23A wicked man takes a covert bribe to subvert the course of justice.
Focused Passage
Proverbs 17:23
Wisdom in Household Peace, Tested Hearts, Just Speech, and Relational Restraint
The chapter moves through household peace, divine heart-testing, speech and poverty, family honor, bribery and love, rebuke and folly, quarrels and justice, friendship and surety, conflict and grief, crooked justice, wandering folly, and restrained speech.
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Verse 23
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Original words
A wicked [man]רָשָׁ֣עH7563Adjective - masculine singulartakesיִקָּ֑חH3947Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singulara covertמֵ֭חֵיקH2436Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular constructbribeשֹׁ֣חַדH7810Noun - masculine singularto subvertלְ֝הַטּ֗וֹתH5186Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive constructthe courseאָרְח֥וֹתH734Noun - common plural constructof justiceמִשְׁפָּֽט׃H4941Noun - masculine singular
BSB notes
- Hebrew a bribe from the bosom