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A bribeשֹׁחַדfrom the bosomמֵחֵיקthe wickedרָשָׁעtakes,יִקָּחto turn asideלְהַטּוֹתthe pathsאָרְחוֹתof justice.מִשְׁפָּט
Proverbs 17:23
Study it in the app“A bribe from the bosom the wicked takes, to turn aside the paths of justice.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 17:23, word by word
- A bribeשֹׁחַדshochad
bribe
Bribe: a gift given to a judge to twist his decision.
Where else “shochad” appears- from the bosomחֵיקchek
bosom
The chest and arms, where one holds someone close.
Where else “chek” appears- the wickedרָשָׁעrasha
wicked
One who does evil, the opposite of the righteous.
Where else “rasha” appears- takesיִקָּחyikach
take
To grasp something in the hand to carry or use it.
Where else “yikach” appears- to turn asideהַטּוֹתhatot
turn aside
To leave the straight way, or bend it on purpose.
Where else “hatot” appears- the pathsאָרְחוֹתarchot
path
A road; or a way of life.
Where else “archot” appears- of justiceמִשְׁפָּטmishpat
justice
What is right and fair.
Where else “mishpat” appears
The context
22A glad heart makes good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bone.
23 · This verse (above)
24Wisdom is before the discerning, but the eyes of the senseless are on the ends of the earth.