A wicked man takes a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.
A wicked man takes a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.
A wicked man receiveth a bribe out of the bosom, To pervert the ways of justice.
A sinner takes an offering out of his robe, to get a decision for himself in a cause.
A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.
A wicked man receives a bribe in secret, to pervert the ways of justice.
A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom, to pervert the ways of judgment.
A gift out of the bosom - Out of his purse; as in their bosoms, above their girdles, the Asiatics carry their purses. I have often observed this.
The words "out of the bosom," from the fold of the garment, rather than from the bag or girdle in which money was usually carried, possibly point to the stealthiness with which the "gift" (or, bribe) is offered to the judge.