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For oppression makes a wise man mad, And a bribe corrupts the heart.King James Bible
Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart. American King James Version
Surely oppression makes a wise man mad; and a gift destroys the heart. American Standard Version
Surely extortion maketh the wise man foolish; and a bribe destroyeth the understanding. Douay-Rheims Bible
Oppression troubleth the wise, and shall destroy the strength of his heart. Darby Bible Translation
Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad, and a gift destroyeth the heart. English Revised Version
Surely extortion maketh a wise man foolish; and a gift destroyeth the understanding. Webster's Bible Translation
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. Young's Literal Translation
Surely oppression maketh the wise mad, And a gift destroyeth the heart. Apocalypsis 22:21 Latin: Biblia Sacra Vulgata
(7-8) calumnia conturbat sapientem et perdet robur cordis illius Eclesiastés 7:7 Spanish: La Biblia de las Américas (©1997)
Ciertamente la opresión enloquece al sabio, y el soborno corrompe el corazón. Eclesiastés 7:7 Spanish: La Nueva Biblia de los Hispanos (©2005)
Ciertamente la opresión enloquece al sabio, Y el soborno corrompe el corazón. Eclesiastés 7:7 Spanish: Reina Valera (1909)
Ciertamente la opresión hace enloquecer al sabio: y el presente corrompe el corazón. Eclesiastés 7:7 Spanish: Sagradas Escrituras (1569)
Ciertamente la opresión hace enloquecer al sabio; y la dádiva corrompe el corazón. Eclesiastés 7:7 Spanish: Modern
Ciertamente la opresión entontece al sabio, y el soborno corrompe el corazón. Ecclésiaste 7:7 French: Louis Segond (1910)
L'oppression rend insensé le sage, et les présents corrompent le coeur. Ecclésiaste 7:7 French: Darby
Certainement, l'oppression rend insensé le sage, et le don ruine le coeur. Ecclésiaste 7:7 French: Martin (1744)
Certainement l'oppression fait perdre le sens au sage; et le don fait perdre l'entendement. Ecclésiaste 7:7 French: Ostervald (1744)
Certainement l'oppression peut faire perdre le sens au sage; et le présent corrompt le cœur. Prediger 7:7 German: Luther (1912)
Ein Widerspenstiger macht einen Weisen unwillig und verderbt ein mildtätiges Herz. Prediger 7:7 German: Luther (1545)
Ein Widerspenstiger macht einen Weisen unwillig und verderbt ein mildes Herz. Prediger 7:7 German: Elberfelder (1871)
Denn die Erpressung macht den Weisen toll, und das Bestechungsgeschenk richtet das Herz (O. den Verstand) zu Grunde. 傳 道 書 7:7 Chinese Bible: Union (Traditional)
勒 索 使 智 慧 人 變 為 愚 妄 ； 賄 賂 能 敗 壞 人 的 慧 心 。 傳 道 書 7:7 Chinese Bible: Union (Simplified)
勒 索 使 智 慧 人 变 为 愚 妄 ； 贿 赂 能 败 坏 人 的 慧 心 。 傳 道 書 7:7 Chinese Bible: NCV (Simplified)
勒索会使智慧人变为愚妄，贿赂能败坏人心。 傳 道 書 7:7 Chinese Bible: NCV (Traditional)
勒索會使智慧人變為愚妄，賄賂能敗壞人心。 Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad and a gift destroyeth the heart
Surely oppression
`osheq (o'-shek)
injury, fraud, (subjectively) distress, (concretely) unjust gain -- cruelly, extortion, oppression, thing (deceitfully gotten).
maketh a wise man
chakam (khaw-kawm')
wise, (i.e. intelligent, skilful or artful) -- cunning (man), subtil, (un-), wise(hearted), man).
mad
halal (haw-lal')
to be clear (orig. of sound, but usually of color); to shine; hence, to make a show, to boast; and thus to be (clamorously) foolish; to rave; causatively, to celebrate; also to stultify
and a gift
mattanah (mat-taw-naw')
a present; specifically (in a good sense), a sacrificial offering, (in a bad sense) a bribe -- gift.
destroyeth
'abad (aw-bad')
to wander away, i.e. lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative, destroy)
the heart
leb (labe)
the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellectEcclesiastes 7:7 Multilingual Bible Ecclésiaste 7:7 French Eclesiastés 7:7 Biblia Paralela 傳 道 書 7:7 Chinese Bible New American Standard Bible Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved. For Permission to Quote Information visit http://www.lockman.org. ScriptureText.com Multilingual Bible | 
