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Ecclesiastes 7:7 :: Revised Standard Version (RSV)

Ecclesiastes 7:7 - Surely oppression makes the wise man foolish, and a bribe corrupts the mind.

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Translations for Ecclesiastes 7:7

KJVKJV (read chapter in KJV)

Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart.

NKJVNKJV (read chapter in NKJV)

Surely oppression destroys a wise man’s reason,
And a bribe debases the heart.

NLTNLT (read chapter in NLT)

Extortion turns wise people into fools,
and bribes corrupt the heart.

NIVNIV (read chapter in NIV)

Extortion turns a wise person into a fool, and a bribe corrupts the heart.

ESVESV (read chapter in ESV)

Surely oppression drives the wise into madness,
and a bribe corrupts the heart.

CSBCSB (read chapter in CSB)

Surely, the practice of extortion turns a wise person into a fool,

and a bribe corrupts the mind.

NASB20NASB20 (read chapter in NASB20)

For oppression^H6233 makes^H1984 a wise^H2450 person^H2450 look^H1984 foolish^H1984,

And a bribe^H4979 [fn]corrupts^H6 the heart^H3820.

NASB95NASB95 (read chapter in NASB95)

For oppression makes a wise man mad,
And a bribe [fn]corrupts the heart.

LSBLSB (read chapter in LSB)

For oppression^H6233 gives^H1984 a wise^H2450 man^H2450 over to madness^H1984,

And a bribe^H4979 [fn]destroys^H6 the heart^H3820.

AMPAMP (read chapter in AMP)

For oppression makes a wise man foolish,

And a bribe corrupts the [good judgment of the] heart.

NETNET (read chapter in NET)

Surely oppression can turn a wise person into a fool; likewise, a bribe corrupts the heart.

RSVRSV (read chapter in RSV)

Surely oppression makes the wise man foolish, and a bribe corrupts the mind.

ASVASV (read chapter in ASV)

Surely extortion maketh the wise man foolish; and a bribe destroyeth the understanding.

YLTYLT (read chapter in YLT)

Surely oppression maketh the wise mad, And a gift destroyeth the heart.

DBYDBY (read chapter in DBY)

Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad, and a gift destroyeth the heart.

WEBWEB (read chapter in WEB)

Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart.

HNVHNV (read chapter in HNV)

Surely extortion makes the wise man foolish; and a bribe destroys the understanding.

VULVUL (read chapter in VUL)

[Vulgate 7:8] calumnia conturbat sapientem et perdet robur cordis illius

WLCWLC (read chapter in WLC)

כִּי הָעֹשֶׁק יְהֹולֵל חָכָם וִיאַבֵּד אֶת־לֵב מַתָּנָה׃

LXXLXX (read chapter in LXX)

ὅτι ἡ συκοφαντία περιφέρει σοφὸν καὶ ἀπόλλυσι τὴν καρδίαν εὐτονίας αὐτοῦ

SVDSVD (read chapter in SVD)

لأَنَّ الظُّلْمَ يُحَمِّقُ الْحَكِيمَ، وَالْعَطِيَّةَ تُفْسِدُ الْقَلْبَ.

NAVNAV (read chapter in NAV)

الظُّلْمُ يَجْعَلُ الْحَكِيمَ أَحْمَقَ، وَالرِّشْوَةُ تُفْسِدُ الْقَلْبَ.

BESBES (read chapter in BES)

For oppression makes a wise man mad, and destroys his noble heart.

RVR09RVR09 (read chapter in RVR09)

Ciertamente la opresión hace enloquecer al sabio: y el presente corrompe el corazón.

RVR60RVR60 (read chapter in RVR60)

Ciertamente la opresión hace entontecer al sabio, y las dádivas corrompen el corazón.

BBEBBE (read chapter in BBE)

The wise are troubled by the ways of the cruel, and the giving of money is the destruction of the heart.

CHTCHT (read chapter in CHT)

勒索使智慧人變為愚妄．賄賂能敗壞人的慧心。

EMEM (read chapter in EM)

Ciertamente la opresión entontece al sabio, y el soborno corrompe el corazón.

KORKOR (read chapter in KOR)

탐학이 지혜자를 우매하게 하고 뇌물이 사람의 명철을 망케 하느니라

LSLS (read chapter in LS)

L'oppression rend insensé le sage, et les présents corrompent le coeur.

LUTLUT (read chapter in LUT)

Ein Widerspenstiger macht einen Weisen unwillig und verderbt ein mildtätiges Herz.

RSTRST (read chapter in RST)

Притесняя других, мудрый делается глупым, и подарки портят сердце.

SESE (read chapter in SE)

Ciertamente la opresión hace enloquecer al sabio; y la dádiva corrompe el corazón.

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