Today's Verse: Proverbs 17:8 (ESV)
yA bribe is like a magic stone in the eyes of the one who gives it;
wherever he turns he prospers.
y ver. 23; ch. 18:16; 19:6; 21:14; [Ex. 23:8; Isa. 1:23; Amos 5:12]
According to Matthew Henry, those who have money assume that they can do anything with it. It is a magic stone that gives them power and influence. This verse is not suggesting that we resort to bribery. It is only stating what exists in the real world. It is observational in nature.
Today's Comments: This section of the Book of Proverbs deals with issues that involve wicked people. Bribery is one of those issues. Such people are fixed on their own corruption and themselves rather than upon true wisdom. Solomon was, when he wrote this verse, describing his world, as it was, and as it still is.
yA bribe is like a magic stone in the eyes of the one who gives it;
wherever he turns he prospers.
y ver. 23; ch. 18:16; 19:6; 21:14; [Ex. 23:8; Isa. 1:23; Amos 5:12]
According to Matthew Henry, those who have money assume that they can do anything with it. It is a magic stone that gives them power and influence. This verse is not suggesting that we resort to bribery. It is only stating what exists in the real world. It is observational in nature.
Today's Comments: This section of the Book of Proverbs deals with issues that involve wicked people. Bribery is one of those issues. Such people are fixed on their own corruption and themselves rather than upon true wisdom. Solomon was, when he wrote this verse, describing his world, as it was, and as it still is.
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