Proverbs 17:23 Commentary: Rashi

שֹׁ֣חַד מֵ֭חֵיק רָשָׁ֣ע יִקָּ֑ח לְ֝הַטּ֗וֹת אָרְח֥וֹת מִשְׁפָּֽט׃

A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom, To pervert the ways of justice.

Rashi on Proverbs

He will take a bribe from a wicked man’s bosom The Holy One, blessed be He, accepts words of humility and appeasement from the bosom of the wicked; i.e., in secret, between Him and them.
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Rashi on Proverbs

to pervert the roads of justice To overturn his verdict from evil to good.
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