Parallel Verses
- Christian Standard Bible - A bribe seems like a magic stone to its owner; wherever he turns, he succeeds.
- 新标点和合本 - 贿赂在馈送的人眼中看为宝玉， 随处运动都得顺利。
- 和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 贿赂在馈赠者的眼中看为玉石， 随处运转都得顺利。
- 和合本2010（神版-简体） - 贿赂在馈赠者的眼中看为玉石， 随处运转都得顺利。
- 当代译本 - 行贿者视贿赂为法宝， 可以使他无往不利。
- 圣经新译本 - 在馈送的人看来，贿赂有如灵符（“灵符”原文作“恩惠宝石”）； 无论他到哪里，都必顺利。
- 中文标准译本 - 贿赂 在行贿者眼中是诱人的宝石， 无论他转往哪里去，都能通达。
- 现代标点和合本 - 贿赂在馈送的人眼中看为宝玉， 随处运动都得顺利。
- 和合本（拼音版） - 贿赂在馈送的人眼中看为宝玉， 随处运动都得顺利。
- New International Version - A bribe is seen as a charm by the one who gives it; they think success will come at every turn.
- New International Reader's Version - Those who give money think it will buy them favors. They think that no matter where they turn, they will succeed.
- English Standard Version - A bribe is like a magic stone in the eyes of the one who gives it; wherever he turns he prospers.
- New Living Translation - A bribe is like a lucky charm; whoever gives one will prosper!
- The Message - Receiving a gift is like getting a rare gemstone; any way you look at it, you see beauty refracted.
- New American Standard Bible - A bribe is a charm in the sight of its owner; Wherever he turns, he prospers.
- New King James Version - A present is a precious stone in the eyes of its possessor; Wherever he turns, he prospers.
- Amplified Bible - A bribe is like a bright, precious stone in the eyes of its owner; Wherever he turns, he prospers.
- American Standard Version - A bribe is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it; Whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.
- King James Version - A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.
- New English Translation - A bribe works like a charm for the one who offers it; in whatever he does he succeeds.
- World English Bible - A bribe is a precious stone in the eyes of him who gives it; wherever he turns, he prospers.
- 新標點和合本 - 賄賂在餽送的人眼中看為寶玉， 隨處運動都得順利。
- 和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 賄賂在餽贈者的眼中看為玉石， 隨處運轉都得順利。
- 和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 賄賂在餽贈者的眼中看為玉石， 隨處運轉都得順利。
- 當代譯本 - 行賄者視賄賂為法寶， 可以使他無往不利。
- 聖經新譯本 - 在餽送的人看來，賄賂有如靈符（“靈符”原文作“恩惠寶石”）； 無論他到哪裡，都必順利。
- 呂振中譯本 - 賄賂在餽送人看來是萬能寶石， 無論所向，無不奏效。
- 中文標準譯本 - 賄賂 在行賄者眼中是誘人的寶石， 無論他轉往哪裡去，都能通達。
- 現代標點和合本 - 賄賂在饋送的人眼中看為寶玉， 隨處運動都得順利。
- 文理和合譯本 - 行賄者自視其物為寶玉、無往不利、
- 文理委辦譯本 - 禮物如寶玉、無往不利。
- 施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 賄賂在餽者 餽者或作受者 目中、視如寶玉、無論何往 何往或作誰受 無不利、
- Nueva Versión Internacional - Vara mágica es el soborno para quien lo ofrece, pues todo lo que emprende lo consigue.
- 현대인의 성경 - 어떤 사람은 뇌물을 마법처럼 생각하여 그것이면 무엇이든지 할 수 있다고 믿는다.
- Новый Русский Перевод - Взятка – как волшебный камень в глазах дающего ее: куда он ни повернется, преуспеет.
- Восточный перевод - Взятка – как волшебный камень в глазах дающего её: куда он ни повернётся, преуспеет!
- Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Взятка – как волшебный камень в глазах дающего её: куда он ни повернётся, преуспеет!
- Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Взятка – как волшебный камень в глазах дающего её: куда он ни повернётся, преуспеет!
