Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
And a
King James Version
Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart.
Holman Bible
and a bribe destroys the mind.
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
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So is the
And this too is futility.
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Phrases
Cross References
Deuteronomy 16:19
Exodus 23:8
“
Proverbs 17:23
To
Deuteronomy 28:33-34
Deuteronomy 28:65
1 Samuel 8:3
His sons, however, did not walk in his ways, but turned aside after dishonest gain and
1 Samuel 12:3
Here I am; bear witness against me before the Lord and
Proverbs 17:8
Wherever he turns, he prospers.
Ecclesiastes 4:1
Then I looked again at all the acts of
Isaiah 1:23
And companions of thieves;
Everyone
And chases after rewards.
They
Nor does the widow’s plea come before them.
Isaiah 33:15
He who rejects
And shakes his hands so that they hold no bribe;
He who stops his ears from hearing about bloodshed
And