Proverbs 17:8

American Standard Version (1901) ☆

A bribe is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it; Whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.

ASV Byzantine Text ☆

A bribe is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it; Whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.

English Berean Standard Bible ☆

A bribe is a charm to its giver; wherever he turns, he succeeds.

Bible in Basic English ☆

An offering of money is like a stone of great price in the eyes of him who has it: wherever he goes, he does well.

Brenton English Septuagint ☆

Instruction is to them that use it a gracious reward: and whithersoever it may turn, it shall prosper.

Darby Translation ☆

A gift is a precious stone in the eyes of the possessor: whithersoever it turneth it prospereth.

Douay-Rheims 1899 ☆

The expectation of him that expecteth, is a most acceptable jewel: whithersoever he turneth himself, he understandeth wisely.

Geneva Bible 1599 ☆

A rewarde is as a stone pleasant in the eyes of them that haue it: it prospereth, whithersoeuer it turneth.

Noyes Bible ☆

A gift is a precious stone in the eyes of him who taketh it; Whithersoever it turneth it hath success.

Leeser Tanakh ☆

As a precious stone appeareth a bribe in the eyes of him that obtaineth it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.

JPS TaNaKH 1917 ☆

A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it; whithersoever he turneth, he prospereth.

King James Version ☆

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

King James Version + Apocrypha ☆

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

KJV Cambridge Paragraph ☆

A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: Whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.

LXX2012 U. S. English ☆

Instruction is to them that use it a gracious reward; and wherever it may turn, it shall prosper.

British English Septuagint 2012 ☆

Instruction is to them that use it a gracious reward; and wherever it may turn, it shall prosper.

Majority Standard BIble ☆

A bribe is a charm to its giver; wherever he turns, he succeeds.

Webster Bible ☆

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

Revised Version ☆

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

Updated Brenton English Septuagint ☆

Instruction is to them that use it a gracious reward: And whithersoever it may turn, it shall prosper.

World English Bible ☆

A bribe is a precious stone in the eyes of him who gives it; wherever he turns, he prospers.

World English Bible (Catholic) ☆

A bribe is a precious stone in the eyes of him who gives it; wherever he turns, he prospers.

World English Bible British Edition ☆

A bribe is a precious stone in the eyes of him who gives it; wherever he turns, he prospers.

World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon ☆

A bribe is a precious stone in the eyes of him who gives it; wherever he turns, he prospers.

World English Bible Classic ☆

A bribe is a precious stone in the eyes of him who gives it; wherever he turns, he prospers.

World English Bible Updated ☆

A bribe is a precious stone in the eyes of him who gives it; wherever he turns, he prospers.

World Messianic Bible ☆

A bribe is a precious stone in the eyes of him who gives it; wherever he turns, he prospers.

World Messianic Bible British Edition ☆

A bribe is a precious stone in the eyes of him who gives it; wherever he turns, he prospers.

Young's Literal Translation ☆

A stone of grace [is] the bribe in the eyes of its possessors, Whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.

The Orthodox Jewish Bible - Tanakh and Orthodox Jewish Brit Chadasha - The Holy Bible ☆

A shochad (gift, bribe) is like a charm in the eynayim of him that hath it: wherever he turneth, he prospereth.

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Arabic Van Dyck Bible ☆

ٱلْهَدِيَّةُ حَجَرٌ كَرِيمٌ فِي عَيْنَيْ قَابِلِهَا، حَيْثُمَا تَتَوَجَّهْ تُفْلِحْ.

Burmese Common Language Bible ☆

လက်ဆောင်သည် ခံသောသူအထင်အတိုင်း ကျောက်မြတ်ကဲ့သို့ ဖြစ်၍၊ မျက်နှာပြုလေရာရာ၌ အောင်တတ်၏။

Judson Burmese Bible ☆

လက်ဆောင် သည် ခံ သောသူအထင် အတိုင်း ကျောက်မြတ် ကဲ့သို့ဖြစ်၍၊ မျက်နှာ ပြုလေရာရာ ၌ အောင် တတ်၏။

Asang Khongca Bible ☆

Tangqum loe hak kami hanah atho kana thlung baktiah oh; a caehhaih ahmuen kruekah, tahamhoihaih oh.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019 ☆

Kapbaih he a kungmah kah mik ah lungto mikdaithen bangla boeih a hoilae tih a cangbam.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs ☆

Kapbaih he a kungmah kah mik ah lungto mikdaithen bangla boeih a hoilae tih a cangbam.

