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Proverbs 17:23
“A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
שַׁחַדshachad · shakh'-ad
H7810 · Hebrew
H7810 · Hebrew
- Definition
- a donation (venal or redemptive)
- Derivation
- from H7809 (שָׁחַד);
- KJV renderings
- bribe(-ry), gift, present, reward.
- Grammar
- שֹׁ֣חַד — common noun, masculine, singular, absolute
- Usage
- Occurs 23 times in the Hebrew Bible.Exodus 23:8Exodus 23:8Deuteronomy 10:17Deuteronomy 16:19Deuteronomy 16:19
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read שַׁחַד here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.