Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
and a bribe destroys the mind.
New American Standard Bible
And a
King James Version
Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart.
International Standard Version
Unjust gain makes the wise foolish, and a bribe corrupts the heart.
A Conservative Version
Surely oppression makes the wise man foolish, and a bribe destroys the understanding.
American Standard Version
Surely extortion maketh the wise man foolish; and a bribe destroyeth the understanding.
Amplified
For oppression makes a wise man foolish,
And a bribe corrupts the [good judgment of the] heart.
Bible in Basic English
The wise are troubled by the ways of the cruel, and the giving of money is the destruction of the heart.
Darby Translation
Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad, and a gift destroyeth the heart.
Julia Smith Translation
For oppression will make foolish the wise one; and a gift will destroy the heart.
King James 2000
Surely oppression makes a wise man mad; and a bribe destroys the heart.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Surely oppression makes a fool of the wise, and a bribe corrupts the heart.
Modern King James verseion
Surely oppression makes a wise man mad; and a bribe destroys the heart.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Whoso doeth wrong, maketh a wise man to go out of his wit, and destroyeth a gentle heart.
NET Bible
Surely oppression can turn a wise person into a fool; likewise, a bribe corrupts the heart.
New Heart English Bible
Surely extortion makes the wise man foolish; and a bribe destroys the understanding.
The Emphasized Bible
For, oppression, maddeneth the wise, - and a bribe, destroyeth the understanding.
Webster
Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart.
World English Bible
Surely extortion makes the wise man foolish; and a bribe destroys the understanding.
Youngs Literal Translation
Surely oppression maketh the wise mad, And a gift destroyeth the heart.
Interlinear
Chakam
References
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Ecclesiastes 7:7
Verse Info
Context Readings
Wisdom'Although Vulnerable'Is Beneficial
6
so is the laughter of the fool.
This too is futile.
and a bribe destroys the mind.
a patient spirit is better than a proud spirit.
Phrases
Cross References
Deuteronomy 16:19
Do not deny justice or show partiality to anyone. Do not accept a bribe, for it blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the righteous.
Exodus 23:8
You must not take a bribe,
Proverbs 17:23
to subvert the course of justice.
Deuteronomy 28:33-34
A people you don’t know will eat your land’s produce and everything you have labored for. You will only be oppressed and crushed continually.
Deuteronomy 28:65
You will find no peace among those nations, and there will be no resting place
1 Samuel 8:3
However, his sons did not walk in his ways—they turned toward dishonest gain, took bribes, and perverted justice.
1 Samuel 12:3
Here I am. Bring charges against me before the Lord and His anointed: Whose ox or donkey have I taken?
Proverbs 17:8
wherever he turns, he succeeds.
Ecclesiastes 4:1
Again, I observed all the acts of oppression being done under the sun.
Isaiah 1:23
friends of thieves.
They all love graft
and chase after bribes.
They do not defend the rights of the fatherless,
and the widow’s case never comes before them.
Isaiah 33:15
and speaks rightly,
who refuses gain from extortion,
whose hand never takes a bribe,
who stops his ears from listening to murderous plots
and shuts his eyes to avoid endorsing evil