Parallel PRO 17:8

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BSB  ⇔ A bribe is a charm to its giver;
⇔ wherever he turns, he succeeds.

OEB A bribe is like a magic stone;
⇔ he that offers it prospers wherever he turns.

WEB A bribe is a precious stone in the eyes of him who gives it;
⇔ wherever he turns, he prospers.

NET A bribe works like a charm for the one who offers it;
 ⇔ in whatever he does he succeeds.

LSV A stone of grace [is] the bribe in the eyes of its possessors,
Wherever it turns, it prospers.

FBV Whoever gives a bribe thinks it's a magical stone—that wherever they turn they'll have success!

T4T  ⇔ People think that a bribe is like a magic stone to persuade someone to do what they want him to do;
⇔ they think that because of the bribe, that person will do whatever they want him to do.

LEB  • is a stone of magic in the eyes of its owner;[fn][fn] he will turn, he will prosper.

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BBE An offering of money is like a stone of great price in the eyes of him who has it: wherever he goes, he does well.

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JPS A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it; whithersoever he turneth, he prospereth.

ASV A bribe is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it;
 ⇔ Whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.

DRA The expectation of him that expecteth, is a most acceptable jewel: whithersoever he turneth himself, he understandeth wisely.

YLT A stone of grace [is] the bribe in the eyes of its possessors, Whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.

DBY A gift is a precious stone in the eyes of the possessor: whithersoever it turneth it prospereth.

RV A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.

WBS A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.

KJB A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.[fn]
  (A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath/has it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.)

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BB A gyft is as a precious stone vnto hym that hath it: but vnto whom soeuer it turneth, it maketh hym vnwise.
  (A gyft is as a precious stone unto him that hath/has it: but unto whom soeuer it turneth, it maketh him unwise.)

GNV A rewarde is as a stone pleasant in the eyes of them that haue it: it prospereth, whithersoeuer it turneth.
  (A reward is as a stone pleasant in the eyes of them that have it: it prospereth, whithersoeuer it turneth. )

CB Liberalite is a precious stone vnto him that hath it, for where so euer he becometh, he prospereth.
  (Liberalite is a precious stone unto him that hath/has it, for where so ever he becometh, he prospereth.)

WYC A preciouse stoon moost acceptable is the abiding of hym that sekith; whidur euere he turneth hym silf, he vndurstondith prudentli.
  (A preciouse stone moost acceptable is the abiding of him that sekith; whidur euere he turneth himself, he understondith prudentli.)

LUT Wer zu schenken hat, dem ist‘s wie ein Edelstein; wo er sich hinkehret, ist er klug geachtet.
  (Who to schenken has, to_him ist‘s like a Edelstein; wo he itself/yourself/themselves hinkehret, is he klug geachtet.)

CLV Gemma gratissima exspectatio præstolantis; quocumque se vertit, prudenter intelligit.[fn]
  (Gemma gratissima exspectatio præstolantis; quocumque se vertit, prudenter intelligit.)

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BRN Instruction is to them that use it a gracious reward: and whithersoever it may turn, it shall prosper.

BrLXX Μισθὸς χαρίτων παιδεία τοῖς χρωμένοις, οὗ δʼ ἂν ἐπιστρέψῃ εὐοδωθήσεται.
  (Misthos ⱪaritōn paideia tois ⱪrōmenois, hou dʼ an epistrepsaʸ euodōthaʸsetai. )