- La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Dans l’esprit de ceux qui l’utilisent, le pot-de-vin agit comme une pierre magique : quoi qu’ils entreprennent, il doit leur assurer le succès.
- リビングバイブル - わいろには魔力があり、 だれが使っても効果があります。
- Nova Versão Internacional - O suborno é um recurso fascinante para aquele que o oferece; aonde quer que vá, ele tem sucesso.
- Hoffnung für alle - Manche glauben, Bestechung sei ein Zaubermittel, das ihnen überall Erfolg verspricht.
- Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Của hối lộ như cái bùa trong tay người cầu cạnh; đi đến đâu hắn cũng được thành công!
- พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - สินบนเป็นแก้วสารพัดนึกสำหรับผู้ให้ ไม่ว่าจะหันไปหาใครเขาก็คิดว่าจะสำเร็จ
- พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - สินบนเป็นดั่งแก้ววิเศษในสายตาของผู้ให้ ไม่ว่าเขาจะทำอะไรก็สำเร็จ
Cross Reference
- Genesis 33:9 - “I have enough, my brother,” Esau replied. “Keep what you have.”
- Genesis 33:10 - But Jacob said, “No, please! If I have found favor with you, take this gift from me. For indeed, I have seen your face, and it is like seeing God’s face, since you have accepted me.
- Genesis 33:11 - Please take my present that was brought to you, because God has been gracious to me and I have everything I need.” So Jacob urged him until he accepted.
- Genesis 43:11 - Then their father Israel said to them, “If it must be so, then do this: Put some of the best products of the land in your packs and take them down to the man as a gift — a little balsam and a little honey, aromatic gum and resin, pistachios and almonds.
- Isaiah 1:23 - Your rulers are rebels, friends of thieves. They all love graft and chase after bribes. They do not defend the rights of the fatherless, and the widow’s case never comes before them.
- 2 Samuel 16:1 - When David had gone a little beyond the summit, Ziba, Mephibosheth’s servant, was right there to meet him. He had a pair of saddled donkeys loaded with two hundred loaves of bread, one hundred clusters of raisins, one hundred bunches of summer fruit, and a clay jar of wine.
- 2 Samuel 16:2 - The king said to Ziba, “Why do you have these?” Ziba answered, “The donkeys are for the king’s household to ride, the bread and summer fruit are for the young men to eat, and the wine is for those to drink who become exhausted in the wilderness.”
- 2 Samuel 16:3 - “Where is your master’s grandson?” the king asked. “Why, he’s staying in Jerusalem,” Ziba replied to the king, “for he said, ‘Today, the house of Israel will restore my grandfather’s kingdom to me.’”
- 2 Samuel 16:4 - The king said to Ziba, “All that belongs to Mephibosheth is now yours!” “I bow before you,” Ziba said. “May I find favor with you, my lord the king!”
- Psalms 19:6 - It rises from one end of the heavens and circles to their other end; nothing is hidden from its heat.
- Micah 7:3 - Both hands are good at accomplishing evil: the official and the judge demand a bribe; when the powerful man communicates his evil desire, they plot it together.
- Amos 5:12 - For I know your crimes are many and your sins innumerable. They oppress the righteous, take a bribe, and deprive the poor of justice at the city gates.
- Psalms 18:16 - He reached down from on high and took hold of me; he pulled me out of deep water.
- Psalms 21:13 - Be exalted, Lord, in your strength; we will sing and praise your might.
- 1 Samuel 25:35 - Then David accepted what she had brought him and said, “Go home in peace. See, I have heard what you said and have granted your request.”
- Deuteronomy 16:19 - Do not deny justice or show partiality to anyone. Do not accept a bribe, for it blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the righteous.
- Psalms 29:4 - the voice of the Lord in power, the voice of the Lord in splendor.
- Proverbs 17:23 - A wicked person secretly takes a bribe to subvert the course of justice.
- Proverbs 21:14 - A secret gift soothes anger, and a covert bribe, fierce rage.
- Exodus 23:8 - You must not take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the clear-sighted and corrupts the words of the righteous.