Chinese Union Version (simplified) ☆

贿赂在馈送的人眼中看为宝玉， 随处运动都得顺利。

Chinese Union Version (traditional) ☆

賄賂在餽送的人眼中看為寶玉， 隨處運動都得順利。

World Chinese Bible ☆

贿赂在馈赠者眼中像宝石； 他无论转向哪里，都亨通。

Croatian Bible ☆

Dar je čarobni kamen u očima onoga koji ga daje: kamo se god okrene, uspijeva.

Czech Kralická Bible 1613 ☆

Jako kámen drahý, tak bývá vzácný dar před očima toho, kdož jej béře; k čemukoli směřuje, daří se jemu.

Danish Bible 1931 ☆

Som en Troldsten er Gave i Giverens Øjne; hvorhen den end vender sig, gør den sin Virkning.

Dutch Bible 1917 ☆

Het geschenk is in de ogen zijner heren een aangenaam gesteente; waarhenen het zich zal wenden, zal het wel gedijen.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius ☆

Het geschenk is een toversteen voor wie het geeft; Waarheen hij zich wendt, hij heeft succes.

Esperanto Bible ☆

Donaco estas juvelo en la okuloj de sia mastro; Kien ajn li sin turnos, li sukcesos.

French: Bible J.N. Darby ☆

Le présent est une pierre précieuse aux yeux de celui qui le possède ; de quelque côté qu’il se tourne, il réussit.

French Ostervald Bible ☆

Le présent est comme une pierre précieuse aux yeux de ceux qui le reçoivent; de quelque côté qu'il soit tourné, il plaît.

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible ☆

Les présents sont une pierre précieuse aux yeux de qui en reçoit; De quelque côté qu’ils se tournent, ils ont du succès.

French Free Holy Bible for the World ☆

Un pot-de-vin est une pierre précieuse aux yeux de celui qui l'offre ; partout où il se tourne, il réussit.

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible ☆

Das Geschenk ist ein Edelstein in den Augen des Empfängers; wohin er sich wendet, gelingt es ihm.

German Luther Bible 1912 ☆

Wer zu schenken hat, dem ist's ein Edelstein; wo er sich hin kehrt, ist er klug geachtet.

German Textbibel ☆

Als ein köstlicher Stein gilt das Bestechungsgeschenk dem, der es empfängt; überall, wohin sich einer damit wendet, wird's ihm glücken.

German Schlachter Bible 1951 ☆

Geschenke sind wie Edelsteine; wer solche geben kann, hat überall Glück.

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SEPTUAGINTA ☆

μισθὸς χαρίτων ἡ παιδεία τοῖς χρωμένοις, οὗ δ᾿ ἂν ἐπιστρέψῃ εὐοδωθήσεται.

Brenton Septuagint ☆

Μισθὸς χαρίτων παιδεία τοῖς χρωμένοις, οὗ δʼ ἂν ἐπιστρέψῃ εὐοδωθήσεται.

Haitian Creole Bible 1985 ☆

Moun ki sèvi ak lajan pou pran tèt moun konprann lajan se wanga. Yo kwè se pou yo reyisi nan tou sa y'ap fè.

Hawaiian Bible 1868 ☆

He pohaku waiwai io ka makana i ka maka o ka mea nana ia; Ma na wahi a pau e loaa ana he mea ia e pono ai.

Hebrew Masoretic OT ☆

אֶֽבֶן־חֵ֣ן הַ֭שֹּׁחַד בְּעֵינֵ֣י בְעָלָ֑יו אֶֽל־כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֖ר יִפְנֶ֣ה יַשְׂכִּֽיל׃

Modern Hebrew Bible ☆

אבן חן השחד בעיני בעליו אל כל אשר יפנה ישכיל׃

Italian Diodati Bible ☆

Il presente è, appo chi è dato a ricever presenti, una gioia graziosa ; Dovunque si volge produce effetto.

