Thou exalted, O Jehovah in, Thy strength, We sing and we praise Thy might!
  • Ps 29:4 : 4 The voice of Jehovah `is' with power, The voice of Jehovah `is' with majesty,

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