Proverbs 17:23
A wicked man receives a bribe in secret, 2 to pervert the ways of mishpat ·justice·. 1
One Unity Resource Bible
In The King James Version
A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.
In Context
22A cheerful heart makes good medicine, 2 but a crushed spirit dries up the bones. 1
Cross References
Deuteronomy 16:19You shall not pervert mishpat ·justice·. You shall not show partiality. You shall not take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise, and perverts the words of the upright.
Proverbs 18:16A man’s gift makes room for him, 2 and brings him before great men. 1
Isaiah 1:23Your princes are rebellious, and companions of thieves. 2 Everyone 'ahav ·affectionately loves· bribes, and follows after rewards. 2 They don’t judge the orphan, 2 neither does the cause of the widow come to them. 1
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 17:23
22 A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones. Note, 1. It is healthful to be cheerful. The Lord is for the body, and has provided for it, not only meat, but medicine, and has here told us that the best medicine is a merry heart, not a heart addicted to vain, carnal, sensual mirth; Solomon himself said of that mirth, It is not medicine, but madness; it is not food, but poison; what doth it? But he means a heart rejoicing in God, and serving him with gladness, and then taking the… Read the whole commentary →