Italian Riveduta Bible ☆

Il regalo è una pietra preziosa agli occhi di chi lo possiede; dovunque si volga, egli riesce.

Japanese Freedom Bible ☆

賄賂は、それを贈る者の目には宝石のようだ。 どこへ向かっても、彼は成功する。

Korean Bible 1910 ☆

뇌물은 임자의 보기에 보석 같은즉 어디로 향하든지 형통케 하느니라

Kosraean Bible ☆

Kutu mwet uh nunku mu eyeinse uh oana mwenmen. Elos lulalfongi mu ku in sang ma nukewa nu selos.

Clementine Vulgate 1598 ☆

Gemma gratissima exspectatio præstolantis; quocumque se vertit, prudenter intelligit.

Old Persion Version Bible ☆

هدیه در نظر اهل آن سنگ گرانبها است که هر کجا توجه نماید برخوردار می‌شود.

World Portuguese Bible ☆

O suborno é como uma pedra preciosa aos olhos de quem o oferece; para onde quer que ele se volte, ele prospera.

Portuguese Bíblia Livre ☆

O presente é como uma pedra preciosa aos olhos de seus donos; para onde quer que se voltar, tentará ter algum proveito.

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Romanian BTF Bible ☆

Un dar este asemenea unei pietre prețioase în ochii celui ce îl are; oriîncotro se întoarce, prosperă.

Romanian Bible (Cyrillic) ☆

Даруриле пар о пятрэ скумпэ ын окий челор че ле примеск: орьынкотро се ынторк, избындеск.

Russian Synodal Bible ☆

Подарок - драгоценный камень в глазах владеющего им: куда ни обратится он, успеет.

Serbian DK Bible (Latin) ☆

Poklon je dragi kamen onome koji ga prima, kuda se god okrene napreduje.

Serbian DK Bible (Cyrillic) ☆

Поклон је драги камен ономе који га прима, куда се год окрене напредује.

Mashi Bible ☆

Omu masù g’oyihâbirwe, entanda ebà njuma ya citwîro cidârhi.

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Reina Valera 1909 ☆

Piedra preciosa es el cohecho en ojos de sus dueños: á donde quiera que se vuelve, da prosperidad.

Spanish BLL ☆

El soborno parece una joya mágica para quien lo da; cree que le dará éxito en todo lo que haga.

Spanish Free Bible for the World ☆

Piedra preciosa es el cohecho a los ojos de quien lo practica; a dondequiera que se vuelve, halla prosperidad.

La Biblia en Español Sencillo ☆

El soborno es como una piedra de gran precio a los ojos del que la tiene: a donde sea que vaya, lo hace bien.

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Spanish Bible (God's Word for You) ☆

El soborno le parece piedra mágica al que lo practica: A donde se dirija halla prosperidad.

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Revised West Version ☆

‌ʻOku tatau ha meʻa foaki mo e maka mahuʻinga ki he mata ʻoʻona ʻoku ne maʻu ia: he ʻoku lelei pe ia ʻi he potu kotoa pē ʻoku tafoki ia ki ai.

Ukrainian Bible by P. Kulish ☆

Гостинець — се дорогий камінь у того, що вміє ним владати; куди нї обернесь, пощастить йому.

Ukrainian Freedom Bible ☆

Гостинець — се дорогий камінь у того, що вміє ним владати; куди нї обернесь, пощастить йому.

Vietnamese Bible 1923 ☆

Của hối lộ giống như viên ngọc quí trước mặt ai được nó; Dầu nó xây trở phía nào, cũng được may mắn.

Hebrew OT (WLC) ☆

אֶֽבֶן־חֵ֣ן הַ֭שֹּׁחַד בְּעֵינֵ֣י בְעָלָ֑יו אֶֽל־כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֖ר יִפְנֶ֣ה יַשְׂכִּֽיל׃