23 The wicked accept bribes(A) in secret
    to pervert the course of justice.(B)

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23 A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.

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23 A wicked man accepts a bribe [a]behind the back
To pervert the ways of justice.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 17:23 Under cover, lit. from the bosom