Proverbs 17:8
Text Analysis
Strong'sHebrewEnglishMorphology
68 [e]אֶֽבֶן־
’e-ḇen-
A stoneN-fsc
2580 [e]חֵ֣ן
ḥên
preciousN-ms
7810 [e]הַ֭שֹּׁחַד
haš-šō-ḥaḏ
a present [is]Art | N-ms
5869 [e]בְּעֵינֵ֣י
bə-‘ê-nê
in the eyesPrep-b | N-cdc
1167 [e]בְעָלָ֑יו
ḇə-‘ā-lāw;
of its possessorN-mpc | 3ms
413 [e]אֶֽל־
’el-
whereverPrep
3605 [e]כָּל־
kāl-
all mannerN-msc
834 [e]אֲשֶׁ֖ר
’ă-šer
whereverPro-r
6437 [e]יִפְנֶ֣ה
yip̄-neh
he turnsV-Qal-Imperf-3ms
7919 [e]יַשְׂכִּֽיל׃
yaś-kîl.
he prospersV-Hifil-Imperf-3ms





















Hebrew Texts
משלי 17:8 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex
אֶֽבֶן־חֵ֣ן הַ֭שֹּׁחַד בְּעֵינֵ֣י בְעָלָ֑יו אֶֽל־כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֖ר יִפְנֶ֣ה יַשְׂכִּֽיל׃

משלי 17:8 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)
אבן־חן השחד בעיני בעליו אל־כל־אשר יפנה ישכיל׃

משלי 17:8 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)
אבן־חן השחד בעיני בעליו אל־כל־אשר יפנה ישכיל׃

משלי 17:8 Hebrew Bible
אבן חן השחד בעיני בעליו אל כל אשר יפנה ישכיל׃

Parallel Verses
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.

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

gift

Proverbs 17:23 A wicked man takes a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.

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precious stone or stone of grace
whithersoever

Genesis 33:9-11 And Esau said, I have enough, my brother; keep that you have to yourself…

Genesis 43:11 And their father Israel said to them, If it must be so now, do this; …

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