Exodus 23:8

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Exodus 23:8

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Berean Standard Bible

Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds those who see and twists the words of the righteous.

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KJV

King James Version

¶ And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous.

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WEB

World English Bible

“You shall take no bribe, for a bribe blinds those who have sight and perverts the words of the righteous.

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ASV

American Standard Version

And thou shalt take no bribe: for a bribe blindeth them that have sight, and perverteth the words of the righteous.

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Exodus 23

⁶ You shall not deny justice to the poor in their lawsuits.

⁷ Stay far away from a false accusation. Do not kill the innocent or the just, for I will not acquit the guilty.

⁸ Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds those who see and twists the words of the righteous.

⁹ Do not oppress a foreign resident, since you yourselves know how it feels to be foreigners; for you were foreigners in the land of Egypt.

¹⁰ For six years you are to sow your land and gather its produce,

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