“ A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment. ”
The words “out of the bosom,” from the fold of the garment, rather than from the bag or girdle in which money was usually carried, possibly point to the stealthiness with which the “gift” (or, brib...
A wicked [man] taketh a bribe out of the (l) bosom to pervert the ways of judgment. (l) That is, secretly and out of the bosom of the rich.
Proverbs 17. Fresh points are the rise of the able and clever slave to a place in the family ( Proverbs 17:2 ), the practice of bribes ( Proverbs 17:8 ; Proverbs 17:23 ), the value of adversity as...
gift . bribe. Compare Proverbs 17:8 . This is the act of the briber, not the bribed. bosom . lap. See note on Proverbs 16:33 .
A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment. A gift out of the bosom - Out of his purse; as in their bosoms, above their girdles, the Asiatics carry their purses. I...
A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment. A wicked (man) (or judge) taketh a gift out of the bosom (taken out of the giver's bosom), to pervert the ways of...
1. Lit. 'the sacrifices of strife.' There would be no pleasure in the festal meal which followed a sacrifice ( Proverbs 7:14 ) if it was accompanied with a quarrel. 'A little with quiet is the only...
A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom. — Or rather, receives it. “From the bosom” signifies the folds of the dress in which the bribe was concealed, ready to be slipped into the judge’s han...
CHAPTER 18 FRIENDSHIP "A friend loveth at all times, and as a brother is born for adversity."- Proverbs 17:17 This rendering, based upon the margin of the R.V, yields a much better sense than t...
Verse Proverbs 17:3 . Two important thoughts are suggested by this proverb. First, that the heart will yield to no force other than that of God. Dross in metal may be discovered and expurged by fire...
A man void of understanding striketh hands, and becometh surety in the presence of his friend. He loveth transgression that loveth strife: and he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction. He that h...
A wicked [man] taketh a gift out of the bosom ,.... Of another, of a rich man, who takes it out from thence, and offers it to him as a bribe. This he takes in the most secret manner, that it might n...
A wicked [man] taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment. Ver. 23. A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom, ] i.e., Closely and covertly, as if neither God nor man shou...
A wicked man Whether judge or witness; taketh a gift out of the bosom In secret, as this phrase is expounded Proverbs 21:14 , being privily conveyed from the bosom of the giver into his own boso...
23 A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment. See here, 1. What an evil thing bribery is: He is a wicked man that will take a gift to engage h...
A wicked man, whether judge or witness. Out of the bosom; in secret, as this phrase is expounded, Proverbs 21:14 , being privily conveyed from the bosom of the giver into his own bosom. To pe...
The Ways Of The Fool ( Proverbs 17:16-23 ). The main emphasis in this subsection is on the ways of the fool ( Proverbs 17:16 ; Proverbs 17:21 ), the man void of mind (heart) ( Proverbs 17:16 ; P...
CRITICAL NOTES.— Proverbs 17:23 . A gift, i.e. , a bribe , judgment . i.e., justice . MAIN HOMILETICS OF Proverbs 17:23 BRIBERY I. Its nature . An act of bribery may be committed wit...
Proverbs 17:1 . Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith. See Proverbs 15:17 . Proverbs 17:3 . The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace (or crucible) for gold. Silver ores in Me...
EXPOSITION Proverbs 17:1 (Comp, Proverbs 15:16 , Proverbs 15:17 ; Proverbs 16:8 .) Better (sweeter) is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith. Dry bread was soaked in wine or water be...
v. 23. A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom, rather, "A bribe from the bosom," one given secretly and stealthily, "the wicked will receive," to pervert the ways of judgment, that being the...
1 Samuel 12:3 ; 1 Samuel 8:3 ; Deuteronomy 16:19 ; Exodus 23:8 ; Ezekiel 22:12 ; Isaiah 1:23 ; Micah 7:3 ; Mark 14:10 ; Mark 14:11 ; Proverbs 17:8 ; Proverbs 18:16 ; Proverbs 21:14