Proverbs 17:23 meaning and explanation
A wicked man takes a covert bribe to subvert the course of justice.
Proverbs 17:23, Berean Standard Bible
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This proverb comes from the sayings of Solomon in chapter 17, where a teacher observes how wisdom and wickedness work out in daily life. Here he describes a corrupt person who accepts a secret payment, the Hebrew word shochad meaning a bribe, in order to twist a legal judgment and pervert justice.
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