Geneva Study Bible Commentary
Proverbs 17:23
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.
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.
Verse Proverbs 17:23. _A GIFT OUT OF THE BOSOM_] Out of his _purse_; as in their _bosoms_, above their girdles, the Asiatics carry their _purses_. I have often observed this....
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, bribe)...
CHAPTER 17 DIVERSE PROVERBS Of the twenty-eight proverbs found in this chapter we point out but a few. “The fining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold; but the LORD trieth the hearts” (Proverbs...
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 a test o...
GIFT. bribe. Compare Proverbs 17:8. This is the act of the briber, not the bribed. BOSOM. lap. See note on Proverbs 16:33....
_out of the bosom_ i.e. the fold of the garment in which it had been concealed; denoting the stealthy action either of the suitor who proffers, or more probably of the judge who receives the bribe. Co...
TEXT Proverbs 17:20-28 20. He that hath a wayward heart findeth no good; And he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief. 21. He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow; And the fa...
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 JUDGME...
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 diet...
The people might not know why a judge makes a wrong decision. They might think that he made a mistake. The truth is often that someone is evil. Perhaps a policeman, or a lawyer, or the judge himself,...
LESSONS ABOUT WISDOM PROVERBS _KEITH SIMONS_ CHAPTER 17 V1 One man eats dry bread in a calm and quiet place. But that man’s meal is better than the food at a party where there are arguments....
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 hand w...
שֹׁ֣חַד מֵ֭ חֵיק רָשָׁ֣ע יִקָּ֑ח לְ֝ הַטֹּ֗ות
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 the lo...
CHAPTER 25 FORGIVING "Be not a witness against thy neighbor without cause, and deceive not with thy lips. Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me; I will render to the man according to h...
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, b...
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 ha...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 10 THROUGH 31. In chapter 10 begin the details which teach those who give ear how to avoid the snares into which the simple might fall, the path to be followe...
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 not...
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 should...
_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 bosom;...
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 obje...
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 PERVERT THE...
Proverbs 17:23 wicked H7563 accepts H3947 (H8799) bribe H7810 back H2436 pervert H5186 (H8687) ways H734 justice
THE WAYS OF THE FOOL (PROVERBS 17:16). 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) ...
CONTENTS: Proverbs contrasting good and evil. CHARACTERS: God. CONCLUSION: About the most satisfactory substitute for wisdom is silence. Discretion of speech is better than fluency of speech. KEY W...
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 Mexico are...
PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 17:23 Verses Proverbs 17:23 and Proverbs 17:26 speak of justice being thwa
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 without any mone...
EXPOSITION PROVERBS 17:1 (Comp, Proverbs 15:16, Proverbs 15:17; Proverbs 16:8.) Better
Better is a dry morsel, with quietness, than a house full of sacrifices with strife (Proverbs 17:1). Now the house full of sacrifices refer to the sacrifices. It's, if in that economy the of the Judai...
1 Samuel 12:3; 1 Samuel 8:3; Deuteronomy 16:19; Exodus 23:8; Ezekie