Proverbs 17:9
מְֽכַסֶּה ־ פֶּשַׁע מְבַקֵּשׁ אַהֲבָה וְשֹׁנֶה בְדָבָר מַפְרִיד אַלּֽוּף ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
In The King James Version
In Context
8אֶֽבֶן ־ חֵן הַשֹּׁחַד בְּעֵינֵי בְעָלָיו אֶֽל ־ כָּל ־ אֲשֶׁר יִפְנֶה יַשְׂכִּֽיל ׃
10תֵּחַת גְּעָרָה בְמֵבִין מֵהַכּוֹת כְּסִיל מֵאָֽה ׃
Cross References
Psalms 32:1לְדָוִד מַשְׂכִּיל אַשְׁרֵי נְֽשׂוּי ־ פֶּשַׁע כְּסוּי חֲטָאָֽה ׃
Proverbs 16:28אִישׁ תַּהְפֻּכוֹת יְשַׁלַּח מָדוֹן וְנִרְגָּן מַפְרִיד אַלּֽוּף ׃
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 17:9
8 A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth. The design of this observation is to show, 1. That those who have money in their hand think they can do any thing with it. Rich men value a little money as if it were a precious stone, and value themselves on it as if it gave them not only ornament, but power, and every one were bound to be at their beck, even justice itself. Whithersoever they turn this sparkling diamond they expect it should dazzle the eyes… Read the whole commentary →