Ecclesiastes 7:7
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Surely extortion turns a wise man into a fool, and a bribe corrupts the heart.

Young's Literal Translation
Surely oppression maketh the wise mad, And a gift destroyeth the heart.

King James Bible
Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart.

Hebrew
Surely
כִּ֥י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

extortion
הָעֹ֖שֶׁק (hā·‘ō·šeq)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 6233: Injury, fraud, distress, unjust gain

turns a wise man
חָכָ֑ם (ḥā·ḵām)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 2450: Wise

into a fool,
יְהוֹלֵ֣ל (yə·hō·w·lêl)
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1984: To shine

and a bribe
מַתָּנָֽה׃ (mat·tā·nāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 4979: A present, a sacrificial offering, a bribe

corrupts
וִֽיאַבֵּ֥ד (wî·’ab·bêḏ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 6: To wander away, lose oneself, to perish

the heart.
לֵ֖ב (lêḇ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3820: The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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