King James Version
Proverbs 17:23 in the King James Version says “A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.” — study this verse from Proverbs chapter 17 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.”
Proverbs 17:23 · KJV
He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.
A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones. like: or, to
A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.
Wisdom is before him that hath understanding ; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.
A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“to pervert”
H5186to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application (as follows)
“of judgment”
H4941properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, ind
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