Compare Translations for Ecclesiastes 7:7

7 Surely, the practice of extortion turns a wise person into a fool, and a bribe destroys the mind.

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

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

7 Brutality stupefies even the wise And destroys the strongest heart.

7 For oppression makes a wise man mad, And a bribe corrupts the heart.

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

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

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

7 Surely oppression makes the wise foolish, and a bribe corrupts the heart.

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

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

7 Oppression turns the wise into fools; a bribe corrupts the heart.

7 Oppression turns the wise into fools; a bribe corrupts the heart.

7 But oppression can make a wise man stupid; also a gift can destroy understanding.

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

7 You may be wise, but if you cheat someone, you are acting like a fool. If you take a bribe, you ruin your character.

7 You may be wise, but if you cheat someone, you are acting like a fool. If you take a bribe, you ruin your character.

7 Oppression can turn a wise person into a fool, and a bribe can corrupt the mind.

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

7 Surely oppression makes a wise man mad, and a gift destroys the heart.

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

7 Surely oppression makes a fool of the wise, and a bribe corrupts the heart.

7 As the sound of thorns under a caldron, so is the laughter of fools: this is also vanity.

7 Even wise people are fools if they let money change their thinking.

7 When a wise man takes wealth by force, he becomes foolish. It is sinful to take money from people who want special favors.

7 Surely oppression makes the wise foolish, and a bribe corrupts the heart.

7 (7-8) Oppression troubleth the wise, and shall destroy the strength of his heart.

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

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

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

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

7 quia sicut sonitus spinarum ardentium sub olla sic risus stulti sed et hoc vanitas

7 quia sicut sonitus spinarum ardentium sub olla sic risus stulti sed et hoc vanitas

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

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

7 False challenge troubleth a wise man, and it shall lose the strength of his heart. (Untrue words, that is, lies and slander, trouble a wise person, and they shall destroy the strength of his heart, that is, his resolve, or his determination.)

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