Proverbs 17:8
Text Analysis

Strong'sHebrewEnglishMorphology
68 [e]אֶֽבֶן־
’e-ḇen-
A stoneN-fsc
2580 [e]חֵ֣ן
ḥên
of favorN-ms
7810 [e]הַ֭שֹּׁחַד
haš-šō-ḥaḏ
[is] a bribeArt | N-ms
5869 [e]בְּעֵינֵ֣י
bə-‘ê-nê
in the eyesPrep-b | N-cdc
1167 [e]בְעָלָ֑יו
ḇə-‘ā-lāw
of its mastersN-mpc | 3ms
413 [e]אֶֽל־
’el-
toPrep
3605 [e]כָּל־
kāl-
allN-msc
834 [e]אֲשֶׁ֖ר
’ă-šer
thatPro-r
6437 [e]יִפְנֶ֣ה
yip̄-neh
he turnsV-Qal-Imperf-3ms
7919 [e]יַשְׂכִּֽיל׃
yaś-kîl
he prospersV-Hifil-Imperf-3ms





















Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
A bribe is a charm to its giver; wherever he turns, he succeeds.

Young's Literal Translation
A stone of grace [is] the bribe in the eyes of its possessors, Whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
A bribe seems like a magic stone to its owner; wherever he turns, he succeeds.

New American Standard Bible
A bribe is a charm in the sight of its owner; Wherever he turns, he prospers.

King James Bible
A gift [is as] a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.
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