Ecclesiastes 7:7 - Compare All Versions

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Extortion turns a wise person into a fool, and a bribe corrupts the heart.

Surely oppression drives the wise into madness, and a bribe corrupts the heart.

Extortion turns wise people into fools, and bribes corrupt the heart.

Surely, the practice of extortion turns a wise person into a fool,  and a bribe corrupts the mind.

Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart.

Surely oppression destroys a wise man’s reason, And a bribe debases the heart.

Brutality stupefies even the wise And destroys the strongest heart.

For oppression makes a wise person look foolish, And a bribe corrupts the heart.

For oppression makes a wise man foolish, And a bribe corrupts the [good judgment of the] heart.

Surely oppression can turn a wise person into a fool; likewise, a bribe corrupts the heart.