Cross-references Explore similar Bible verses on Proverbs 17:23 in English Standard Version "The wicked accepts a bribe in secret to pervert the ways of justice." Pr 17:8 A bribe is like a magic stone in the eyes of the one who gives it; wherever he turns he prospers. Mic 3:11 Its heads give judgment for a bribe; its priests teach for a price; its prophets practice divination for money; yet they lean on the Lord and say, “Is not the Lord in the midst of us? No disaster shall come upon us.” Mic 7:3 Their hands are on what is evil, to do it well; the prince and the judge ask for a bribe, and the great man utters the evil desire of his soul; thus they weave it together.