Exodus 23:8

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

Exodus 23:8 in Other Translations

KJV
8 And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous.
ESV
8 And you shall take no bribe, for a bribe blinds the clear-sighted and subverts the cause of those who are in the right.
NLT
8 “Take no bribes, for a bribe makes you ignore something that you clearly see. A bribe makes even a righteous person twist the truth.
MSG
8 "Don't take bribes. Bribes blind perfectly good eyes and twist the speech of good people.
CSB
8 You must not take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the clear-sighted and corrupts the words of the righteous.

Exodus 23:8 In-Context

6 “Do not deny justice to your poor people in their lawsuits.
7 Have nothing to do with a false charge and do not put an innocent or honest person to death, 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 innocent.
9 “Do not oppress a foreigner; you yourselves know how it feels to be foreigners, because you were foreigners in Egypt.
10 “For six years you are to sow your fields and harvest the crops,

Cross References 1

  • 1. S Exodus 18:21; Leviticus 19:15; Deuteronomy 10:17; Deuteronomy 16:19; Deuteronomy 27:25; Job 15:34; Job 36:18; Psalms 26:10; Proverbs 6:35; Proverbs 15:27; Proverbs 17:8; Isaiah 1:23; Isaiah 5:23; Micah 3:11; Micah 7:3
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