Exodus 23:8 “Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds those who see and twists the…”

Exodus 23:8

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

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

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

American Standard Version

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

Geneva Bible 1599

Thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and peruerteth the wordes of the righteous.

Darby Translation

And thou shalt take no bribe; for the bribe blindeth those whose eyes are open, and perverteth the words of the righteous.

Young's Literal Translation

'And a bribe thou dost not take; for the bribe bindeth the open -[eyed], and perverteth the words of the righteous.

Bible in Basic English

Take no rewards in a cause: for rewards make blind those who have eyes to see, and make the decisions of the upright false.

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Cross references

“thou shalt take”

Deuteronomy 16:19 Proverbs 17:23 Isaiah 5:23 Proverbs 15:27 1 Samuel 8:3 Psalm 26:10

Deuteronomy 16:19 · BSB

Do not deny justice or show partiality. Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the righteous.

Proverbs 17:23 · BSB

A wicked man takes a covert bribe to subvert the course of justice.

Isaiah 5:23 · BSB

who acquit the guilty for a bribe and deprive the innocent of justice.

Proverbs 15:27 · BSB

He who is greedy for unjust gain brings trouble on his household, but he who hates bribes will live.

1 Samuel 8:3 · BSB

But his sons did not walk in his ways; they turned aside toward dishonest gain, accepting bribes and perverting justice.

Psalm 26:10 · BSB

in whose hands are wicked schemes, whose right hands are full of bribes.

Also

Deuteronomy 10:17

Deuteronomy 10:17 · BSB

For the LORD your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great, mighty, and awesome God, showing no partiality and accepting no bribe.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

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

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

Read Exodus 23